Tony Hawk Helmet Cam

Here's a short review of the Tony Hawk helmet cam that I wrote up a few weeks ago on a forum:

"Finally broke down and bought a helmet cam. Best Buy has those Tony Hawk helmet cams for only $50, online only. But Circuit City was nice enough to match their price. Sweet. The camera is lo-res, but still a lot of fun to play with. Yesterday I took it for a leisurely ride and made this flick:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7q9OxwUV-I
The camera is pretty cool, totally self-contained, and very light. Basic functions allow you to record or delete. When you aren't recording a laser pointer comes on to help you adjust the angle of the camera. The camera automatically stops recording after 15 minutes and makes a growly "errr" sound.
Documentation is sparse, but as simple as the camera is it doesn't make much of a difference. The camera comes with a 32 Mb SD card which is probably good for six minutes of video. I used the 1 Gb card from my cell phone and the batteries (2xAA) died way before I ran out of memory. AND I just stuck the SD card into my laptop so I didn't even have to install software or mess with the USB cable. I think it can be used as a web-cam, too, but I don't have much interest in that. All-in-all very cool and fun. "

Salem Lake Greenway, Jan 6, 2007

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Another unseasonable beautiful day!

Time 9:25

Ok, here is it. Called "the more horrific mtb video ever", I present to you, with apologies, January MTB Ride.

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My first video with the new helmet cam

Time 6:22

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And if you're a real glutton for punishment, here's another really bad video.

Why ATB Videos?

1)When I started biking, the bikes routinely referred to at Mountain Bikes were often called All-Terrain Bicycles, or ATB's.

2)mtbvideos.blogger.com was already taken.

3)I posted my first ATB video recently, as a MTB video, and someone asked where the mountains were. Point taken.

I do mountain bike in the mountains, but since I don't live in the mountains I usually ride single-track in the rolling hills nearer to my home, and I also ride greenways which are paved or dirt paths. Sometimes I even ride on, gasp, pavement.