I carry a camera at all times because you never know what kind of interesting, random stuff you can get pics of. Also, I live near the Sierra Nevada mountains. We have some beautiful scenery here.

I also use a Garmin Edge 500 for GPS data (elevation gain and loss, percent grade, altitude, distance, time, speed, HR, etc.). For video, I use a GoPro HD Hero 960 on a chest strap mount and a ContourHD on my helmet. I used to post videos and pictures on this forum but I have stopped. One, certain members here assumed that all I did was take long rides by myself because I mainly posted the ride reports with the pictures and videos. Two, I believe in "keeping it real". I refuse to cover up the natural sounds of a real bike ride with music. This means you can hear me breathing hard on climbs, which seemed to upset some people here.

Here's a few examples of ride reports I've posted here.

Road ride on Donner Pass Road in the Sierras

First MTB ride in 15 years with new bike

Climbing the steepest streets in San Francisco with a Bike Friday Pocket Companion folding bike

For those who still enjoy my videos, my YouTube channel is in my profile under "Contact Info".