I have some biking stories from those very roads in the 1990’s The A417 streetley to wantage is amazing

@martynpriddy1006

Ай бұрын

Streatley across to Newbury is a favourite route with a stop at the Old Bell in Aldworth en route, road is always full of gravel though!

@hoonaticbloggs5402

Ай бұрын

@@martynpriddy1006 we used to sit at the Miller of Mansfield and time each other through the loop , goring,moulsford, Wallingford by pass(when it was just completed), southstoke and back to goring 😉 fun times before cameras

Looks like you have some lovely ride options around there. I had a Drift back in the day, but quite quickly was seduced by the quality and features of GoPros. Having tried videoing rides for many years, as you say, the stabilisation on recent tech is an absolute game changer making just about any mounting viable. Now I attach a GoPro 10 to my chin guard with a short linkage. As for battery life, if I want to go further than an hour or so I run a USB lead to a battery in a jacket pocket. They do have their overheating issues, etc, though the recent Hero 12 is better, but The DJI Osmo Action 4 is a good modern option too that doesn't overheat and has longer-lasting batteries. A recent discovery I made is a foam wind jammer that goes around the GoPro and makes the sound of engine/exhaust actually usable up to 50-60mph. I made a YT on it (and a few other ways of capturing audio) if you're interested in getting your bike audio in your YTs.

@martynpriddy1006

Ай бұрын

Yes although Reading area is very urban we can be in countryside in a very few miles, I agree the chin mount is probably optimal but the Drift works for me and gives audio - may yet invest in the media/chin mount Go Pro set up though!

@Disposalist

Ай бұрын

@@martynpriddy1006 FYI the foam windjammer I speak of isn't the GoPro MediaMod, it's a foam housing that goes around the whole GoPro. About £6 on Amazon!

Interesting to hear your views on mounting the GoPro, I tried handlebar and chest mounts but gave in to the helmet mount, mounted on the chin. Reasons for the helmet mount, the higher view point can see over hedges etc...I can also look around a little bit if there's something of interest at the side of me as I ride. Also less vibration, my go to ride is a BMW G310R, it's a single cylinder and vibrates quite a lot. When my camera was mounted to the handlebar I could run a USB lead to the camera so I didn't have to worry about battery life but luckily with my helmet mount camera I found some 2000mAh batteries that gives me a much longer video time. At the moment I'm also experimenting with the Insta360 ONE X2, image quality isn't as good in my opinion but the camera does give you more options. Ps. another good reason for the helmet mount is I also have an old BMW R100RS, so I don't have to worry about mounting the camera on that bike when I go for a ride, the camera goes where the helmet goes. Hope you find a satisfactory mount for your camera and thanks for sharing. 🙂

@martynpriddy1006

Ай бұрын

Yes I agree the chin mount gives best view etc but I find my Drift xl on side of helmet nearly as good with great battery life.

lol, very early on in my riding days I got knocked off by the toll booths barriers at Whitchurch - a lady lifted them to let my Dad through but came down and got me in the chest which was quite some achievement

@martynpriddy1006

2 ай бұрын

I'm always a bit tentative!