Stupid New Years Resolution!
Discussion
Liquid Knight said:
http://youtu.be/ZU5zD5Dt83E
Not a bad little camera for the money. Would be interesting in my car if I make sure I move my head when I look in my mirror.
You might find that the camera inside it is an '808' camera. If so, Chuck Lohr has lots of useful info on his webpage for tweaking etc.Not a bad little camera for the money. Would be interesting in my car if I make sure I move my head when I look in my mirror.
So here's the first "Thank You; F' You!" concept...
http://youtu.be/kp1xm3VCK1c
...what do you guys think?
This mornings commute home was without incident. Bloody tired though because it was transition night and I was woken up yesterday at ten in the morning. Thankfully my nephews are back to school tomorrow. So I'll be able to sleep during the day.
http://youtu.be/kp1xm3VCK1c
...what do you guys think?
This mornings commute home was without incident. Bloody tired though because it was transition night and I was woken up yesterday at ten in the morning. Thankfully my nephews are back to school tomorrow. So I'll be able to sleep during the day.
A note on your video clip says you don't know how to set the date and time. If you looked at the link I gave you and did a quick search for date, you'd find this link. It may work, it may not work, it all depends on the camera inside your 'glasses' and if it is a similar one to the 808 ones.
Digging up the past here but I like your cyclist profiling
damm you got me!
3/ DoB's "Drivers on Bikes" or BaC's "Born again Cyclist". New Years Resolutionists, midlife crisies and people who can't afford Petrol anymore. As drivers they are well aware of the hazards both the road and cyclist present. Wear more hi-viz than is strictly necessary and are lit up like Blackpool pleasure beach. One problem with DoB's is whatever little things that annoy you in a car with be the most irritating thing in the world when you cycle. I think it's because in a car you're traveling several time the speed you are on a bike so when you see something in a car you barely have enough time to roll your eyes, on a bike you can dwell a little too much about it. Weapon of choice for DoB's (like me) is dual suspension (due to the potholes) mountain bike with slicks or a Hybrid. BaC's are in for a shock. Probably haven't been on the saddle for twenty years and the shock of doing exercise, not being in their nice warm cars and bikes never used to chaife when they were younger. Means for the first couple of weeks they'll be covered in sweat and walking around like a George Michael fan. Needless to say after three weeks they'll be back in their cars waiting for fair weather or the bike will be on eBay.
damm you got me!
3/ DoB's "Drivers on Bikes" or BaC's "Born again Cyclist". New Years Resolutionists, midlife crisies and people who can't afford Petrol anymore. As drivers they are well aware of the hazards both the road and cyclist present. Wear more hi-viz than is strictly necessary and are lit up like Blackpool pleasure beach. One problem with DoB's is whatever little things that annoy you in a car with be the most irritating thing in the world when you cycle. I think it's because in a car you're traveling several time the speed you are on a bike so when you see something in a car you barely have enough time to roll your eyes, on a bike you can dwell a little too much about it. Weapon of choice for DoB's (like me) is dual suspension (due to the potholes) mountain bike with slicks or a Hybrid. BaC's are in for a shock. Probably haven't been on the saddle for twenty years and the shock of doing exercise, not being in their nice warm cars and bikes never used to chaife when they were younger. Means for the first couple of weeks they'll be covered in sweat and walking around like a George Michael fan. Needless to say after three weeks they'll be back in their cars waiting for fair weather or the bike will be on eBay.
I'm back to cycling because I can't afford to drive. It's funny how quickly it went from being a chore to the most productive part of my day.
Stupid time of the year now. 4'C in the morning 24'C in the afternoon. So wear trousers and melt on the way to work and be fine in the morning or be cool-ish on the way to work in shorts and defibrillate my bits in the when I get home.
Stupid time of the year now. 4'C in the morning 24'C in the afternoon. So wear trousers and melt on the way to work and be fine in the morning or be cool-ish on the way to work in shorts and defibrillate my bits in the when I get home.
I've deleted the clips. When you think about it wearing camera glasses is a good idea in case anything happens; but recording everything is a waste of everyone's time.
When I'm eighty and sat on a rocking chair looking back at my life do I want to be thinking about the things I have achieved or the number of views/likes/comments on a YouTube clip I posted as a result of not sleeping properly between night shifts?
Three and a quarter hours and fifteen miles between me and another four hours sleep.
When I'm eighty and sat on a rocking chair looking back at my life do I want to be thinking about the things I have achieved or the number of views/likes/comments on a YouTube clip I posted as a result of not sleeping properly between night shifts?
Three and a quarter hours and fifteen miles between me and another four hours sleep.
The camera sunglasses are dead. 
The last clip was sound, a white screen and now they won't turn off from standby. I plug them into my laptop and get a windows message "this device is faulty" but the memory car is fine.
I was torn between a rock and a hard place this morning. I needed to loo but should I go fast and get home as quickly as possible or take it easy so my bladder doesn't feel like it's gone through a spin cycle?
