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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 11:35:23 GMT
Got me a ContourROAM HD helmet camera for Christmas. Made this little movie of my commute this morning... quite fun to watch the action replay ;D
Hot riding-on-pavement action:
Getting some speed up:
Crossing Waterloo bridge:
(Before someone says, the idle is high 'cos I ain't sorted the idle jet out properly yet)
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Post by amazombi on Feb 1, 2012 11:42:02 GMT
around 18:30 you are being passed by a guy on a pushbike.
Have you tried setting idle with the idle screw? There are two screws on the carb, one is mixture, the other idle. Which one have you been turning?
And no, I didn't watch it completely.
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 12:03:54 GMT
around 18:30 you are being passed by a guy on a pushbike. Have you tried setting idle with the idle screw? There are two screws on the carb, one is mixture, the other idle. Which one have you been turning? And no, I didn't watch it completely. Well I wouldn't have expected you to ;D i was more interested in showing off the quality of the camera for anyone interested in one... it's half the price of a GoPro HD. And never understimate the power of some of the militant cyclists' thighs in London  Also pushbike man can get through gaps I can't so I was slowing down behind the rider in front, cyclist was looking for a gap to elbow through. As for idle - I know the thumbscrew is the idle screw. At the moment the revs are staying high for a while after returning throttle to idle, but end up at a good idle. If I take the idle screw out any further it's fine in those 10 secs but then drops down and stalls. If I take the mixture screw out 4-5 turns it's okay but I'd rather get a larger jet. Just waiting for a delivery of jets to get it sorted this weekend and all will be fine. |
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Post by Perkin on Feb 1, 2012 12:12:01 GMT
around 18:30 you are being passed by a guy on a pushbike. He wasn't getting passed by any cyclists around the 6.04 mark! Lovely, clear pic. I think it sounds healthy. |
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Post by VMA2T on Feb 1, 2012 12:21:20 GMT
That is very good quality video ! Very clear, gunner have to google the cam as I have a birthday coming up !
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 12:46:26 GMT
That is very good quality video ! Very clear, gunner have to google the cam as I have a birthday coming up ! I got mine from eBay from the US, as it's £150 in the UK and $150 in the US! Didn't get charged any import fees so it worked out pretty cheap  contour.com/products/contour-roamThis is how it fits:  |
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Post by scotia on Feb 1, 2012 14:23:38 GMT
what was your top/average speed jimmy?
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 14:58:01 GMT
what was your top/average speed jimmy? Not sure I should say.... all those roads are 30mph :/ (skip to exactly 12:50 and pause....) I actually have an app on my iphone that measures your time and speed via GPS and tells you averages etc, I'll turn it on on the way home... |
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Post by skajosh on Feb 1, 2012 15:51:51 GMT
looks good mate  |
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Post by bluebadge on Feb 1, 2012 18:45:42 GMT
I love how ya jumped in front of that copper at 6:28ish. Try that shit in America and see what happens! Lane splitting is actually illegal over here except in California. I think there's a bill on the table about right now though. It would be nice to not have to worry about it and I'd get where I was going a lot faster as the traffic in Dallas sucks.
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Post by vesparep1 on Feb 1, 2012 19:12:17 GMT
hahahah, thanks jimmy, as i cant ride my smallframes at the moment ( cant sit on the feckin things long enough due to the opperation ;D) was great to feel like i was riding again you broke the law feck no how many times lol, well done mate, enjoyed it...............russ |
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Post by triffid on Feb 1, 2012 19:22:37 GMT
great quality vid that, nice and stable, how heavy is it on the helmet Jimmy?
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Post by jacques on Feb 1, 2012 20:25:21 GMT
Looks and sounds good! Can't believe you rode with your visor open, must've been what, 2 degrees C?? Nice and confident in traffic though! I'd never ride in London, pure madness! Bristol and Bath are shite enough! |
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Post by scotia on Feb 1, 2012 21:12:38 GMT
ok how many violations can you spot jimmy do? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Perkin on Feb 1, 2012 21:13:34 GMT
Yeah, London is quite scary. He's got bigger balls than me, going up the inside at that speed...  |
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Post by vinrouge on Feb 1, 2012 22:40:32 GMT
Good quality vid, interesting journey you have into work, thought the scoot was performing good too. Shoulder checks and life savers Jimmy |
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 23:21:17 GMT
Yeah, just to address the violations issue, I passed my full test in October (1 minor!) and learned the "right way" to do everything, sadly that just doesn't cut it in London. If you're the only bloke doing everything right, you get to work a few hours after everyone else...
...and yeah, visor open is just me being lazy. It's freezing, but as i wear glasses as soon as i stop they mist up if the visor is down, which panics me, so i'd rather just have a cold nose!
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Post by jacko on Feb 1, 2012 23:21:50 GMT
Fuck me I'm a nervous wreck just watching that ;D Glad I don't have to use the scoot to commute anymore - thats probably just a refection of my old age though ! Ride safe fella |
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 1, 2012 23:30:09 GMT
great quality vid that, nice and stable, how heavy is it on the helmet Jimmy? You can't feel any difference at all when it's on, and it's about the weight of an iPhone as a unit. I videoed the return journey tonight but attached the camera to the front mudguard... will upload tomorrow for some 20cm-from-road action ;D |
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Post by Jimmy D on Feb 2, 2012 11:53:56 GMT
The return journey... this time with the cam mounted on the front mudguard ;D
Turns out the mudguard vibrates a fair bit at speed, so things go a bit blurry over 30mph... but a cool angle, always seems a lot faster when you're that close to the ground!
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Also pushbike man can get through gaps I can't so I was slowing down behind the rider in front, cyclist was looking for a gap to elbow through.
