Stem-Cam?
I’ve been looking at the helmet cams for quite a while. At over $300, they are kind of hard to justify to the wife. So I started looking for something that would attach to the handlebars and use my cheap digital camera to take video. I found this device called the Ultraclamp on Campmor.com for 19 bucks. I said what the heck, I’ll give it a try.
The Ultraclamp was so beefy, that I decided to mount it on the stem.
Today I decided to give the knee a try. RL invited me to ride a short 6 mile loop . I’ve been itching to ride for quite a while, especially because my Specialized M4 is sporting a new Marzocchi MX Pro ETA (Click here to read my first impression of the fork) The Ultraclamp never flew off nor moved while I was riding thru some tough terrain.
I took a few pictures while riding, needless to say, they are not very good. I also took video, that was pretty cool. Since this camera is on the inexpensive side, it does not have a ’shake-free’ feature. Click here to check out the video. (Be warned that is about 21 MB).
November 28th, 2005 at 8:29 am
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November 28th, 2005 at 8:58 am
Hi, first visit to your blog and saw the report on the stem cam.. I just added something similar to my boat, but think it might be another option for bikes. I think I am going to purchase another strap mount to hold my GPS.
Anyhow, here are the links to two options, depending on where/how you want to mount to your bike:
http://www.gpscity.com/item-npi-ram-b-108-c1/ramb108c1.htm
http://www.gpscity.com/item-npi-ram-b-149-c1/ramb149c1.htm
– Tom
November 28th, 2005 at 5:40 pm
I’d love to see some sample pics while riding - how’s the vibration?
March 4th, 2007 at 4:58 am
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