What does a Cam achieve

[magnatom]

I'll be using my camera for the first time tomorrow! The main purpose for me using it will be to show how fast I am compared to Mags!!!

Out of interest does anybody have any experience of the ATC5K, it was a present and I'm hoping for some good results.

Be careful, the visual angle for the camera can make a big difference to your apparent speed. I looked pretty slow on my ATC2K, but much faster on my latest camera...... oh dear!

 

[Crackle]

I'll be using my camera for the first time tomorrow! The main purpose for me using it will be to show how fast I am compared to Mags!!!

No heavy breathing now as you overtake slugs and snails

 

[magnatom]

Come on guys, I'm not that slow! Remember I was riding a bit slower in my lastest video due to the road conditions, honest!

(Actually if I do get a new bike this year, I'd love to do a 10m TT, then it would be official how slow fast I am! )

 

[BentMikey]

Come on guys, I'm not that slow! Remember I was riding a bit slower in my lastest video due to the road conditions, honest!

LMAO Yeah right!!

 

[HLaB]

I'll be using my camera for the first time tomorrow! The main purpose for me using it will be to show how fast I am compared to Mags!!!

Out of interest does anybody have any experience of the ATC5K, it was a present and I'm hoping for some good results.

Coincidently I put my ATC 5K on my mike this morning, I accidently deleted the file though. On bright days in particular exposure can be a problem and I've learnt from my first run pre Christmas to angle the camera down slighlty to avoid the problem on my subsequent runs like this.

 

[Eat MY Dust]

I thought speeding up the footage was frowned upon?

 

[HLaB]

I thought speeding up the footage was frowned upon?

Depends what you are doing just filming for enjoyment trying to maximimise the amount of information in a short time or filming for evidence, I believed the latter would be frowned upon.

 

[domd1979]

What are the real benefits of using a cam on our commutes, 9 out of 10 times the police do nothing when you complain and hand them the evidence.

I had a (very) close overtake, showed police the footage, and they paid the driver a visit.

 

[Niall Estick]

Some would like to say it is just a tool for Attention Whores but they would be flamed for trolling and be banned from CycleChat.


So I won't.

 

[BentMikey]

What's wrong with being an attention whore? The camera has to pale into insignificance besides my recumbent. A female friend was slightly miffed the other day when she realised how invisible she was riding next to me.

 

[Eat MY Dust]

Some would like to say it is just a tool for Attention Whores but they would be flamed for trolling and be banned from CycleChat.


So I won't.

Was there a reason for completely changing this post?

 

[goo_mason]

He is the chap that started the GCR campaign in the first place. he has been on here a couple of times, his login is padbeat.

Ahhhh... cheers ! I'm a bit slow on the uptake at times

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Goo ... OT, but I loved School of Seven Bells from one of your podcasts before Christmas. I even bought the album.
Regarding cameras ... some people enjoy filming their commutes. It's at worst harmless, and at best it gives evidence against poor drivers. Wearing a head cam wouldn't be my thing, but if others enjoy it then the best of luck to them.

 

[Arch]

Some would like to say it is just a tool for Attention Whores but they would be flamed for trolling and be banned from CycleChat.


So I won't.

Can you provide an example of someone being banned from CycleChat for saying that?

I haven't used my camera for ages, I don't know why, it's just sitting on the table. I need to get back into the routine of charging up the batteries and so on - mind you, more and more I don't wear my helmet, for some reason.

But I digress....

 

[Origamist]

The major disadvantages with cams is that they make cycling seem like a less normal activity and many of the accident/near miss uploads skew the quotidian reality of riding a bike and make it seem more dangerous than it is.