Post a video of you while cycling

[bellissima]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

Fun Trail Video (http://vimeo.com/28835108)

[CyborgQueen]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Whoa! Here I am sitting here looking on the right side...seeing that huge drop freaks me out dude!!

This gotta be for more experienced MTB'rs!
Love it....and it was sad to see it end! :)

[shootingstar]

There is a video clip on the 'Net of my partner and I cycling.

But we didn't know we were being filmed. That's ok. It's on a public bike route in Vancouver. The clip exists as a file and must be downloaded.

It was shot in around 2004 or earlier.

[Adventure Girl]

Looks like a really enjoyable trail! It's a 4 minute ride and you only pedaled 5 times! A technical ride that looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing.

[luv2climb]

That was a perfect song for that trail! The few times I've put music on my videos I've tried to find the perfect song. I may have actually succeeded on this video of me descending Donner Pass Road. It was recorded from the moonroof of my friend's Honda Ridgeline, so I added music since it was 100% wind noise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdbwxY3y-Sk

Here's one from my helmet cam of a conversation mishap that happened when I caught up to a couple of cyclists on a climb.:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_TUThZ-Bg

[Velocivixen]

I always think of James Brown's "I Feel Good" when I am riding something difficult.

[bellissima]

luv2climb, With those descending skills your TE name should be changed to luv2desdend :) That is an awesome and beautiful downhill!

[luv2climb]

Thank you. :) I never thought of myself as a good descender or climber, but I LOVE climbing and the fun descents afterwards! :D

I'm working on the video of today's climb. It was a tough one! I got a working ContourHD helmet cam, so this time I'll be able to show you the scenery I saw while climbing.

[luv2climb]

OK, here's today's climb up Slug Gulch Road in El Dorado County, CA. I measured lots of grades in the teens. As usual the Garmin went nuts and showed grades that don't even exist on paved roads, so I'm going to guess that the actual max grade on this climb was 16% or 17%.

This video has GPS data overlay so you can see the speed (inaccurate at times due to foliage interfering with satellite signals), heart rate, distance, altitude, and percent grade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Q8R-t_6D0

[bellissima]

You just have all those awesome climbs to do :eek: I bet that is a fun dowhill. I have video we did on the road I'll post it soon.

[Catrin]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

ohohohohohoh, where is this because I wanna go ride that trail!!!!! Ok, I still have a long way to go in the skills department but this looks like serious fun! How close were you to the end/bottom at the end of the video? What was the climb like to the top or did you start at the top? Inquiring minds want to know :cool:

[luv2climb]

You just have all those awesome climbs to do :eek: I bet that is a fun dowhill. I have video we did on the road I'll post it soon.
I try to find a new climb every week. Now I've just about covered all of El Dorado and Placer counties, but I'll dig a little deeper and see if I can find a new road for this weekend. ;)

The descent was bumpy in places, with some blind corners, so I couldn't go as fast as I wanted to. It was somewhat fun.

[bellissima]

ohohohohohoh, where is this because I wanna go ride that trail!!!!! Ok, I still have a long way to go in the skills department but this looks like serious fun! How close were you to the end/bottom at the end of the video? What was the climb like to the top or did you start at the top? Inquiring minds want to know :cool:

Is called ATT (Anderson) and is in San Diego's East County. We had to cut a good piece of the top and another good part of the bottom from the video as it was going to be quite long. For the video we climbed the same way as the descend, although there is a way to do a car shuttle we like climbing it :)

Ps. Just keep riding you MTB and you'll get the skills. Remember practice makes perfect ;)

[Catrin]

Is called ATT (Anderson) and is in San Diego's East County. We had to cut a good piece of the top and another good part of the bottom from the video as it was going to be quite long. For the video we climbed the same way as the descend, although there is a way to do a car shuttle we like climbing it :)

Ps. Just keep riding you MTB and you'll get the skills. Remember practice makes perfect ;)

Sweet, and I've a sister in San Diego that I haven't seen in many years :cool: Personally I would prefer to climb it on the bike as well...

[tytbody]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

Fun Trail Video (http://vimeo.com/28835108)

OMG. Girl you are very very brave. I just don't have any words to say about such a ride. Amazing what you all do with 2 wheels.

