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Bike Cam or Helmet Cam?
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Bike Cam or Helmet Cam?
I’m looking for advice or relatable experiences regarding video cameras. I really want to have video rolling while I ride…just in case. Living in California affords me the opportunity to ride almost every day, and I do. 70 miles of daily commuting (more if I take the long way home), plus leisure rides means I ride at least 400 miles per week. My daily commute takes me from back roads of the rural foothills to the battle field of a freeway in the big city. That puts me up against a lot of different drivers, intersection types, and road scenarios. Primarily, I want a video record of any traffic incidents whether they’re they my fault or not. I also would like to capture and preserve some of my rides.

I’m exploring the pros and cons of bike-mounted cams vs. helmet cams and learning what features available and which are important to me. On one hand I like the idea of a bike mounted camera system that is wired into the bike, on the other hand I like the idea of a helmet camera that follows my head movements.

Bike Mounted

Pros:
• Powered by bike
• Multiple cameras possible

Cons:
• Fixed perspective
• Susceptible to vibrations

Helmet Mounted

Pros:
• Records from riders POV
• Follows head movement

Cons:
• Have to charge batteries
• Protrudes from helmet

Anyone have thoughts or experiences with video setups?

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01-05-2018 11:55 AM
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Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 01-05-2018 11:55 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - alprider - 01-05-2018, 01:28 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 01-05-2018, 01:49 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - alprider - 01-05-2018, 01:53 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - Guth - 01-05-2018, 02:18 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 01-05-2018, 02:23 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - alprider - 01-05-2018, 02:30 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - Guth - 01-05-2018, 06:08 PM
Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - MMC - 01-06-2018, 08:10 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 01-06-2018, 11:20 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - Cormanus - 01-06-2018, 01:41 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 01-06-2018, 03:02 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - EmptySea - 01-06-2018, 04:47 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - egleaves - 08-15-2018, 11:50 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - Banned - 08-15-2018, 03:41 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - use2b - 08-15-2018, 10:29 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - DJS - 08-16-2018, 07:56 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - use2b - 08-16-2018, 09:33 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - DJS - 08-16-2018, 10:50 AM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - use2b - 08-22-2018, 01:09 PM
RE: Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - paulstaf - 04-22-2019, 05:17 PM
Bike Cam or Helmet Cam? - MMC - 04-22-2019, 08:35 PM

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