Got some helmet cam footage of YOUR commute?

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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Nothing much, just bog standard mobile phone use.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • sperkins
    sperkins Posts: 18
    I actually felt the breeze as this motorcycle undertook me, he was that close
    https://vimeo.com/39328301
  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    sperkins wrote:
    I actually felt the breeze as this motorcycle undertook me, he was that close
    https://vimeo.com/39328301

    That's shocking - you let the other two cyclists get away from you. Also I'd report the motorcycle to roadsafe.
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  • nameinuse
    nameinuse Posts: 71
    Whoa, that made me jump... Crazy riding.

    I've had some really good rides since my knee got better (MTB flint-related unscheduled dismount), but tonight wasn't one of them. Now it's warm drivers have their windows open, too. http://youtu.be/o0E-zQMMnGY
  • tigger123
    tigger123 Posts: 60
    Ahh name, your videos make me laugh name. Why do you try to antagonise these drivers with all of your ranting and raving? Why not just shake your head quietly and get over it? Next video please. :)
  • AirTime
    AirTime Posts: 30
    nameinuse


    i don't know where you cycle but it can't be london, you wouldn't last 5 mins getting peeved off with every single car that comes a bit close. and whats with stopping at the end of that vid? i don't understand why you weren't looking over your shoulder, anticipating them slowing down then blasting down the outside?
  • nameinuse
    nameinuse Posts: 71
    As you might have guessed from the tag on the video, it's Brighton. Whilst it's not quite as hectic as London I'm quite used to riding in rush-hour traffic and I've not seen regular 30cm-or-less overtakes pass without comment from any of the helmet-cammed London cyclists either. I was more annoyed that the overtake was *completely and utterly pointless* as well as close.

    I often do filter at that point at the end. Didn't that day as I'm just getting my fitness back and you need your wits about you in the RAB (Seven Dials, for those that know it) that's 30m away at the top of the hill. If I wasn't looking over my shoulder and planning ahead, you'd never have seen the Merc, though...
  • sfichele
    sfichele Posts: 605
    sperkins wrote:
    I actually felt the breeze as this motorcycle undertook me, he was that close
    https://vimeo.com/39328301

    The guy on the motorbike really should be wearing full body leathers!

    It will be easier to collect the body parts together when he eventually self-deletes :D
    BMC: http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12749451
  • woodnut
    woodnut Posts: 562
    edited April 2012
    The second half of my commute... first mile or so at normal speed then sped up to 4x ....nothing exciting just a nice spring morning ride.
    http://youtu.be/H_XBtNddR5M

    This is from (near) Penistone towards Barnsley (thanks KB :oops: )
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    woodnut wrote:
    The second half of my commute... first mile or so at normal speed then sped up to 4x ....nothing exciting just a nice spring morning ride.
    http://youtu.be/H_XBtNddR5M

    You've done my fave trick of not renaming the video from the file name :)

    (Oh and put a location up - nice to know whereabouts it is)
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    woodnut wrote:
    The second half of my commute... first mile or so at normal speed then sped up to 4x ....nothing exciting just a nice spring morning ride.
    http://youtu.be/H_XBtNddR5M

    This is from (near) Penistone towards Barnsley (thanks KB :oops: )
    Thought it looked familiar, i have friends who live near Thurgoland, must have driven that road a few times. Did ride through there on the TransPennine trail back in 2001 en route from Southport to Hornsea (see avatar, me on beach at Hornsea)
    Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:
  • woodnut
    woodnut Posts: 562
    Your friends are lucky, there's some very nice countryside round Thurgoland :D
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    They resurfaced the road between East Leake and Bunny - 3/4 of a mile of the smoothest road....

    http://youtu.be/aGo7PFk_vUQ?hd=1

    It was terrible (ish) before: the verge had collapsed and a lorry had gone off. This was the reason why we had to learn how to climb Bunny hill... it was definitely worth it!
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • nameinuse
    nameinuse Posts: 71
    Lovely smooth road that, long may it last!

    As it's been the school holidays, which are sadly coming to an end, I posted a comparison of traffic when it's term time and when it's not - http://youtu.be/Oz3zeQiKtU8 - And drivers thing we slow them down.

    Also had a nasty HGV overtake by a driver who turned out to be on the phone - http://youtu.be/wpsWia5uwCM
  • ziasong
    ziasong Posts: 3
    Hello from Bangkok, Thailand,

    This is my first post on Bikeradar.com.

    Bangkok is one of the worsts in term of road cycling safety, but It's exciting to ride like you are in war. And I am addicted to it.

    Obtaining a driving license in Thailand is very easy, driving without license is even easier.
    You may find 14-year old speedy kid behind the wheel and even more crazy adults driving like kids.

    This is an easy morning ride from home to work. It's 21 km on MTB!!? Yes! MTB with suspension fork and 26x2.1 knobby tyres.
    The road and traffic condition here is unpredictable, you may be squeezed out of the road anytime, so MTB is the best bet in Bangkok.

    The clip was shortened from 46 mins to 12 mins, recorded with helmet mounted GoPro HD.
    http://youtu.be/npMSSFfAMn4
    If you feel whirly after watching this, cycling a few kilometers may help.

    Enjoy :)
    ZiaSong
    Let's ride.
  • iwearshorts
    iwearshorts Posts: 72
    nice vid ziasong
  • ziasong
    ziasong Posts: 3
    iwearshorts wrote:
    nice vid ziasong
    Thanks for the first response on bikeradar.