[tytbody]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

Fun Trail Video (http://vimeo.com/28835108)

OMG. Girl you are very very brave. I just don't have any words to say about such a ride. Amazing what you all do with 2 wheels.

[bellissima]

I try to find a new climb every week. Now I've just about covered all of El Dorado and Placer counties, but I'll dig a little deeper and see if I can find a new road for this weekend. ;)

The descent was bumpy in places, with some blind corners, so I couldn't go as fast as I wanted to. It was somewhat fun.

I also really like exploring new climbs :) But I've done all the major climbs around here several times.


Sweet, and I've a sister in San Diego that I haven't seen in many years :cool: Personally I would prefer to climb it on the bike as well...

Great when you come and visit I'll take you to ATT ;)


OMG. Girl you are very very brave. I just don't have any words to say about such a ride. Amazing what you all do with 2 wheels.

Thank you. Everybody can do it with a little practice :)

[Bike Writer]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

Fun Trail Video (http://vimeo.com/28835108)

WOW! EEK! I can't imagine doing that. The edge drops scare me. Michigan is flat compared to this. You are a brave lady :eek:

[bellissima]

WOW! EEK! I can't imagine doing that. The edge drops scare me. Michigan is flat compared to this. You are a brave lady :eek:

It took me a long time before I could stop looking at the sides of the cliff on rides like this :eek: The video looks worst than it is anyways ;)

[Catrin]

It took me a long time before I could stop looking at the sides of the cliff on rides like this :eek: The video looks worst than it is anyways ;)

While watching the video I noted that there seemed to be a good amount of growth between the trail and actual edge - I would find that comforting :) We certainly don't have trails with THIS kind of exposure in central Indiana, but am getting better at focusing on the trail itself and ignoring what isn't the trail.

At some point are you able to enjoy the scenery and still focus on the trail/obstacles? I assume the answer is yes :cool:

[tytbody]

HOW can you if you might hit a rock? or even a branch.. ?????

[bellissima]

While watching the video I noted that there seemed to be a good amount of growth between the trail and actual edge - I would find that comforting :) We certainly don't have trails with THIS kind of exposure in central Indiana, but am getting better at focusing on the trail itself and ignoring what isn't the trail.

At some point are you able to enjoy the scenery and still focus on the trail/obstacles? I assume the answer is yes :cool:

You do get better at looking around, but still need to keep the focus on the trail :) What does happen is that you start enjoying the trail more as you get more relaxed. One of the secrets is to look ahead, pick your line and not concentrate on the stuff that is already under your wheels.

[Catrin]

You do get better at looking around, but still need to keep the focus on the trail :) What does happen is that you start enjoying the trail more as you get more relaxed. One of the secrets is to look ahead, pick your line and not concentrate on the stuff that is already under your wheels.

I am working on this now :cool: Body awareness seems to be my biggest challenge right now, but that will come with more practice...and my trainer has already changed my workouts after our ride this weekend.

[Possegal]

side tangent - every time I see this thread I think it says "post a video of you while crying". Not sure what that says about me though. :)

I'm always taking the video, so I only have video of my family while they are cycling. Now crying, that I could get you some footage of. :D

[tytbody]

we made a video. I have to figure out how to share it. It's just a casual ride :)

[bellissima]

we made a video. I have to figure out how to share it. It's just a casual ride :)

Cool :) You can use Vimeo.com just make a free account, upload your video and place the link here ;)

[tytbody]

i'm frustrated all ready trying to change my avatar. I've made it 1" and it still will not show up correctly. The one that is appearing, I've deleated it and it still shows up. I don't get it. I have a vimeo account but never used it.

i have youtube but can't figure out how to get it uploaded. my husband put it on a DVD for me but I can't figure how to save it in my computer. And it's a mac. Sure, should do everything but spit 100 dollar bills. Ya right.

[ladyicon]

I did this MTB video in a local trail with some friends several years ago. If you have any videos let's see them :)

Fun Trail Video (http://vimeo.com/28835108)

Bellissima, great video. Where is this trail? I also live in southern CA.

[bellissima]

Bellissima, great video. Where is this trail? I also live in southern CA.

