Most suitable helmet camera - your advice please

[musa]

Bit ridiculous I'm sure but then again that K-Edge for you

Ahh yeah RAM, that's the name I were looking for.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

A decent mount on the saddle post will allow you to get the rear wheel in the picture. The k-edge mounts are some of the best around for the GoPro's. CNCed alu with perfect fitting. The £30 sony mount. PAH! £30 for some crappy plastic, no thanks.

If you want a really decent mounting system for a bicycle. Get a RAM system. Possible to mount it to anything with the correct parts.

Watch this


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxOAczeOvYM

 

[gaz]

Watch this

Not sure how long that ratchet system will last on our roads, you must know how bad they are As for the width of the mounting section, that has to be a joke, look how wide it is. That is going to take up most bar real estate! Take aside that the K-edge is for GoPro only. £10 more for a CNCed piece of alu which has a narrow mounting section and is as solid as can be. I know which I would choose.

In any case, as I pointed out in my previous post, a RAM system is much more flexible in terms of positions, angles and possibilities than any other mounts available on the market. It also won't take up as much space if you choose to mount it on the handlebars.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Not sure how long that ratchet system will last on our roads, you must know how bad they are As for the width of the mounting section, that has to be a joke, look how wide it is. That is going to take up most bar real estate! Take aside that the K-edge is for GoPro only. £10 more for a CNCed piece of alu which has a narrow mounting section and is as solid as can be. I know which I would choose.

In any case, as I pointed out in my previous post, a RAM system is much more flexible in terms of positions, angles and possibilities than any other mounts available on the market. It also won't take up as much space if you choose to mount it on the handlebars.

Does the RAM mount move side to side? If so, you could even mount it under the stem.

 

[gaz]

Does the RAM mount move side to side? If so, you could even mount it under the stem.

A RAM mount is built up of several parts, so what it does is up to you and what parts you purchase. A basic system will allow you to move it side to side and would be possible to mount it under a stem.

 

[Cubist]

I've used some Klickfast kit docks to create a QR mounting system for the GoPro.
Male stub bonded to self adhesive flat mount:

Female dock zip-tied to helmet through vents

Camera added:

Female dock pop-riveted to hydration pack for rear view.

Chest harness made from the display box mount, again riveted to a slotted backing, then attached using a covert equipment harness

 

[musa]

www.ram-mount.co.uk

 

[musa]

Chest harness on a cushion - O I like that

 

[Cubist]

A belt mounted dock on a wristband

 

[The Brewer]

More than happy with my Hedcamz, if you look on EBay even cheaper

 

[dodd82]

Thanks for the advice guys.

It's not that I am completely against the idea of a helmet camera, but more that I would rather it be discreet, than sticking off of the top of my head!

The guy in the BBC link had it discreetly on the side of his head - is that easily achievable?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12330181

 

[jarlrmai]

This is my ghetto mounted 808 camera (30 quid from eBay 720p 30fps)

I keep meaning to put it in an old innertube, but I keep stubbornly no having any punctures!

 

[Andy_G]

This is what my Contour looks like by the way, if you think that's bad... wait till you see the GoPro

View attachment 20789

Bloody hell, i was just about to buy one of these online, not to sure now.

 

[Deleted member 20519]

Bloody hell, i was just about to buy one of these online, not to sure now.

I'm not really bothered by how it looks. If I really cared about how I look on the bike, I wouldn't be wearing lycra

 

[Deleted member 20519]

This is what my friends helmet looked like when he had a contour

Wait till you see his GoPro though...