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DIY Cable Cam

The video gives you a little insight into how we made our DIY cable cam and the end results. All biking was filmed on The Beast in the Peak District on a Panasonic GH1. It was rather overcast on the day but we did the best we could.

25 Comments

ShastaOutdoorMedia (Mar 15, 2011 at 21:31)

What did you do for stopping at the end? I've gone through several cablecam designs and I've got a very steady one now but speed control (and more importantly, stopping) is still difficult...

maiamedia (Mar 16, 2011 at 1:12)

Yeah stopping is something we should probably work on too. We just used a towel hung at the end of the cable to bring tha cam to a stop. Worked as long as you remembered to reset the towel each time.

KennyKillsIt (Feb 26, 2013 at 5:57)

I tried this, I live in Germany and the hardware shops were of little to no help. Was ridiculous how understocked they were in terms of the necessary hardware, ropes, guide wheels....everything honestly

B3njii (Mar 17, 2011 at 9:39)

Just made one for £5 aha, no it isnt as good as this one, but it works (: Thanks for posting this, gave me the inspiration to make my own

Rebeccabaraona (Mar 15, 2011 at 13:54)

This is awesome! Im from the peak district, it wierd seeing a local track on a GOOD video! nice work!

joeyrotundo (Sep 24, 2016 at 20:30)

What a great little vid,thanks!

Johannes93 (Jul 30, 2011 at 2:58)

nice bike

i have the same

kurt-heering (Nov 4, 2012 at 20:53)

how much did all the suplies ( and rope) cost you at the end?

gowans (Aug 3, 2011 at 18:05)

How long did you have your line?

Johannes93 (Jul 30, 2011 at 2:58)

nice bike

i have the same

gowans (May 2, 2011 at 12:49)

Awesome vid man, whats the name of the trail want to check it out sometime

darnell-m (Jun 22, 2011 at 10:13)

where do you buy the metal stuff yous bent??????

Peanutthenut (Apr 8, 2012 at 7:18)

looks like B&Q

lilreece (Mar 13, 2011 at 14:26)

i might make 1 did it cost a lot

maiamedia (Mar 13, 2011 at 15:37)

We spent about £50 on stuff to make it but we already had the ropes to set the cable up.

lilreece (Mar 13, 2011 at 15:57)

ok kl i might make 1

ac1234 (Mar 15, 2011 at 14:32)

did you have any way to control the speed or jut let it roll?

fizzride (Mar 15, 2011 at 10:58)

What's the name of the song?

maiamedia (Mar 17, 2011 at 9:52)

It's just a song I bought from ibaudio.com. Can't think of the name of it.

BikerLuis (Mar 18, 2011 at 15:25)

nice

mountguitars (Mar 15, 2011 at 20:19)

thanks for the video!

ignatis (Dec 22, 2011 at 12:39)

Well done to you both !

iBikeERday (Jun 23, 2012 at 16:21)

what is that song its so good

richimpulse (Mar 13, 2011 at 14:17)

Works a treat!

maiamedia (Mar 13, 2011 at 15:42)

Cheers! Definitely happy with it for a first attempt.

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