Camera
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BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
My problem with cameras is finding one that is not too expensive and doesn;t mount on the helmet
The problem with the helmet is that I ride on a lot of paths and often feel the top of my helmet brushing passing branches and canal bridges
This even happens on some roads
Worst case was when a part of a branch managed to slip through one of the holes in the helmet and as I rode on it janked my head violently back
Luckily no car was passing me at that exact moment and then the angles changed and the branch slipped out of the helmet
How I stayed on my bike is a mystery
hence my aversion to something sticking up a few inches () further
But I presume one on the handlebars for suffer from vibration?
I have two AKASO EK7000, one mounted on handlebars, one under seat, facing to the rear. For approximately £50, I think they are pretty good. Depends what you want really.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
vickster
Legendary Member
No, I’ve considered just the pass pixi on my rack bag, or jersey as a deterrent, as their website points out, far more visible than a camera on seat post or handlebars and no risk unlike helmet mounted.
https://passpixi.com/
I don’t see any point in a dummy camera, cameras are for evidence if needed, they won’t be noticed by your average oblivious driver imo and thus a dummy one serves no purpose
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Oblivious driver you mean, right?
Alex321
Veteran
- Location
- South Wales
I don't imagine any car driver who would pass close will notice a camera, dummy or not.,
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vickster
Legendary Member
Yep! Long week, fixed
Magpies
Senior Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire / Singapore
I've been looking for years - and tried several including the most-advertised products without success - before I recently found this (relatively) inexpensive rear-facing light + camera a few months ago .....
<https://www.tooocycling.store/> (also available from several other sellers)
Reviewed here: <https://www.t3.com/reviews/tooo-cycling-dvr80-review>
My experience= Footage is clear in daylight and at dusk - I haven't tried at night - even though there is no video stabilization. Construction seems robust, IPX5 water resistant, easy to mount, 8+ hr battery life, 2 year warranty. >1000 min recording with a 64Gb microSD card, automatically overwrites earliest segments when card is full.
One glitch is that there is no dedicated app, so you have to edit and upload a .txt file to change the date/time, or reset video frame rate and other options. The instructions are fine and I had no problem doing it, but some may find this control mode bothersome.