About a month ago, I got an all singing, all dancing Palm Zire 72 which amongst other things will let me record videos. So I had this idea of mounting the Palm on the handlebars of my bike and recording a video of what I see while riding and giving a running commentary.
The snag is, I don't know how I can mount the Palm on my handlebards. Does anyone know if there are special mounts for this purpose, or can anyone suggest an ingenious home-brewed solution?
"Epetruk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Hi urc(k?)ers,
About a month ago, I got an all singing, all dancing Palm Zire 72 which amongst other things will let me record videos. So I had this idea of mounting the Palm on the handlebars of my bike and recording a video of what I see while riding and giving a running commentary.
The snag is, I don't know how I can mount the Palm on my handlebards. Does anyone know if there are special mounts for this purpose, or can anyone suggest an ingenious home-brewed solution?
Haven't had a lot of experience of doing this myself, but I think you'll find the vibrations through the handlebars will make it unwatchable. I have seen someone who attached a video camera to a big h*lm*t with a counter balance on the other side. I'd consider something along those lines as your body is a great shock absorber
"Epetruk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Hi urc(k?)ers,
About a month ago, I got an all singing, all dancing Palm Zire 72 which amongst other things will let me record videos. So I had this idea of mounting the Palm on the handlebars of my bike and recording a video of
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I see while riding and giving a running commentary.
The snag is, I don't know how I can mount the Palm on my handlebards. Does anyone know if there are special mounts for this purpose, or can anyone suggest an ingenious home-brewed solution?
You could store a video camera in a camelbak and linked to a small helmet mounted camera. I quite fancy having a go at this myself but there's one small problem.....I don't wear a helmet! A couple more sites with video footage:
"Epetruk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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About a month ago, I got an all singing, all dancing Palm Zire 72 which amongst other things will let me record videos. So I had this idea of mounting the Palm on the handlebars of my bike and recording a video of what I see while riding and giving a running commentary.
The snag is, I don't know how I can mount the Palm on my handlebards. Does anyone know if there are special mounts for this purpose, or can anyone suggest an ingenious home-brewed solution?
Haven't had a lot of experience of doing this myself, but I think you'll find the vibrations through the handlebars will make it unwatchable. I have seen someone who attached a video camera to a big h*lm*t with a counter balance on the other side. I'd consider something along those lines as your body is a great shock absorber
There are also very small camera heads which can attach to your helmet or to your glasses, with a cable down to a battery/processor/media pack mounted on your belt.
"elyob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Haven't had a lot of experience of doing this myself, but I think you'll find the vibrations through the handlebars will make it unwatchable. I have seen someone who attached a video camera to a big h*lm*t with a counter balance on the other side. I'd consider something along those lines as your body is a great shock absorber
Thanks for the video site, Peter. I have to say, I cannot imagine what could motivate the riders to do some of the downhills shown in the video - just looking at them makes me sick with vertigo. But they are a great way to experience the thrill of the ride from the comfort of my armchair.
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"Epetruk" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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About a month ago, I got an all singing, all dancing Palm Zire 72 which amongst other things will let me record videos. So I had this idea of mounting the Palm on the handlebars of my bike and recording a video of what I see while riding and giving a running commentary.
The snag is, I don't know how I can mount the Palm on my handlebards. Does anyone know if there are special mounts for this purpose, or can anyone suggest an ingenious home-brewed solution?
Haven't had a lot of experience of doing this myself, but I think you'll find the vibrations through the handlebars will make it unwatchable. I have seen someone who attached a video camera to a big h*lm*t with a counter balance on the other side. I'd consider something along those lines as your body is a great shock absorber
There are also very small camera heads which can attach to your helmet or to your glasses, with a cable down to a battery/processor/media pack mounted on your belt.
I gaffa-taped my dad's camera to my knuckle. I fell off an hour later .. and the results were pretty [censored]. You do, however, get a cameo performance by me ... 🙂
www.central-core.com/temp/ Movie.wmv (3mb)
p.s. don't worry, the camera was fine when I fell off. I rolled left to make sure it was!
You could store a video camera in a camelbak and linked to a small helmet mounted camera. I quite fancy having a go at this myself but there's one small problem.....I don't wear a helmet!
"Michael Green" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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You could store a video camera in a camelbak and linked to a small
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mounted camera. I quite fancy having a go at this myself but there's one small problem.....I don't wear a helmet!
Exactly what equipment would be required?
Not 100% sure as yet because I haven't really looked into it but I would imagine just a digital video camera, a helmet camera and a lead to connect the two and of course some sort of power supply. Also software for editing etc. Here's a couple of links that might help after a search on Google:
