GoPro vids from first trip to Cwmcarn (crash content)

[hughjayteens]

Tried out the new GoPro 960 last weekend and as was always going to happen, had a big off while a friend was filming me!
Think I need to play around with the angle a little but pretty pleased for a first attempt. The strap was quite loose on the freeride section vid and is noticeably less wobbly when tightened up after that.
Would welcome input on the crash - usually know what has happened but on that one I just remember seeing the wheels facing the sky and that was it - almost looks as if the rear suspension bottomed out and catapulted me off but unsure exactly what we wrong?

http://youtu.be/FuAzPmEAsHs?hd=1

http://youtu.be/eepDuHSeoz0?hd=1

http://youtu.be/eepDuHSeoz0?hd=1

[hughjayteens]

MrTom said:

Is youtube compression killing the video quality in 720p, it should look better? We filmed some stuff on a Gopro (on the end of a stick for closeups) and 60d and it looked quite good on youtube. Mpora could give you better results.

With regard to the crash, it looked like a concrete slab was what caused you to crash, maybe get some flats and less lycra .

Edited by MrTom on Friday 29th April 23:08

To be honest, it's my first attempt at video editing and I just used iMovie in its default settings including the 'publish to youtube' feature, so quite likely it is compressing the files.

Your vids make mine look rather half baked I have to say, as does some of that riding! Are you in the vid or filming? We did 50km of XC that day so to compromise that for 3 minutes of downhill wouldn't make much sense, but I'm certainly gonna try some new clothing (and armour) and possible flats in the alps this summer!

[hughjayteens]

I'd say Cwcarn is pretty technical - the XC loop has a fairly long (30mins ish) climb which is pretty technical in places and then some nice downhill sections.

Afan might be a gentler start - longer routes but less technical from memory and where I got the bug again after a 10 year break from MTBing.

[hughjayteens]

Here's a short GoPro clip uploaded directly from the memory card - certainly is much crisper than feeding it through iMovie.

http://youtu.be/6d7sMbl9KCU?hd=1

[hughjayteens]

Parrot of Doom said:

The second video - is that your heartbeat I can hear?

No, my sphincter!!

I think it was just the chest mount done up too loosely, have heard similar on other gopro vids.