What did you do X-mas morning?

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Permalink Reply by LS on December 25, 2011 at 18:43

I didn't go out but most of my presents were bikey ones...
Panniers, books - Bike Snob, Bicycle Diaries, Cyclepedia. Endura long sleeve merino base layer and beanie hat. All things I would have bought for myself which was a nice change.

Hope everybody has had a good day.

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Permalink Reply by CKS on December 25, 2011 at 18:43

I tried the Rea Valley route this afternoon. It was covered with families walking off their lunch.

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Permalink Reply by John KIRK on December 25, 2011 at 19:48

Went out on the road for 90 mins and saw one other cyclist. Hoped for lack of cars not realised until after 3pm.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Cox on December 26, 2011 at 9:58

Pottered up the Rea Valley - didn't see any kids trying out their new bikes. This used to be regular feature of Xmas Day rides.

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Permalink Reply by CKS on December 26, 2011 at 10:27

They'll be on Gumtree today then.  :)

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Permalink Reply by Robert on December 26, 2011 at 12:30

Well I spent Christmas morning slowly warming up a turkey and juggling vegetables until some time in the middle of the afternoon the meat thermometer said the turkey was safe to eat.   I've just been out on my bike this morning with one of my Christmas presents, one of those mini DV cams that was recommended on this forum.    I'm looking forward to taking some cycling videos once I've figured out the best way to use it.   I can see I need to do something about the vibration levels (anyone got any suggestions for a vibration-free handle bar mount, please?).   I also need to decrypt the instructions and set the date correctly.   As it says on the box, it has an ultra-small , exquisite, unique user-friendly design, the work for Hello.  It certainly does.   Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Permalink Reply by Antony MCormack on December 26, 2011 at 16:47

Had a potter down Rea Valley today, good to see the youngsters on their first bikes..

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Permalink Reply by Rich22222 on December 26, 2011 at 18:26

Hey Robert, I have the exact camera recommended on here, the one off amazon. If you have the same one it should have a rubber cover which fits over it, with slits on the back. I am currently attaching mine by stretching the slotted bit of the cover over a (roughly) adapted old bell mount, which allows it a bit of movement and works fine. Alternatively you could maybe try using elastic bands? I'm certainly no expert but my codge job is working for me!

I did also get the time and date right after about 10 attempts! If you have the same one I can probably offer you some advice on that....

Its a handy little camera for a tenner so far, only con with it is the battery life, I don't use mine too often and have read that it improves with use but I'm lucky to get 45mins out of mine, I'm not sure if mine claimed to "work for hello" though :)

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Permalink Reply by allthegearnoidea on December 26, 2011 at 18:55

I get ~45 mins battery out of mine too. Mine's mounted on my helmet, I made a little mount for it.

rob

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Permalink Reply by Robert on December 27, 2011 at 8:56

I read the instructions on how to set the date and they are so bizarre thought they must have got mangled in the translation, but noted that there was a file on the CD.   The first PC I tried wouldn't read the disk, but the second did and I discovered the instructions are correct!

I'm currently using the rubber skin as Rich suggested (though I use a bit of stripwood and a mini bungee), but the vibration levels on the canal are too high and my rubber skin is developing a split :(.   Anyhow, today I'm going to try it today with a bit of foam rubber to soften the blows.   The helmet approach used by Rob would reduce the vibration levels and is ideal for self-preservation videos, but I was hoping to avoid head movements.   However, off-road (where there's no need to keep an eye on cars) it may be the best option.

Either way I must remember to douse the saddle stem in a lavish quantity of WD-40 to silence the mouse debating society that meets there.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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Permalink Reply by allthegearnoidea on December 27, 2011 at 10:08

If you really want to get a good video you need some serious damping. The GoPro's (£400 camera) do a lot of this digitally, but the analog approach isn't too hard. Here's one for a big cam: http://www.instructables.com/id/Updated-Bicycle-mounted-steadicam/

Obviously for the little cams you could build one of these with some plastic and elastic bands :)

rob

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Permalink Reply by Robert on December 27, 2011 at 18:58

We've been thinking along the same lines.   I could see today whilst cycling that my Mk II handlebar mount was going to be a disaster (and I wasn't wrong), so as I pedalled I had in mind some vintage cycle lamps I have that feature iso-elastic mounts just like in that instructable you found.   I might risk a trip round my local park with one (camera attached and lantern heavily protected with bubble-wrap) and see what happens.

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