Wicked angle and great footage but you let that thing catch a tree and you're neck is going to be snapping faster than Ian Hylands at a RedBull Rampage event.
Imagine forgetting you have it on, turning your head to look back or to the left/right... well, the rest isn't worth thinking about. However you'd get some pretty cool shots of you doing it.
It was attached with 3 GoPro Sticky Mounts and a bunch of zip ties- stable, but quick to break (way before my neck!) I intended to have more footage, but one of the stickies was coming loose after the shot through the jumps. I'll take a picture of the mount and post it up when I have the chance! Cheers, AW
I know of a guy (Philip Tschersich of Kodiak,AK) who did this except the camera spun around his helmet, he called it the helicopter head. It bumped into branches and such when he was trail riding, but it spun the camera instead of his neck bones.... problem solved. PLUS you got to see his riding from every angle.
Rode Whole Enchilada this week. A kid's GoPro caught on a branch--didn't snap his neck... caused him to lose his balance though and ran full speed into a tree. Had to be life flighted out. Be careful with those cameras. Chest strap it or put it on the bike. Seriously man, keep it OFF YOUR HEAD.
@ Reignonme - totally valid point. Take responsibility for your riding and your projects. If you choose to do something like this, start out on an easy trail that you know really well. Even an off the shelf mount can get caught on trails. Ride and play within your limits!
haha i love how people know we are from norcal when we say hella! i was on the east coast and i said hella and some dude was like "you must be from northern california, probably the bay area huh?"
It is a mount that Andrew made a couple years ago. Check out the first time - vimeo.com/14638294. Dude is crazy, but a badass rider (and skier for that matter).
A good way to make a mount is with PVC pipe. Experiment with different lengths and diameters to get what works best for the rider. PVC will break on impact to prevent major injures. Older PVC can break with sharp ends, so don't use old dried out piping. Also there are a lot of angles that are available for not too much money. Try to secure it with some clamps or zip ties to your helmet. It you have an older helmet that is still safe to ride in try a more permanent mount, get creative...GoPro has a lot of attachments for their cameras, so that part should not be a problem.
SERIOUSLY??? Even having this discussion is your answer. If we have to debate "which will break faster on impact to prevent us from snapping our necks" we're obviously all f*cked.
Did that mount almost three years ago...sledding www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ54rm6EdC8 you can easily make that mount or buy one now at www.gopole.com it looks like it sticks out way longer than it does because of the wide angle go pro shoots at, and it is a lot hard to ride with since that small amount of weight out far is heavy...he could have edited that pole out of his video easy enough and it would have looked way better, but sick vid and the new gopro will rule!!
Considering that came out of a plastic box the size of my fist, that's very pretty footage. Especially the landscapes, but I guess they're best-case scenarios
whats the hell is that!!!! so amazing angle for the first time i see the all scene the rider and his bike; bravo GoPro hero 3 a new revolution of autofilming
Right now the only Hero3 cameras out being used are the Black edition. They were sent out about 8 days ago for media, press and athletes to use. It's an amazing little camera, I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone captures with it. The sequence shooting is a cool feature I've been using lately. 30 photos in 3 seconds works well with the wifi remote to push the shutter button right before you take off and then you can shoot your own self portraits in the middle of whatever trick you want to do.
Mine is around 2 and a half feet and with that distance in the 960p mode you have something good and secure ! You are not riding as fast as you can with this mount, it makes a big difference of weight on the front of your head, so you should not forget that you have it on your helmet !
Did a little color work in Cineform, that's about it. The riding was short at 48fps, on a 30fps timeline, so speed of the jumps was slowed to about 62.5% original (i think...)
NO!!!!! This is Teton Pass! Parallel Trail. Teton Village is where the tourists and children ride; not being a jerk but that's the truth. These trails have been built on Public Land with an agreement with the local forest service agency by a great local organization TFR and hard working locals including Andrew Whiteford. Teton Pass represents the riding culture in Jackson Hole, WY not Teton Village; that place is way out of the loop.. Had to jump in here; credit is due where it's deserved.
It's funny really, discussing here how to set up a camera to film yourself, but minimising the chances of neck injury. Is it that critical to film yourself riding that you'd consciously increase your risk neck injury?! It would surely be hard to ride your best with that thing strapped to your head?
I also get similarly similarly confused with people sliding down the blues while looking directly at a go pro mounted on a ski pole. Maybe if they concentrated on skiing, they'd graduate off of the blue runs. Exceptions being those that do shred AND film themselves, fair enough to them really.
BTW hitting 30 foot gap jumps is pretty dangerous and Andrew is perfectly aware of his skill set and the inherent danger of what he's doing. Stop being peoples lame Mom on here - rad video with a great rider. I'd rather snap my neck doing this in a car accident which is much more likely even if you do stuff like this...
Yeah, blow it out your ass rlines. If people didn't take risks to push the boundaries of filming, and riding for that matter, we'd all be watching people on your crappy black and white tv, riding penny farthings in a straight line down the safest road they could find.
Just the perspective and effect Andrew's set-up gives is amazing and well worth the calculated risk he is taking... I'd rather see some quick release safety mechanism on his rig but hey... it's his party.
yeah, i kind of agree, this guy s the real deal and in fairness it's a great angle and a great vdeo. i just don't get the whole 'film yourself doing something average' (which by definition, most of us are) thing when you've nothing really interesting to report. I think i'm getting old and grouchy.
I did a shot like this a few years ago- and always stayed well within my comfort zone- but avoided using it because it's a hassle, looks goofy, and is sketchy. This new mount was based on on 3 GoPro adhesive mounts, with the plastic "clips" inserted into those mounts, and zip ties run through those. I broke a few zip ties while putting it together, so I felt they would be the first thing to break, followed by the clip, followed by adhesive... I felt confident that if I was going to crash, the mount would fail quickly.
I did two runs on to get that vid- the first time rolled from the "drop in" seen in the vid to just before the bigger jumps to see how the trail was feeling. Second run I started just uphill from the jumps, rolled through them and started hiking back up when I realized my back left adhesive came off. The curve of the helmet didn't match the curve of the mount and I didn't get the entire adhesive mount connected to the surface. So there's a bit of insight. + The camera is freaking sick. Cheers & check out my other riding vids on Vimeo! Thanks for all the kudos from everyone on here! - Andrew
Comes apart using threaded couplings. Whole thing was maybe $15 to make and straps to a pack. Use hoseclamps on the counterweight (old light battery) and minimum zip ties on the rest. oh, and when I saw the remote come out of your pocket? envy.
Been watching your vids for a couple of years. Keep it up man. Inspiring stuff. Haven't ridden JH in over ten years. Looks like I should be planning a trip!