    I wear shorts, too.
    And flip-flops.
    Let's ride.
  • straas
    straas Posts: 338
    How come all the pavement is non flexible? Deep tropical weathering?

    If so, are most of your houses built on raft/'floating' foundations?

    Sorry for the aside, just interested!
    FCN: 6
  • ziasong
    ziasong Posts: 3
    straas wrote:
    How come all the pavement is non flexible? Deep tropical weathering?

    If so, are most of your houses built on raft/'floating' foundations?

    Sorry for the aside, just interested!

    It mostly depends on fund.
    There are many roads with asphalt pavement but they also have reinforced concrete foundation underneath.

    Bangkok City locates on plane near river delta with generally soft soil and aquifer.
    Most permanent structures are supported on deep foundation.
    Let's ride.
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Just to add yesterday mornings ride in (it WAS a commute: albeit a somewhat silly one)

    http://youtu.be/16IgI6IF748?hd=1

    As elsewhere - please excuse the language. I don't normally swear anywhere near that much!
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    This is going to do NOTHING for my reputation, but it's bloody funny!

    http://youtu.be/Kpb7FtG4onc?hd=1

    I'd forgotten about this but my cycling mate reminded me this evening - I thought it worth sharing :lol:
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • davis
    davis Posts: 2,506
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    This is going to do NOTHING for my reputation, but it's bloody funny!

    http://youtu.be/Kpb7FtG4onc?hd=1

    I'd forgotten about this but my cycling mate reminded me this evening - I thought it worth sharing :lol:

    Sneaking up on teenage girls again KB? (I hope the story I'm remembering is about you otherwise that'll sound bloody rude!)
    Sometimes parts break. Sometimes you crash. Sometimes it’s your fault.
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    davis wrote:
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    This is going to do NOTHING for my reputation, but it's bloody funny!

    http://youtu.be/Kpb7FtG4onc?hd=1

    I'd forgotten about this but my cycling mate reminded me this evening - I thought it worth sharing :lol:

    Sneaking up on teenage girls again KB? (I hope the story I'm remembering is about you otherwise that'll sound bloody rude!)

    If there is anyone not familiar with the reason for that comment:

    viewtopic.php?f=40012&t=12627409

    and so a legend was born.... :roll: :oops: :lol:
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • nation
    nation Posts: 609
    In my experience it doesn't occur to peds that there might be anything there if they can't hear any engine noise.

    There's a pedestrian-heavy stretch of my commute where I've long resigned myself to pootling along at sub-walking pace because people just step of the kerb to cross the road without looking up or even breaking stride. Most of them then proceed to jump out of their skin if/when they notice that I'm there. It's not that they're in any danger, because I know they're there and have modified my speed and course accordingly, I think it's just the instinctive "Oh shit!".
  • BSRU
    BSRU Posts: 74
    A display of great car handling skills in Swindon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSTahbG5Qo8
  • king_jeffers
    king_jeffers Posts: 694
    BSRU wrote:
    A display of great car handling skills in Swindon.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSTahbG5Qo8

    Airzound?

    Could have been so much worse, most certainly a 'WTF!!!!' moment :shock:
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    My mate has ingeniously mounted an IPod to his helmet (I have a shot & post later) and filmed the commute in this morning.

    As I tend to lead most of the way, I finally got to see myself while cycling, and came to some conclusions:

    1. I need to up the brightness on the Vision 1 to setting 3, setting 1 isn't really enough
    2. The District 3 is INSANELY bright - even on the 'low' setting
    3. I need to lose some weight. Watching the vid has made me realise I have FOUR chubby cheeks
    4. My calves are huge.
    5. It really looks like my saddle is low, but it's far too comfortable at the moment...
    6. The seals are now immortalised....

    http://youtu.be/8H2xFVpiibw

    (edited to add a small section of the vid)
    Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
    2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
    2011 Trek Madone 4.5
    2012 Felt F65X
    Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter
  • Hairybuddha
    Hairybuddha Posts: 59
    Couple of lowlights from my recent commuting adventures:

    Close pass by WVM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBExZY4i5uQ

    Lost my rag a little bit with that one.

    Even closer pass and cut up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buS5lYQ6SL4

    In a way it's really quite impressive that he managed to fit his car in that space and manoeuvre to the left without knocking me off!
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Hairybuddha wrote:
    Couple of lowlights from my recent commuting adventures:

    Close pass by WVM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBExZY4i5uQ

    Lost my rag a little bit with that one.

    Even closer pass and cut up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buS5lYQ6SL4

    In a way it's really quite impressive that he managed to fit his car in that space and manoeuvre to the left without knocking me off!

    I'm not saying that those videos show acceptable driving, but if I were you I would reconsider the number of shoulder checks and my positioning on the road.
    In the second one I don't think there was a shoulder check before you drifted to the right. A check, then signal and moving right over to the middle of the offside lane would have been safer.

    I would prescribe you some better signalling and road positioning and some CTFD, ride zen.
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  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    woodnut wrote:
    The second half of my commute... first mile or so at normal speed then sped up to 4x ....nothing exciting just a nice spring morning ride.
    http://youtu.be/H_XBtNddR5M

    This is from (near) Penistone towards Barnsley (thanks KB :oops: )

    Love riding down to Silkstone/Dodworth on that route, nice rolling roads/scenery then jump on the TPT back from Dodworth to Silkstone

    I love living out here :)

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