Does anyone out there strap on a video camera somewhere on their bike or helmet when riding the trail? If so, what do u recomend I get to do this. Is there a cheap way of doing this? What equpiment do I need? I don't want to spend big bucks on a camera just to have it devoured by a trail.
( I heard of some thing called a "lip stick" camera)

Thanks!!

viosport makes a good headcam.

I got a camera made for dirtbiking called a helmet cam. ITs pretty much indestructible Ive had tree branches hit it going 30mph and nothings happened. Got it for $90 used.

Wellllllll, the guy that started this thread https://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-safety/59920-my-wife-got-hit-car-last-night.html has a pretty slick setup, and doesn't look that expensive, either (if you already have the DV cam).

Also, this thread is pretty damn hilarious, if you've got time to read it...

I strapped a camera to a helmet and it was ok but i couldnt ride rought stuff.

I'd suggest you use an Otter Box for your DV cam. If they don't have one with cable slots, you can just drill a hole.

www.digave.com/videos

Thanks for that...awesome bicycle hijinks.

Practice, practice, practice.

The lipstick cams that are available to consumers in the $200 range still fall far short of the quality of video that you get from the video camera itself.

Some info on DIY video systems:

https://www.petefagerlin.com/video_how_to.htm.

Thanks for the recommendation, that was a good read!

If you have a small video camera already, just tape it to the top of your helmet. I did this recently in Les Gets and did 4 hours of freeride with it and didn't have a problem. The video quality is also better doing it this way than using a lipstick camera. As i said you have to already have a SMALL camera.

suggest you check out Xtreme Recall. they have a protector for your camcorder that will also protect you if you crash. a must have if you are taking video off road

Not a "must" at all.