Hi Dick,

Some comments, hopefully constructive. This is based on what I find works for me in terms of editing but also in terms of what I want to watch.

Footage is good in terms of the content. A nice looking trail (that I haven’t been to and makes me want to ride it), maybe the resolution could be better. Does the camera have HD capability?

I’m not a fan of the camera perched on the top of the helmet position. I feel it leaves the viewer being disconnected from the rider. One of the cameras is facing slightly too far down too so it feels like the viewer is trying to look up at the top of the picture to see more of the rider in front.

Chest mount is better or perhaps side of the helmet. It just brings the viewer closer to the rider and trail.

Nothing wrong with the editing. There’s no need for fancy scene changes etc. Keep it simple which is what you have done. MSWMM is perfect for most of the editing you will need to do.

In these days of short attention spans then the length of the video is quite long as evidenced by the fact you need two tunes. It depends what you are trying to do though, make a record of the full descent for your own purposes or make a video that others will want to watch. if it’s the latter then consider some ruthless editing. As they say in the movie world the more you cut the better it is.

And finally, I really prefer videos where you can hear the sound of the bike/trail. Not sure if you have muted the sound or it’s just drowned by the music but for me, ~I would prefer to hear both the music and the clacking of the bike, splashing of the puddles etc. etc.

As above, hopefully constructive and keep it up. The more videos you edit the more fun it is and the better you become.

yuz, not too difficult to guess :D

sun low in sky (see the shadow) – check

cold legs – check

deer stocking up on food before winter – check

commuting in traffic is scary enough without worrying about a new style of pedal.

ride them at the weekends and get used to them before using them for your commute.

when we stop buying them

a decent set of dead lock bolts. I fitted these bad boys last week to my roll-over garage door and am really pleased with them. A bargain at just £30 and only took an hour and a half to fit.

yeah, simple if you follow the process. I think you must have had one of the clamps still shut

looks very nice, what kind of mileage/riding are you doing on it?

(and I know the answer is ‘road riding’ but please tell me you didn’t buy it just for your commute).

I use cable cutters to cut the brake hose, no problem.

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@Rewski.

yes, Downslink at Cranleigh and then follow it until SDW and basically turn left!

Big ole day in the saddle – 14 hours

You definitely need enough food. For me it was:

1 bowl of cold porridge with a handul of sultanas

2 or 3 madeleines (small french fancy ooh-err!)

2 Torq energy gels

1 Torq energy bar

2 Mule bars

1 Clif bar

2 pain au chocolat

1 mars bar

2 rounds of jam sandwiches

3 litres of water

2 litres of homemade energy drink (orange squash with added sugar and salt)

3 pieces of homemade flapjack

2 bananas

and then on the train back from Eastbourne it was:

Cod n chips

2 tins of Fosters

looks good, I rode to Eastbourne from Epsom via Leith, Holmbury & Pitch Hill a few weeks back and those last few climbs on the South Downs really get you

Alpe d’Huez

kayak23 – Member
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Was trying to work out how they did all the ones on that Kodiak Alaska vid but not sure. Maybe a heli-cam on some of them? Couldn’t see any rope/wire on the sweeping following shots…

the making of the video and mounts etc is here:

Freakin ‘tard camera mount

This one is Da Bomb!

Kodiak Alaska mountain biking mashup

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I don’t know as I’ve never used them (tubeless).

good work fella, just goes to show what can be done with a little bit of care, attention and elbow grease and you don’t need to spend three grand to ride the trails.

again IMHO I would go for 2.5 if your frame can take it.

wallop,

Les Arcs is possibly more rocky than places you normally ride even on the singletrack.

Dual ply and DH tubes means you won’t get a flat all week and can ride and enjoy yourself instead of changing tyres/cursing cos you shredded your single ply tyres.

If you are riding with mates/a holiday company it will also stop the other riders cussing you for holding them up.

If you are on your own and don’t mind stopping then go ahead but IMHO I would go (and do go) for the extra protection.

Oh, and 127 sets of traffic lights – anyone beat that?

Nope, but I have recorded mine for posterity

18 miles each way
road bike
leave as much kit as possible at work
travel light; carry shirt, grundies and socks in a plastic carrier bag inside my backpack to keep them crease free and dry

I agree, hob-nobs got it right, works fine for me on the main settings. (I used to use r3 but now use r5 all the time).

I downloaded the patch to allow me to use the upside down (UPd)setting too. It’s simple to rotate the footage in most editors but it’s one less thing to do.

the best bit about being over the hill is that it’s all DH from now on!

this is the only one I can find of me circa 1970/71 with my younger brother. I have no idea why we are wearing blazers.

I’m riding my bike in the back garden: that counts as MTB surely??!!

not me unfortunately but here’s a buddy riding BMX before I knew him

It’s 99% of lawyers that give the rest of them a bad name.

for 2011: 10,927km or 6,829 miles

circa 62% of that distance was commuting on my road bike. The rest a mixture of mainly MTB miles but some road miles too.

i bought some of these. they work as expected

For me it was bumping into Jens Voigt three-quarters of the way up Alpe d’Huez

Allthepies wrote: The bloke at 0:23 in your vid looked pretty excited to meet Jens also

Yeah I thought of editing that out but left it in for comedy value

For me it was bumping into Jens Voigt three-quarters of the way up Alpe d’Huez

dunno about the UK but had fun in the Alps this year

Col du Lauteret

Alpe d’Huez

yup, I do. The daily cycle commute during the winter. It can be a shock if you havent done it before but it’s quite pleasant when you get used to it.

Shibboleth – Member

Great ideas so far!

I’m thinking “JENS VOIGT… Shut up legs!”

Been there, done that. Me and Jens on the alpe d’huez

I think the key thing is that you are encouraging him to do new things but also supporting him in things that he finds more comfortable.

My youngest is now 18 and has a paralysed (left) arm as a result of a birth injury.

Took him ages to balance properly on a bike and was 9 or 10 before he got off stabilisers.

But this year me, him and his elder brother went to the alps to follow the TDF. It bought a lump to my throat to see him tackling successfully the col de Montgenevre (1860m) and Col du Lauteret (2180 something metres) although he only managed to get two thirds of the way up the Alpe d’Huez.

Even more scary to follow him back down those same mountains as he was hitting something like 40 mph and i was on his tail screaming ‘slow down’ and ‘braaaaaaaake’ but we all made it okay.

Col de Montgenevre

Col du Lauteret

Alpe d’Huez

Hi Tony,

Yeah we more or less followed this route ‘ere but left out the London section and took in Ranmore Common plus all 3 of the Surrey Hills including some of the better known singletrack around there.

Then onto the downs link before turning off to the SDW

folder is the only way to go on a train.

Circa 9 miles depending on route, could take 30 minutes or more as there will be plenty of traffic and will be hard to maintain 18mph average speed.

It’s great though, do it!

This is my video of my final day in Les Arcs with Trailaddiction last year.

It had been really peeing down all night and then in the morning until about 10am when we went out.

Trails were a bit wet and sketchy for first couple of hours but dried up remarkably quickly and the riding was just as good as it had been when dry the rest of the week