Helmet cams far more trouble than they are worth.

[Cyclopathic]

Not wanting to splash out on expensive new camera gear I decided to adapt what I already had. Amongst other failings it would prove to be a false economy.

Mounting my super 8 cam on the helmet was the first problem but by no means the worst. That was to be finding and securing a suitable power source. Once mounted it was clear that supporting the camera was giving me considerable neck ache and impaired my head movement.

Then I had to stop every ten minutes to replace the film which itself was expensive and unwieldy and could lead to all sorts of problems if it became entangled in things. The sound quality was a joke unless I went to the trouble of an external mic which was just one more thing to have to carry.

With all that and then the arduous task of editing and finding a suitable place to show the film I decided after 6 months that it just wasn't worth it.

 

[cosmicbike]

Yeah, probably should have gone for the handlebar mount

 

[gavroche]

Replacing the film? What's that? We use SD cards nowadays, smaller and huge capacity.

 

[palinurus]

I bet your commute films are way cool though.

 

[cosmicbike]

I bet your commute films are way cool though.

They are, and what with YouTube being so far in the future, you have to book your theatre seats in advance. On the plus side, a nice lady walks around during the interval and you can buy an ice cream, at a sensible price. Ah, happy days...

 

[Fnaar]

Better still, simply remember the ride, do some drawings, and then put it on a phenakistoscope

 

[Bollo]

Pah - all too new-fangled. I employ a native American tribal storyteller to collect an oral history of my rides.

 

[Markymark]

All to obvious. I make no record and let myth and legend be my legacy.

 

[PeteXXX]

Ride a tandem. That way, the stoker can wind the handle on the cam...
Problem solved!

 

[benb]

Haha, I do cave paintings. Thinking of upgrading to hieroglyphs engraved in a huge and elaborate tomb.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

hedcamz bullet. job done.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Haha, I do cave paintings. Thinking of upgrading to hieroglyphs engraved in a huge and elaborate tomb.

You do your own cave paintings,how thoroughly modern! I've got some cryopreserved cavemen for that task.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

All to obvious. I make no record and let myth and legend be my legacy.

Best giggle today

 

[Matthew_T]

The only purpose of having a camera when cycling is to get good footage. Why else do you think I have one and shout at other car drivers? For peoples safety? Oh, no. Its to get brilliant responses and footage of road rage!

 

[nickyboy]

My concern is the storage of all that film on the ride. We all know it is flammable so if you stopped for a crafty fag we could be dealing with self-immolation of Tibetan monk proportions