POV camera, downhill run.

[Floor Tom]

Morning chaps.
I thought the more gravity hungry section of this forum might like this wee video I filmed at the last round of the Innerleithen winter series. I'll be taking my cam to most of the races I do this year and putting up a practise run, I can keep posting them in this thread if people appreciate them.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/BGl4qA1TU/ (new HD version)

Pretty annoying that I forgot to tuck the toggles from my hoodie in and they dangle around but they are out of the way most of the time.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/Sg71zlaYj/
Practise run from the IXS cup held at Innerleithen.

2nd video, added 28/04/10
http://video.mpora.com/watch/QXJiDhOOY/

Some more videos, I forgot about this thread until just now. Videos added 02/05/11

http://video.mpora.com/watch/5WyJgyUJ0/
Crash from the race above.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/ucsj5UZvs/
Practise run from Glencoe, unfortunately I ran out of skill a little here.


http://vimeo.com/13752717?ab
A-Line video from Whistler

http://vimeo.com/16312835
Fort William sweeping run from James (about 5 seconds off qualification for the mens final at the world cup for reference)

Edited by Floor Tom on Wednesday 28th April 20:23

Edited by Floor Tom on Monday 2nd May 11:44

[Chris71]

Nice vid. The treelined DH course always look a little scary - I can almost imagine blasting the fast open alpine ones, but as soon as you have to pick which side of a tree to go it all gets a bit intense!

[odyssey2200]

great Video!

What camera are you using?

music sucks though!!

[Floor Tom]

odyssey2200 said:

great Video!

What camera are you using?

music sucks though!!

A GoPro HD, but for some reason it hasn't uploaded in HD. I am pretty new to this film making malarky so I have probably messed something up, either rendered it in the wrong format or uploaded it incorrectly, something like that.

The music will always be hated by some. I could have chosen anything, it would never have pleased all.

[militantmandy]

You sir, are 'core!

[Greg_D]

to get a feeling for ultimate pace, how did you get on in the competition proper, and if you didn't win, how far behind the winner were you?

Great vid though

Greg

[anonymous-user]

Wow.

I winced a few times watching that.

Out of interest, what bike and tyres do you use?

[Floor Tom]

I came second in the Expert catagory with a run that was 10 seconds faster than that one (race run time was 3:32, that run is a 3:42) Ruaridh Cunningham won the elits with a 3:24 but fastest time of the day was Lewis Buchanan with a 3:23 (only in his first Junior year too, he is going to be a star in a few years. Possible junior world champ I think). I was 12th fastest on the day.

I ride an MSC (pics are in the show off your bike thread, sometime around December I think) and was running Maxxis High Rollers at that race, though my team is hopefully going to be using Michelin tyres this year once they start coming into the country.

[anonymous-user]

I saw some of the other clips (from the same event?) on that site, there are some nasty looking crashes.

[Rich_W]

Looks good, but have you speeded the film up in a few places?

[Roop]

Mind boggling and absolultely brilliant...!!!

[Floor Tom]

Rich_W said:

Looks good, but have you speeded the film up in a few places?

Errr, no. I can send you the raw MP4 from my cam if you want. What doesn't come accross in the film is how steep it is in places. When its that steep and you get completly off the brakes you speed up quickly. Thanks for the complements guys. I'll update this thread with other tracks as I film them. Should get a Fort William one up at some point once it opens, both the DH track and the red run

[Shape Shifter]

I can identify at least six places in that video where I would have done a Sonny Bono.

Chapeau.

[Xerstead]

My inspiration for the weekend
Not done any off-road riding for years. Broke the rear frame on my old Scott, and only commuted on it's replacement. Must change the tyres first tho.

[BliarOut]

I hated the music at the start, but by the end I just HAVE to have it on my iPhone, what is it?

[anonymous-user]

BliarOut said:

I hated the music at the start, but by the end I just HAVE to have it on my iPhone, what is it?

Tarantula by pendulum

[Xerstead]

BliarOut said:

I hated the music at the start, but by the end I just HAVE to have it on my iPhone, what is it?

Tarantula by Pendulum.
Can you get an iSub for the bass?

<Edit> Beaten to it. It's on their album 'Hold Your Colour' Well worth a listen if you like this track.

Edited by Xerstead on Wednesday 17th March 20:43

[BliarOut]

[Rolls]

Properly going there!!!!!! Love it!!!!

[Floor Tom]

Shape Shifter said:

I can identify at least six places in that video where I would have done a Sonny Bono.

Chapeau.

Man, I didn't think I was old but I have no idea what this means,