LETS SEE YOUR RIDE FOOTAGE

[KnollyBro]

When are you getting a GoPro man?

Dude. Super clean riding on crank it up. I’d love to see a KSL send one of the bigger jump lines. No pressure.

Haha... thanks! "Crank it up" was my warm up run that day. I am not a big fan of jumping but did hit Lower ALINE but my camera died just as I was about to hit the Moon Booter (35ish" table top jump). I cleared it (it has a good run in and run out) but I have done it on my Levo SL as well. The hardest one to hit is the last step up on ALINE going into the village as you need to carry a lot of speed around a corner and its starting to get a little lose as the trails dry out. I will try again next week when its not 38 degees up there! I thought you would be a fan of Schleyer (my favorite) as that trail has it all

 

[AdmChr]

Frick Park (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

[KnollyBro]

today. got two days to ride then I’m gone until September
in 2 weeks I might be able to make a video.

Cool trail! Bigger than ALINE for sure but not as droppy as Dirt Merchant Pro Line. I can't believe they let you ride the trail when they are working on it. At Whistler, they will shut down the entire trail for days if not weeks to work on it.

 

[Slymobi]

I was more impressed Bam didnt go bang into his mate at 3:20ish !! Save of the day that lol

 

[KnollyBro]

It’s awesome but you have to brake to not over jump like crazy In some spots. I hear Aline is bigger from those that have ridden both And it’s speed is perfect.

Your trail looks more interesting than ALINE (but I am not a fan of ALINE as it is basically 40 odd table top jumps with a couple of step ups and a drop). A LOT of riders LOVE ALINE as once you get the speed right, it does flow nicely. If you can scrub, you can go even faster. All the cool kids are on Dirt Merchant Pro Line or Crab Apple Hits (where they do the Crankworx Whip-off) as those are the biggest jumps (CAH) and drops (DM) at Whistler, both of which are out of my reach! One of my favorite jump trails is at Silverstar in Vernon BC. It has more variety (step ups/downs) than just table tops than ALINE. I have only been able to ride it once last few years but it is super fun!

Pipe Dream Silverstar Bike Park, Vernon BC (Levo SL)

 

[artzicat1]

man you guys have some awesome bike parks around the world ,all the interesting lines we have are pirate lines built by riders hiddin from authorities. this is one of the more Flowey ones

 

[KnollyBro]

Mad respect. Such a cool trail. hope I can ride like this when I’m your age.

Haha... I would like to say that I am getting better as I age but that is just not the case (I used to easily clear all those jumps on that trail - Pipe Dream)! After I smashed my heel bone into 13 pieces going off a drop a few years ago, I have lost some confidence and skill (I can no longer jump off my bike when I am about to crash - I used to be able to land on two feet but I now have to tuck and roll instead). As I am sure you are aware, its all about confidence, practice, building muscle memory and reflexes. Fortunately, I seem to crash less these days but I am taking it a bit easier too, at my age

 

[klevtik]

Crash

 

[Tubby G]

Just a taster of one of the trails in the Forest of Dean, a lovely little wood off the beaten track which had trails in all directions, near Parkend

No doubt FOD regulars will know this trail and ride it at twice the speed, we were just having a nice chilled day in the sunshine

 

[KnollyBro]

Bit off today and didnt feel right on the bike at all but managed a little ride out to test some camera angle views. Tested Wide, Medium and Narrow all on 27k with stabilization on. I cant tell the difference lol.

Good effort but without image (more) stabilization, its difficult to watch. Are you using a chest mount? My experience (Gopro 10) has been that when I do POV shots, I use Superview (16mm - noticeable fisheye effect if you on the edges of the screen). Image stabilization on Standard (reduced cropping and better battery life). When I shot video of people or action shots, I use a Linear lens (19-39mm) to reduce the fisheye effect and of course, NO Image stabilization. YMMV but as long as we are having fun, I think THAT is all that matters

 

[KnollyBro]

man you guys have some awesome bike parks around the world ,all the interesting lines we have are pirate lines built by riders hiddin from authorities. this is one of the more Flowey ones

Haha... if you have the elevation, all you need to do is add a few jumps and some structures and you will have it! The North Shore was built over many years, by many people, who had the same vision. Start up an Organization and get local and government funding. Squamish may have a leg up with all of its natural terrain (it has been a struggle over many years and is on going today) but if you build it, riders will come. Or do what so many others have done, move to Canada!

 

[Slymobi]

Good effort but without image (more) stabilization, its difficult to watch. Are you using a chest mount? My experience (Gopro 10) has been that when I do POV shots, I use Superview (16mm - noticeable fisheye effect if you on the edges of the screen). Image stabilization on Standard (reduced cropping and better battery life). When I shot video of people or action shots, I use a Linear lens (19-39mm) to reduce the fisheye effect and of course, NO Image stabilization. YMMV but as long as we are having fun, I think THAT is all that matters

Thanks for feedback The camera is the akaso v50 pro SE so not a gopro, was testing to see if any of the other views gave more stabilization over the super wide but i couldnt see any improvement either lol.
the akaso is an improvement over my previous cam but clearly on a hardtail on roughish terrain the stability is not that good, yes i was on the chesty and its much better when mounted on the chin mount i have but not overly keen on that view angle.
Last night after researching the gopro max....... i decided enough was enough and bought one so hopefully i can at least get some stable footage when its delivered and have some better view options with the 360° feature

 

[VWsurfbum]

some stable footage when its delivered and have some better view options with the 360° feature

When you need a little bit of Max advice and editing advice I'm happy to help, but i will definitely recommend watching some tutorials on how to use the quik app for the Max. and I expect to see overlays and stickers on all your videos from now on

 

[Slymobi]

When you need a little bit of Max advice and editing advice I'm happy to help, but i will definitely recommend watching some tutorials on how to use the quik app for the Max. and I expect to see overlays and stickers on all your videos from now on

Cheers Mucca will have a play around myself 1st and see how i go but will call upon if needed.

 

[Akiwi]

Here is a video I Put together from our tour in the Alps on Sunday.
We rode around the Zugspitze (The tallest mountain in Germany)
Turn captions on if you want to understand the waffling in German.

 

[VWsurfbum]

Just shows you, the settings and position make a lot of difference. This is with my open face and camera mounted just under the visor on (what was meant to be 2.7k at 50fps) because of the light levels. you can see its a little bit more shakey and grainy.
Riding gets more interesting after about 2 minutes. (sorry for the F'ing language)

 

[yorkshire89]

Got some footage from my recent Europe trip I'll be uploading soon, here's the first.
Swiss national DH line on the Ebike. This one's in the Morzine/PDS area, some amazing views from the top!
Would have been good to get some more runs in, missing a few of the features on this...

 

[Slymobi]

Night and day in difference compared with my previous cameras lol, im a GoPro convert for sure.

lots of test footage today but here is a snippet via the quick app.

 

[Slymobi]

Haha heres a raw 360° Interactive This processed extremely quick

 

[Tubby G]

Got some footage from my recent Europe trip I'll be uploading soon, here's the first.
Swiss national DH line on the Ebike. This one's in the Morzine/PDS area, some amazing views from the top!
Would have been good to get some more runs in, missing a few of the features on this...

So have you added up how many miles and elevation you have covered in the last few weeks ? I reckon you’ve climbed the equivalent of Everest about 16 times

 

[Tubby G]

Haha heres a raw 360° Interactive This processed extremely quick

looks like you’re enjoying the new toy then

 

[yorkshire89]

So have you added up how many miles and elevation you have covered in the last few weeks ? I reckon you’ve climbed the equivalent of Everest about 16 times

Just checked strava, more elevation on my trip than the whole of last year I think, 99% assisted though...

 

[Tubby G]

Just checked strava, more elevation on my trip than the whole of last year I think, 99% assisted though...

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thats the equivalent of climbing Everest 8 times

 

[Tubby G]

Man. It’s beautiful where you’re riding. Never seen your videos past shaking headache causing images.

Slym’s videos have been like watching Hans Christian Anderson’s story of the Ugly Ducking, and now he is finally a magnificent white swan taking flight over the North Peak District

 

[yorkshire89]

Here's one from Finale Ligure - Roller coaster
2nd run down this and did it all as one, I'm used to 1-2 min descents so was hanging on a bit at the bottom!

 

[Tonybro]

Here's one from Finale Ligure - Roller coaster
2nd run down this and did it all as one, I'm used to 1-2 min descents so was hanging on a bit at the bottom!

That looked extremely enjoyable and a challenge at that speed. You could tell you were somewhat familiar with the trail. No wonder you were hanging on at the end! Well done!

I need to go there before I get too old...

 

[Tubby G]

That looked extremely enjoyable and a challenge at that speed. You could tell you were somewhat familiar with the trail. No wonder you were hanging on at the end! Well done!

I need to go there before I get too old...

I’d have to stop for lunch halfway down that trail! I made two coffee’s whilst watching it

 

[yorkshire89]

That looked extremely enjoyable and a challenge at that speed. You could tell you were somewhat familiar with the trail. No wonder you were hanging on at the end! Well done!

I need to go there before I get too old...

Cheers, it's a really fun trail and deserves it's name!
I have no short term memory capability at all, I just remembered you can go flat out for most of it

 

[Slymobi]

Man. It’s beautiful where you’re riding. Never seen your videos past shaking headache causing images.

Thanks, So i get the BAMApproval i guess .

Slym’s videos have been like watching Hans Christian Anderson’s story of the Ugly Ducking, and now he is finally a magnificent white swan taking flight over the North Peak District

Thanks Im more like a wingless Swan if this analysis is to be accurate lol. I do try though and its good that i have progressed ( even if it has cost a small fortune on cameras alone ) i honestly didn't think there would be so much difference going to GoPro and put it down to terrain and hardtail as the reason. I kind of knew after Cannings as that was quite flowy but the akaso v50 pro footage was still mediocre so did some more off social testing and finally decided to just get a bloody gopro and if the difference wasn't that noticeable then I'd sell it .
I can safely say im keeping the max

 

[Tubby G]

Thanks, So i get the BAMApproval i guess . Thanks Im more like a wingless Swan if this analysis is to be accurate lol. I do try though and its good that i have progressed ( even if it has cost a small fortune on cameras alone ) i honestly didn't think there would be so much difference going to GoPro and put it down to terrain and hardtail as the reason. I kind of knew after Cannings as that was quite flowy but the akaso v50 pro footage was still mediocre so did some more off social testing and finally decided to just get a bloody gopro and if the difference wasn't that noticeable then I'd sell it .
I can safely say im keeping the max

I think you should post your first ever ride edit and do the same ride using the GoPro and then post that, side by side, so we can see how they compare. A now & then scenario

I went through exactly the same ‘camera’ progression when filming motorbike rides. Started on a mobile phone, then a cheap Amazon (Apeman) camera, then a Drift Ghost. Tried using the Drift Ghost on an mtb ride but the stabilisation was shite so purchased the GoPro