now im reallty ticked off .. thanks alot for the great videos ( being a smartass )> At 1:03 PM -0400 5/12/04, Devon wrote: > >216.173.6.149/klr/noab > > Nice edits Devon! > > Mark > http://www.reelrider.com
they really are awesome videos though. im
so bummed i couldnt make it. you guys looked like u had a blast.may
have to convince mark to have a 2nd noab... maybe a mini noab later
this summer I had to watch the crash frame by frame (a few dozen times) to really reconstruct what happened. I started braking before the ditch, we had to be going 50 or 55 at that point, and all the way through it.. You can see the point where my head gets jammed down from the force of impact, that's what @&^% my back all up. Then somehow I saved it and almost stopped before laying it over on Tumu's bike. I was in so much pain at that point I'm sure I would have just dropped the bike regardless. It's funny how we both ended up laying on the same side of the trail with our bikes both pointing in the same direction. That was such a nice run too until that damn ditch! Oh well the x-rays showed no major back damage and I got to miss work (well not really "miss" it) for 4 days, not bad. Should be back on the bike in a week or so. Good video Devon, and thanks for fixing my radiator fan while I gathered the strength to get back on my feet. Karl A14> zmully@... wrote: > >> >> For all you out there, one of the highlights is around 03:15 on the >> fourth video. You can see KJ wipe out trying to avoid Tumu who just >> crashed. Too bad we can't see Tumu almost make it over the ditch and >> crater on the far slope. >> >> From the video, I was surprised that KJ was >> able to bleed off that much speed going through the ditch, good thing >> too, it could have been much worse (engines are replaceable)! >> >> Great job on the edits, Devon! Could you post a list of the music you >> used? Some funky tunes on there. >>
> -----Original Message----- > From: Devon [mailto:bigfatgreenbike@...] > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 10:03 AM > To: 1 - KLR650 List > Subject: [DSN_klr650] NOAB helmet cam videos..... broadband, or those with > extreme patience > > 216.173.6.149/klr/noab > > Took a while to learn how to edit. Some of the videos are jumpy and > speeded up a little, due to frame drops that I haven't figured out yet > (happened while recording). Sort of feels like the end clips of the > Benny Hill show. > > I am trying to figure out recording this onto playable DVDs...... > > Devon
I bought a skullcamz.com setup. I paid more than I would have if I had done lots of research and bought the components on their own, but the skullcamz promise of "recording video 15min after you open the box" was absolutely true- and I only got the unit a few days before NOAB. It's a 480 line sony bulletcam, with a 90deg view angle lens (quite wide). It records to an Archos AV120 mp3 player/ recorder, with the DVR100 attachment. The microphone is taped onto the wire running to the video camera, and is "soundproofed" using a bit of plastic wire cover. The skullcamz guys are mountain bike riders, so they windproofed for what they had experience with. On a bike, I think you need some foam AND the plastic mike cover. The recorder has a 20gig hard drive, in theory, you could record one single 18hr video. In practice, you can record until the batteries die, about 4.5 hrs. It's best to stop once an hour, stop recording (close the file), and start a new recording. This prevents losing all your footage if one file gets corrupted, and leaves you with more manageable files when editing. I used quicktime pro to edit the raw footage down into small clips of a minute or two each, then used iMovie to assemble clips, insert audio, make transitions, and add titles. I was trying to use a copy of Final Cut Pro, but that's just way over my skill level at the moment. I learned iMovie in a couple days. Now I just need to find the time for iDVD and see if I can make a playable DVD. Plus, the videos will be much higher resolution. Devon>NICE video Devon. What helmet cam are you using? > >Mike Torst >Las Vegas > >
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That's the funny part about the helmet cam. We were going 50mph on the old rail bed, which felt frighteningly fast at the time but didn't look so fast on camera. The single-track stuff, the really tight stuff with the trees in close was 5-10mph but looks (and felt) a lot faster. I think it's because of the wide lens on the helmet cam, to get any sensation of speed you need things to be close to the camera- at 50mph, dangerously close. Glad you liked the videos, I'm supposed to go riding tomorrow and shoot more. Devon>Great footage Devon, that was super cool. I had to >exercise extreme patience for the download (d@mn my >dialup connection), but it worked great. You guys ride >fast! > >
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Avoiding dented rims, is more a matter of suspension than tire pressures or tire choice. I know a bunch of people don't completely agree with me on this but my theory has worked out in practice any number of times. When 550lbs of bike and rider run out of suspension and the only thing between the rim and the ground is a few pounds of air pressure, there's zero practical difference between 10psi and 20. Or 30psi for that matter, so you might as well run the pressures that make your bike handle well. Cartridge emulators and an aftermarket shock will prevent hydraulic lock on square hits, and will really soften bottoming compared to the stock suspension. These are the two situation where you'll pinch flat or ding rims. I have dinged and cracked rims without getting a pinch flat (back when I had stock suspension), so I think the heavy-duty tubes are working out well. And the suspension upgrades (unlike almost ALL the messing around with the exhaust and jetting) have been worth every penny. Devon>Great video Devon. Thanks for posting. Gave me a chance to see what >goes on at the front of the pack. Waaay to fast for me. Sure seems >like you'd dent a lot of rims at those speeds, on those rocks, with >the tire pressures you run. >
cdearl1@... wrote:> -----Original Message-----
Special effects that Spielberg would be proud of....>Great footage Devon, that was super cool. I had to >exercise extreme patience for the download (d@mn my >dialup connection), but it worked great. You guys ride >fast! > >
CA Stu That's the funny part about the helmet cam. We were going 50mph on the old rail bed, which felt frighteningly fast at the time but didn't look so fast on camera. The single-track stuff, the really tight stuff with the trees in close was 5-10mph but looks (and felt) a lot faster. I think it's because of the wide lens on the helmet cam, to get any sensation of speed you need things to be close to the camera- at 50mph, dangerously close. Glad you liked the videos, I'm supposed to go riding tomorrow and shoot more. Devon [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]>Great footage Devon, that was super cool. I had to >exercise extreme patience for the download (d@mn my >dialup connection), but it worked great. You guys ride >fast! > >
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