No whipsnakes were harmed in the making of this movie.
James
bought a helmet cam. Best Buy has those Tony Hawk helmet cams for only
$50, online only. But Circuit City was nice enough to match their
price. Sweet. The camera is lo-res, but still a lot of fun to play
with. Yesterday I took it for a leisurely ride and made this flick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9OxwUV-I
The camera is pretty cool, totally self-contained, and very light.
Basic functions allow you to record or delete. When you aren't
recording a laser pointer comes on to help you adjust the angle of the
camera. The camera automatically stops recording after 15 minutes and
makes a growly "errr" sound.
Documentation is sparse, but as simple as the camera is it doesn't make
much of a difference. The camera comes with a 32 Mb SD card which is
probably good for six minutes of video. I used the 1 Gb card from my
cell phone and the batteries (2xAA) died way before I ran out of
memory. AND I just stuck the SD card into my laptop so I didn't even
have to install software or mess with the USB cable. I think it can be
used as a web-cam, too, but I don't have much interest in that.
All-in-all very cool and fun.
See ya out there.
Ride-A-Lot
> Hey guys and gals! Long time since I posted. Finally broke down and
> bought a helmet cam. Best Buy has those Tony Hawk helmet cams for only
> $50, online only. But Circuit City was nice enough to match their
> price. Sweet. The camera is lo-res, but still a lot of fun to play
> with. Yesterday I took it for a leisurely ride and made this flick:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9OxwUV-I
One word to the wise...
E D I T ! ! !
--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws
pete fagerlin
>Yesterday I took it for a leisurely ride and made this flick:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9OxwUV-I
Perhaps the most horrific home grown "mtb" video that I've
ever seen.
Those "helmet cams" absolutely suck. Sorry, I don't see
anything "very cool" about them, other than the price. Even
then, I think they're a ripoff.
Slack
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9OxwUV-I
>
>
> James
Where's the dirt... and mountain for that matter??
--
Slack
Scott Gordo
James, this isn't going to come off as good natured. It's meant that
way, but that's not how it's going to come off. I apologize. I'm not
trying to come off as my hardcore dude, but....
Oh, man, that soundtrack, the dirt road trail... priceless! That is the
funniest thing I have ever seen/heard in this newsgroup. Five stars!
I'm bleary eyed from laughing. The cuddly tandem riders, the other guy
gently merging onto the trail, the septuagenarian golfing range, your
courageous dive across the grassy median.... I owe you one, James.
Don't listen to those other guys talking about editing or quality or
whatever. It's all about telling a story. I've never enjoyed an mtb
video more.
"Yeah, baby!"
/s
Bill Sornson
OK, got me to (try to) watch it. I lasted 12 seconds (no smart-ass remarks
about THAT!).
Impatient Bill
MattB
Amateur!
I lasted about 20, hoping something was going to happen. Ugh...
Matt
reco_...@hotmail.com
Bill Sornson wrote:
<snip>
>
> OK, got me to (try to) watch it. I lasted 12 seconds (no smart-ass remarks
> about THAT!).
>
> Impatient Bill
Smart-ass remarks? ... Never.
R
But I think you misspelt "Impotent."
Ride-A-Lot
You mean you weren't "enlightened" by the music only to be sent back to
purgatory by the Spin Doctors at the end?
Funny thing happened the other day. I was called by a Christian rock
band to audition for vocals. I am actually thinking about it. I didn't
tell them that I wasn't. I wander if you have to be?
reco_...@hotmail.com
I'm pretty sure Eric Cartman already answered that.
R
Eric Cartman: [singing] I want to get down on my knees and start
pleasing Jesus. I want to feel his salvation all over my face.
Bill Sornson
Just to be pedantic, someone who lasts 12 seconds isn't impotent
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/impotence). He's got problems, but
that ain't one of 'em.
Bill "premature equivocator" S.
reco_...@hotmail.com
Well if it is a "choice" to pull out ... wouldn't that make it
pemature evacuation?
R
Bill Sornson
Having endured a Barium enema recently, please don't use the term
"evacuation" in my presence (or BEHIND my BACK).
TYVM.
GeeDubb
<reco_...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1168025160.7...@11g2000cwr.googlegroups.com...
geesh, it's now wonder Penny doesn't frequent the group much anymore......
Gary (where's the mtb content?)
Ride-A-Lot
> Gary (where's the mtb content?)
Here ya go... Should I?
http://www.schnauzers.ws/leadville.jpg
James
Vanderman.
pete fagerlin
> Ah, fuck ya all. I forgot what a circle-jerk this group is. You deserve
> Vanderman.
>
Ride-A-Lot
> Ah, fuck ya all. I forgot what a circle-jerk this group is.
Nothing like good old school hardcore punk to get the blood moving!
GeeDubb
"pete fagerlin" <no...@noway.com> wrote in message
news:_Mednbnl2tf0JgPY...@comcast.com...
Now that was funny!
ROFLMAO
thanks, I needed that.
Gary
BB
> Ah, fuck ya all. I forgot what a circle-jerk this group is. You deserve
> Vanderman.
It was probably more interesting to you since you'd made it, and it was
after all your first video. But it doesn't look like you got off any sort
of road until 4:30, and then it just turned into some psychodelic mess
(which leads me to believe that camera isn't capable of off-road biking
videos).
Most single scenes are going to get dull after about 30 seconds; there
really was no way to make anything exciting out of 4+ minutes of gravel
and paved roads. I took videos with a digital camera (not videocam) that
was only capable of 15- to 20-second clips, and even those got a little
long unless something really interesting was happening.
--
-BB-
To e-mail me, unmunge my address
Slack
<mitchell@[NOSPAM]schnauzers.ws> wrote:
>
> Funny thing happened the other day. I was called by a Christian rock
> band to audition for vocals. I am actually thinking about it. I didn't
> tell them that I wasn't. I wander if you have to be?
>
FYI, most bands, and people for that matter, who claim, "I'm Christian,"
aren't.
I was just out to dinner the other weekend with a couple classmates. One
of the girls is harcore heathen, but the other says she's Christain.
So, heathen girl asks, "What's your guy's New Years resolution... mine is
to find a man!"
Christain Chick: "Mine is to get f**k*d!"
Slack: "Excuse me, waiter, can we get the check?"
Slack
> geesh, it's now wonder Penny doesn't frequent the group much
> anymore......
>
> Gary (where's the mtb content?)
Who needs mtb content when we got Barium anal flushes!
--
Slack - TMI
Ride-A-Lot
Well? Did she achieve her resolution. I can imagine what your
resolution was at that exact moment.
Slack
> Having endured a Barium enema recently, please don't use the term
> "evacuation" in my presence (or BEHIND my BACK).
>
What a PIA. Hope everything came out alright.
--
Slack
Bill Sornson
I thought of you the whole time, Slackster! LOL
Slack
You misspelled *hole* :o
--
Slack
Corvus Corvax
Slack wrote:
>
> Christain Chick: "Mine is to get f**k*d!"
>
> Slack: "Excuse me, waiter, can we get the check?"
... and then you gave her the check and left, right?
CC
Slack
wrote:
Actually, she ripped it out of my hands and they ended paying for me ;)
--
Slack
JD
James Messick wrote:
> Hey guys and gals! Long time since I posted.<snip>
It's good to see you're still riding.
JD