Great! Is Anderson Truck Trail in Alpine, just down the road from San Diego :)

[luv2climb]

Here's yesterday's climbs. I managed to find four roads in Folsom and El Dorado Hills that I haven't shown yet. I had to use the footage from the handlebar-mounted Kodak Playsport because of an incorrect angle on the Contour's helmet mount. It was too high and pointed to one side, which caused almost all the footage to be useless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V8aAyAhb5Q

Here's the only footage from the Contour that was viewable. This is me living up to my username by climbing a 100% grade-of the artificial rock type. :p:D This was at the Folsom Cyclebration cycling expo in Folsom City Park.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3FyUksY-I0

[lph]

I can finally post to this thread! I would never have expected this to be the first video of me riding, but here I am trying downhill for the first time (I'm the middle one):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_e_ZqqLf44

It was an absolute blast! 6 women friends, all beginners. My dh was there too with a bunch of his friends, all beginners there too. The video is pretty un-exciting, of an easy stretch, but it was all I could convince my dh to stop and get of us. He won the camera tug-of-war.

He says I look like I'm riding a million miles an hour all the time, I say it's because sooner or later I will be :D

[bellissima]

@luv2climb, Even with the "slower bike" you are passing riders! At least you had a backup camera. I remember one time when we climbed this really long technical hill in order to film the downhill. But when we got to the bottom we noticed that the camera died at the begining of the video :eek:

@lph You do look fast ;) Were was this video made?

[luv2climb]

@luv2climb, Even with the "slower bike" you are passing riders! At least you had a backup camera. I remember one time when we climbed this really long technical hill in order to film the downhill. But when we got to the bottom we noticed that the camera died at the begining of the video :eek:

@lph You do look fast ;) Were was this video made?
Ooh, that would be frustrating to find out you lost all your great footage! :mad: I started running two cameras ever since I got the Contour. I didn't trust it, especially the first one that ended up being defective and had to be exchanged. The current one works great, but the backup camera is still a good idea due to circumstances like the incorrect camera angle on Saturday's ride.

Yeah, that first climb I seemed to be going faster, over 10 mph on a 5% grade. The other climbs were more than twice as steep, so speeds were probably 4-5 mph.

lph, that looks like a fun downhill! I'd like to climb and descend that! :D

[HillSlugger]

Here's something I posted to my Facebook profile back during the summer. This is pretty typical of the riding I do. I think I have the permissions set right for everyone to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2241366597101

[luv2climb]

Here's something I posted to my Facebook profile back during the summer. This is pretty typical of the riding I do. I think I have the permissions set right for everyone to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2241366597101
Nope, it's saying I have to log in.

[HillSlugger]

Nope, it's saying I have to log in.

Humph! I set the permission to public, I don't seem to have the file on my computer right now, and I won't be back home until Sunday :mad:

[bellissima]

HillSlugger, I saw the video (logged in my facebook) I like the way it was taken with the wheel always turning, it gives a cool perspective :)

[HillSlugger]

HillSlugger, I saw the video (logged in my facebook) I like the way it was taken with the wheel always turning, it gives a cool perspective :)

The camera is clamped to my drops. I tried moving it to a different place, but without the fixed reference point of the wheel, it wasn't at all interesting.

[radacrider]

99% of my riding is commuting. I put this one together to share at work about why I ride. There are a few more, which are mostly getting use to the VIO POV set up.

http://www.vimeo.com/28803665

[HillSlugger]

99% of my riding is commuting. I put this one together to share at work about why I ride. There are a few more, which are mostly getting use to the VIO POV set up.

http://www.vimeo.com/28803665

Interesting view. WHere was the camera mounted?

[radacrider]

Interesting view. WHere was the camera mounted?

I have it mounted just behind the stem on a custom ball mount. This allows me to fine tune where the camera is pointed.

[7rider]

DH and I just got a helmet-mounted HD camera. I tried it out on a recent commute, saving 3 files at various points along the way. All incredibly boring. I'll post one when I make one that's somewhat interesting.

[Hi Ho Silver]

99% of my riding is commuting. I put this one together to share at work about why I ride. There are a few more, which are mostly getting use to the VIO POV set up.

http://www.vimeo.com/28803665


I really enjoyed your video. What a very very interesting and effective perspective for the camera! Well done!!

[luv2climb]

Here's an example of the funny things pedestrians say to me as I approach. This was on last night's ride. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_U_NI9Lmlo

[bellissima]

99% of my riding is commuting. I put this one together to share at work about why I ride. There are a few more, which are mostly getting use to the VIO POV set up.

http://www.vimeo.com/28803665

Very cool video. I agree with Hi Ho Silver, the mounting of the camera really makes the video interesting. I also use the VIO but it is the POV.1

@luv2climb, Was he joking or you were really going that fast? ;)

[luv2climb]

@luv2climb, Was he joking or you were really going that fast? ;)
Well, I ride a Worksman Port-O-Trike around town, which is a little faster than most larger adult trikes. I may have been going 12-13 mph. I don't have a computer on that bike, so I'm just guessing at the speed.

[radacrider]

Very cool video. I agree with Hi Ho Silver, the mounting of the camera really makes the video interesting. I also use the VIO but it is the POV.1

Thanks, I ride the Esplanade everyday and had been thinking about how to capture the city rather than just the MUP ahead of me. Something different and fun.:)

[bellissima]

This another mountain bike video we did long time ago. My girlfriend was leading the charge.

Another cool mountain bike video (http://vimeo.com/29283359)

[luv2climb]

That's some nice singletrack you've got there! It reminds me of our Salmon Falls trail here in NorCal. Back in the good old days when I had a properly fitting mtb I used to ride that trail often.

I really should get another mtb, especially now that I've got a decent helmet camera.

[radacrider]

This another mountain bike video we did long time ago. My girlfriend was leading the charge.

Another cool mountain bike video (http://vimeo.com/29283359)

Nice, as a roadie, I enjoyed and envied the long road descent :D of the other video.

[luv2climb]

Nice, as a roadie, I enjoyed and envied the long road descent :D of the other video.
I enjoyed this descent down Monitor Pass too. Turn up the sound and you will hear how much I enjoyed it. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkdeSSTY0QE

[radacrider]

I enjoyed this descent down Monitor Pass too. Turn up the sound and you will hear how much I enjoyed it. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkdeSSTY0QE

hehehe, nice I heard ya.:)

[pll]

Wow! Beautiful roads and sights. I want to take my bike there! It's interesting that your Garmin goes crazy: I saw the speed go over 50 mph, but you wrote down your top speed as 43.8?

[luv2climb]

Thank you. :) I noticed the same thing with the Garmin. I don't understand why it happened in a wide open area with no trees to interfere with the satellite signal. Normally I get that when I ride through heavily forested areas. On my "Slug Gulch Road climb 9-11-11" video, the speed reading dropped down to 0 as I accelerated into a switchback.

[luv2climb]

I love the reactions I get when I ride an adult trike at a good clip! :D Here's a pedestrian at a bus stop cheering me on as I approach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqcUIvuy3KA

[HillSlugger]

OK, got home from vacation and fired up the external drive. Where's that video? Had to recreate it! :rolleyes:

I hope this was worth the wait ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YchR9p5P78Q

The best part is about 45-55 seconds in.

[luv2climb]

I like that camera angle, especially with the spinning wheel. I also like the fact that it's raw footage. Most music on cycling videos is hit or miss. I end up muting more often than not. IMHO raw is the best because you can hear the gear shifting, other bike sounds, nature sounds, and people talking (and for climbing videos, the effort the rider is putting into the climb ;)).

:44 is what happens to me on a typical ride. :D Was that a "victory salute" he did at :47? If so, I hope he wasn't doing it to be a jerk.

[HillSlugger]

I like that camera angle, especially with the spinning wheel. I also like the fact that it's raw footage. Most music on cycling videos is hit or miss. I end up muting more often than not. IMHO raw is the best because you can hear the gear shifting, other bike sounds, nature sounds, and people talking (and for climbing videos, the effort the rider is putting into the climb ;)).

:44 is what happens to me on a typical ride. :D Was that a "victory salute" he did at :47? If so, I hope he wasn't doing it to be a jerk.

