5(!) go pro's to film your commute...
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Cycling along the Euston road tonight I saw some joker with 5 go pro's in various positions on his bike... One on his helmet (stop it) one on his seat stem, two at 90 degrees on his drop outs and one like a lance out in front facing him.... Shouting at anyone and everyone who did anything he didn't approve of.,even the car HE pulled out in front of and cut up without indicating! Surely this is a wind up or is he purposely trying to get YouTube garbage to try and make money? I hope that is the reason otherwise i think stress is more likely to finish him off than anything else... commuting in London is hectic but there isn't much speed differential between motor traffic and bikes so its not that bad! He had a strong Scottish accent if anyone recognizes seeing any of his videos of west London on YouTube from about 1000 different angles! Though i cant imagine loads of footage of almost stationary traffic and a few red light jumpers with him shouting at everyone like he is the bike police is going to win any oscars for action. Would love to see what he thinks is worth recording on a commute...
Sounds similar to the guy on my commute who rides a road bike, in a full-face helmet, with 2 lights on his back, 2 on the front (in broad daylight) and a helmet camera, whilst wearing black head to toe and carrying a black bag. He looks like a ninja on a bike and yet the lights indicate he wants to be seen. It's that or he's looking to film the impending accidents when people don't see him and he can then claim he's got lights to be seen by.
AyBee said:
Sounds similar to the guy on my commute who rides a road bike, in a full-face helmet, with 2 lights on his back, 2 on the front (in broad daylight) and a helmet camera, whilst wearing black head to toe and carrying a black bag. He looks like a ninja on a bike and yet the lights indicate he wants to be seen. It's that or he's looking to film the impending accidents when people don't see him and he can then claim he's got lights to be seen by.
Or he got knocked off and is overcompensating a bit..... :-) AyBee said:
Sounds similar to the guy on my commute who rides a road bike, in a full-face helmet, with 2 lights on his back, 2 on the front (in broad daylight) and a helmet camera, whilst wearing black head to toe and carrying a black bag. He looks like a ninja on a bike and yet the lights indicate he wants to be seen. It's that or he's looking to film the impending accidents when people don't see him and he can then claim he's got lights to be seen by.
I was deessed ina similar fashion, 2 lights up front and 2 at the back. A black cab stopped next to me at the lights, with his window open(I was turning right), says, "If you didn't have those lights on, I wouldn't have been able to see you"
Me, "I could say the same about you.." ;-)
Him...surprised look on his face.
I have seen many commuters with 3 or 4 lights at the back..a bit much.
80sMatchbox said:
AyBee said:
Sounds similar to the guy on my commute who rides a road bike, in a full-face helmet, with 2 lights on his back, 2 on the front (in broad daylight) and a helmet camera, whilst wearing black head to toe and carrying a black bag. He looks like a ninja on a bike and yet the lights indicate he wants to be seen. It's that or he's looking to film the impending accidents when people don't see him and he can then claim he's got lights to be seen by.
I was deessed ina similar fashion, 2 lights up front and 2 at the back. A black cab stopped next to me at the lights, with his window open(I was turning right), says, "If you didn't have those lights on, I wouldn't have been able to see you"
Me, "I could say the same about you.." ;-)
Him...surprised look on his face.
I have seen many commuters with 3 or 4 lights at the back..a bit much.
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