slogger Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hi all, Am thinking about getting a camera (gopro etc)and and getting some good advice. Was just wondering peoples views on here plus whats the best mount position? Bars will give the bike route view whilst helmet will get a good perspective on where the eyes track within the section? I know its a fairly wide angle lens but was wondering peoples views on mount position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the addict Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Get a chest harness, best place to mount the camera I'd say. Edited December 10, 2015 by the addict 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasserguy Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 http://www.trialscentral.com/news-archive/acu-news-updates/17642-acu-news-week-commencing-9th-nov-2015 BODY CAMERAS BANNED FROM JANUARY 1, 2016 The ACU T and E Committee has decided to follow the ruling implemented by the FIM (International Motorcyclist Federation, the governing body of world bike sport) and also the FIME which looks after Europe, to forbid the wearing of cameras on any part of the body whilst competing in an event. This decision comes following a number of accidents in which the wearing of a camera has caused injury. The decision was also made as it was considered that when helmet mounted there was also a risk of damaging the integrity of the helmet. Helmets that intrinsically incorporate a camera from new would not be included in the ban. However, machine mounted cameras would continue to be permitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasserguy Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Get a chest harness, best place to mount the camera I'd say. Banned from 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_t Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Chest mount does seem to get the best point of view. Given that people seem to think camera's stuck to you are dangerous I would seriously consider tracking devices... you can buy drones that will follow you or something like this is pretty cool as well video] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slogger Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Appreciated all, especially the post link to the ACU ruling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 http://www.trialscentral.com/news-archive/acu-news-updates/17642-acu-news-week-commencing-9th-nov-2015 BODY CAMERAS BANNED FROM JANUARY 1, 2016 The ACU T and E Committee has decided to follow the ruling implemented by the FIM (International Motorcyclist Federation, the governing body of world bike sport) and also the FIME which looks after Europe, to forbid the wearing of cameras on any part of the body whilst competing in an event. This decision comes following a number of accidents in which the wearing of a camera has caused injury. The decision was also made as it was considered that when helmet mounted there was also a risk of damaging the integrity of the helmet. Helmets that intrinsically incorporate a camera from new would not be included in the ban. However, machine mounted cameras would continue to be permitted. Glad I live in the USA and can still document my point of view when I make dumb mistakes. Chest mount does give the best view for trials. Helmet mount has a swinging effect everytime you turn your head. when you do it, it all looks normal, but when watching the video of it being done, it can get dizzying. Bike/ handlebar mounted generally shakes quite a bit. Just my 2 cents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cascao Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I have more fear from chest mounted than helmet mounted in case of a crash.... It's tough sometimes keep good focus point with chest mounted and all this body positions we use during ride. But chest mounted give better "riding" feeling for who watch the video. Like said above, you must avoid look to the sides with helmet cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy53 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 From my experience, helmet cam does not give me good result, handlebar mount is better, but I never tried chest mounted.Maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guys Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) Chest mount And if you are afraid to have an accident, wear a chest protectorGoPro with chest mount: Edited December 12, 2015 by guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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