I chose option two as the third option of pulling over and using someones hedge didn't appeal to me.
The last clip was sound, a white screen and now they won't turn off from standby. I plug them into my laptop and get a windows message "this device is faulty" but the memory car is fine. I was torn between a rock and a hard place this morning. I needed to loo but should I go fast and get home as quickly as possible or take it easy so my bladder doesn't feel like it's gone through a spin cycle?
I chose option two as the third option of pulling over and using someones hedge didn't appeal to me.
Very, very nice ride home last night. Mostly due to a surprise peleton in the shape of my girlfriend who decided to get Lyra'd up and show me how fast I think I am.
It's much nicer cycling with company. I listen to Dev on Radio One in the morning and nothing on the way home because Greg James is trying too hard to be Kenny Everett.
This morning was a mixed bag of cacking it down with rain when I set off, head wind, standing water and almost dry by the time I arrived. I arrived soaking wet and covered in high velocity bug, slug and mud spatter. Nice look eh?
It's Fog light season again. I makes it easier to spot pillocks on the road at least.
It's much nicer cycling with company. I listen to Dev on Radio One in the morning and nothing on the way home because Greg James is trying too hard to be Kenny Everett.
This morning was a mixed bag of cacking it down with rain when I set off, head wind, standing water and almost dry by the time I arrived. I arrived soaking wet and covered in high velocity bug, slug and mud spatter. Nice look eh?
It's Fog light season again. I makes it easier to spot pillocks on the road at least.
Last night a dizzy blonde in a 206 decided to overtake, stop, pull into a driveway and reverse back into the road without looking. Too busy on the phone to notice I was cycling a a pace that meant I had caught up and had to stop to avoid a collision. 
This morning. 2000 miles done.
Six near misses, no collisions, one blow out, two punctures, a snapped chain, euthanised a pigeon and 19lbs later.
This morning. 2000 miles done.
Six near misses, no collisions, one blow out, two punctures, a snapped chain, euthanised a pigeon and 19lbs later.
good stuff. i posted on your first page on the 10th Jan. I started cycling in on the 7th september last year so have just done my first year. number of days driven in is probably no more than about 10. i had 2 punctures and got nearly drowned by a downpour on the first ride home last year, but other than that nothing else remarkable has happened, other than i lost a stone and a half, have become much stronger, fitter and healthier. here's to the second year and keeping it up!
Thanks again Rob.
Last night I got wet for the first time in a while. Not rain though even though I had this kind of view...
...it was spray from the road that was the issue. More of an issue in rural areas because you have a 50-50 chance of it being either mud or animal poo of some kind.
Even though the rain kept most of the bugs away one flew into my mouth and either bit or stung me before I had chance to spit it out.
Bongella on a cotton bud and industrial mouth wash for a while. If that doesn't work I guess I'll need to see a quack. It's making my left ear sore as well. So much for sleeping today before tonight's shift. Grrrr!
Last night I got wet for the first time in a while. Not rain though even though I had this kind of view...
...it was spray from the road that was the issue. More of an issue in rural areas because you have a 50-50 chance of it being either mud or animal poo of some kind.
Even though the rain kept most of the bugs away one flew into my mouth and either bit or stung me before I had chance to spit it out.
Bongella on a cotton bud and industrial mouth wash for a while. If that doesn't work I guess I'll need to see a quack. It's making my left ear sore as well. So much for sleeping today before tonight's shift. Grrrr!
A bit of an odd sensation. My left ear feels wet, I feel like I have a throat full of flem all the time and it tickles when I'm trying to sleep. Grrrr!
This morning I was home by ten past seven. Blitzed the tailwind even though I was listening to a very sad Chris Moyles show. Lights on all the way.
Left a little late this evening so got to work ten minutes early instead of the usual quarter of an hour or so. A few more near misses today and a couple of miles drafting a tractor to make head way in the head wind.
This morning I was home by ten past seven. Blitzed the tailwind even though I was listening to a very sad Chris Moyles show. Lights on all the way.
Left a little late this evening so got to work ten minutes early instead of the usual quarter of an hour or so. A few more near misses today and a couple of miles drafting a tractor to make head way in the head wind.
Nice Sun rise again this morning. Last night tonight so I might go to the doctors if this thing in my mouth doesn't get better.
In the meantime I've found that if you melt a dilute Bongella in some warm water and gargle; it's better than trying to apply it. It sticks to whatever you're using instead of your mouth and it sets my gag reflex off.
In the meantime I've found that if you melt a dilute Bongella in some warm water and gargle; it's better than trying to apply it. It sticks to whatever you're using instead of your mouth and it sets my gag reflex off.
Bit of lazy ride in this evening. After my rude awakening earlier (niece and nephews have no concept of the word "quiet") I had a nap in the afternoon and just couldn't find my rhythm on the bike. I was one of those whatever direction I was facing I had a head wind deals so I just got there.
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