GoPro Hero...sounds stupid, but works!

Decided to try out some trails I had never been on today. Muddy trails on the stock Death Wing tires is a challenge. I think I was on the "Blue Loop" at Mill Creek. Can't wait to do it again with proper dirt tires. badmotorscooter let me use his wide-angle GoPro Hero camera to capture some of my day, thanks man. I want to buy one, but am thinking about the regular lens just to see the difference. The terrain in this video is very, very steep, but the camera makes it look flat and it straightens the corners. There are a few sweet jumps in here, but its hard to tell. I love how it captures the landscape as well as the trail....


Mill Creek 14April2009 Pt1 VIDEO

WOW!

mud pool and rock hills

Looks like the the camera took some beating... did you try to secure it other than mounting it to the base plate?


What's your setting for sound recording? Hi or low?

nice vid

I only used the suction cup mount, but Pete does have other mounts attached to his bike. Sound was set to "Hi".
Overall I was very impressed with the camera and R²'s capabilities over rough terrain. I rode 30 miles of slab to get to the trails, rode 30 miles of dirt then 30 miles of pavement back home, 90 miles for the mathematically challenged. This bike impresses me every time I get on it.

Self Portrait



Rest stop



Mill Creek



Bloody gloves and mud are signs of; 1. hard riding 2. A good time 3. pencil pusher hands 4. All the above



Bath before bed

Nice

I was like "Duuuude! You are MISSING the puddles!!!" Looks like fun was had regardless tho. There are places where you can see on either side of the tral where it drops down; I noticed it and if you know where to look you can see the shadowing for the drops. Nice touch going over those logs, btw.

Man.... Those puddle looked like they could have been fun.... Nice Vid all the same *nod nod*

Most of those puddles do NOT have a bottom. With the stock Death Wing tires I would have face planted more than once. Despite the sunny day, the weather was still chilly, and even cold once I was soaked from the creek crossings. Hard to tell on the video, but that creek was very deep, almost waist deep in some places. Being several miles from civilization, riding alone, I thought it best to avoid crashing ;-)

Why do you guys like mud soo much anyway?

Mud just slows me down, soaks riding gear, and takes too much time to clean up.

I guess it's just the 4 wheeler in me from when I was a teen. I got bit by the bug and any time I can get into that stuff I dive right in...sometimes literally.