Bike vid camera mount
 

Any of you guys figured out a way to attatch a video camera to your bike without it coming out all shaky looking? I built a camera mount for my bike but it nearly shook the bollox out of the camera. I'm surprised it still works.

The camera is about 900g so is a bit too heavy to helmet mount.

I'm after the smoothest footage possible with some kind of dampening system maybe....

As usual, I don't have much to contribute in the way of the discussion, but your signature did catch my eye for some reason.

that cracked me up.

mounting on the bike without some sort of vibration dampening system or suspension or whatever is always going to be shaky. i would say your best bet is a helmet cam.

or maybe I do

http://www.viosport.com/store/custom...e=ac3_overview

Actually, I have a sh*tload of sketches of camera mounts...

Where do you want to mount it? Presumably front end, but how high/low? What are the dimensions of the camera?

There's always the hand held option...


http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...Bowl8-3-06.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...wl8-3-06-1.jpg

http://www.instructables.com/id/EVEHMFL6EMEP287FXN/

looks pretty complicated but I'm sure it takes some pretty smooth footage.

those pacelines are moving! :eek:
nice vids. as usual, the fixer is on top of it.

i've tried a backpacking tripod mount. haven't done video yet, just left the camera mounted by velcro-ing to the handle bars. seemed to work - but it would be shaky with vid.

I mounted my tiny point & shoot camera on my seat tube using that velcroed backpacking tripod:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...h_RoseBowl.jpg

There is a way. There were two people that had it for professional movies .

One I can't remember, the other was Rick Denman. Rick did American Flyers and a host of other bike mounted and also on roller blades.

http://www.la411.com/Rick_Denman.cfm




S/F,
CEYA!

I just changed it the other day and hadn't seen yours... :) I change it every fortnight or so anyway.

Hey, thanks everyone for the thoughts!! Much appreciated!! I'm gonna try and build another prototype based on some of the things you guys have posted and linked to.... :)

What about dangling it from the top tube? With it doing more of a hang that a sit it should bounce less...right?

what about throwing the camera into a front side baby backpack. you know, one of those cloth slings?

might get a nice sightline from the chest area...

or, better still, try it from different locations on th bike/body and ride the same route, then splice/edit them together for multi-angled fun.

BLOOD FOR BLOOD!