No. We both thought that car passed us too closely. That was him cussing him out. If I could ride no-handed, I might have also :p

[luv2climb]

Oh, okay. :) I wondered what that was all about. Boo on the close passer! :mad: That's why we may get a 3-foot law here in California.

[HillSlugger]

We have a 3 foot law, but you can see what good that does when the drivers don't know or don't care.

[luv2climb]

True, what's yet another law in this state. :p You shouldn't have to legislate common sense.

[radacrider]

With my son, I held out 3' and, don't know about the rest of you, but I'm still not comfortable having 3000+ lbs whizzing by me that close. Wish they would have made it more like 5' at least.

[7rider]

Okay...actually of ME cycling...as opposed to my riding, and filming outwards.

I recently had a bike fitting of my TT bike (bought used), and DH got me new wheels/tires/cassette for my b'day. I have a race coming up on Sunday, so I'll try getting a few miles on the new wheels before then.

Bike is a 2008-ish Cervelo P2C. Wheels are 2011 Bontrager Aura 5's. Tires are Michelin ProRace3. Vocals by DH. An aero helmet is on the Christmas wish list! :)

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z85/7rider/?action=view&current=MVI_1139.mp4

[HillSlugger]

Okay...actually of ME cycling...as opposed to my riding, and filming outwards.

I recently had a bike fitting of my TT bike (bought used), and DH got me new wheels/tires/cassette for my b'day. I have a race coming up on Sunday, so I'll try getting a few miles on the new wheels before then.

Bike is a 2008-ish Cervelo P2C. Wheels are 2011 Bontrager Aura 5's. Tires are Michelin ProRace3. Vocals by DH. An aero helmet is on the Christmas wish list! :)

http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z85/7rider/?action=view&current=MVI_1139.mp4

Your position on the bike looks great! Nice vertical arms, nice flat back

[luv2climb]

Here's one of me climbing Donner Pass Road, recorded by my friend who I went up there with. He made several passes with the camera mounted on the window of his truck. Other times he stood on the side of the road and recorded me riding by.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpNX96_oVfI

[bellissima]

7rider you look fast and cool on the bike ;)

luv2climb are those uphills? You are going at a good pace :)

[luv2climb]

luv2climb are those uphills? You are going at a good pace :)
Thank you. :) Yes, all uphill. I posted his footage of me descending earlier in the thread.

[luv2climb]

Wow! Beautiful roads and sights. I want to take my bike there! It's interesting that your Garmin goes crazy: I saw the speed go over 50 mph, but you wrote down your top speed as 43.8?

Thank you. :) I noticed the same thing with the Garmin. I don't understand why it happened in a wide open area with no trees to interfere with the satellite signal. Normally I get that when I ride through heavily forested areas. On my "Slug Gulch Road climb 9-11-11" video, the speed reading dropped down to 0 as I accelerated into a switchback.
OK, I think I found out why my Garmin went nuts on August 6 when I did the Monitor Pass descent. :eek:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806

[Dr.Doo]

We're having a bit of an Indian Summer here in the UK . The light was lovely a couple of nights ago on the Promenade. I loved how big my wheels looked in the shadow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m3fRHCCfbY

[Sardine]

Nice videos all. Really enjoying this thread – both the rides and the creativity. Thanks bellissima for starting it. The mountain biking ones make me wonder if it's too late for me to learn. I reckon it is but it's fun to watch. Dr. Doo, I like it. It's been a gorgeous week of sunshine 'down south'.

[luv2climb]

We're having a bit of an Indian Summer here in the UK . The light was lovely a couple of nights ago on the Promenade. I loved how big my wheels looked in the shadow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m3fRHCCfbY
That is cool! That would make a great photo!

[bellissima]

@Sardine, I also enjoy seeing the videos and can see we are getting more creative with each video ;)

@Dr.Doo the shadow looks very cool :)

[luv2climb]

OK, here's a tiny taste of MTB on my rigid Rockhopper with 26x1.95 Specialized Hemisphere tires pumped up to 65 psi for the road ride I took before discovering this bit of singletrack alongside the road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAI4NIRDE3A

Here's the road climbs, with GPS data overlay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al1vswPR_60

[Anelia]

My husband http://ilchovbair.com/album/1#prettyPhoto[pp_gal_v1]/1/ made a video at my last XCO race.