Helmet cam race videos

carpediemracing

I posted in another forum but wanted to share here. I have some helmet cam vids from this and last year as well as a "regular" vid.

The Bethel races listed below are all Cat 3-4. The 2005 Nutmeg State Games is a Cat 3 race. The "sprints" tape is just me.

Disclosure: I co-promote the Bethel Spring Series.

This year helmet cam vids:
2007 Ronde de Bethel, March 4, 2007, Bethel, CT
2007 Ris Van Bethel, March 11, 2007, Bethel, CT

2006 sprint "workout":
2006 Summer Street Sprints, Stamford, CT

2005 vid (not helmet cam):
2005 Bethel Spring Series Final, April 17, 2005, Bethel, CT

Hope you enjoy, I'll be adding more as I convert and edit the tapes I have, mainly 2006 tapes. I'll be posting 2007 races as I do them.

Also, if anyone has music I can use, please let me know. Means not copyrighted or you own the copyright.

thx
cdr

Scotty_Dog

Nice work. Please keep posting!

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carpediemracing

helmet cam video - 2006 Nutmeg State Games, New Britain, CT, Cat 3.

for your enjoyment,
cdr

glenf

Nice videos. Can you tell me what kind of camera you were using? I've been looking into doing this, there are cameras by Oregon scientific for sale that look like they'd be good fo it, but I don't know how the picture quality would be. GF

carpediemracing

Basics:
1. Chasecam.com bullet camera (no they don't sponsor me but they are excellent to work with). This is on helmet. I got a 120 degree lens - shows more than the 92 degree "butt and ankle" lens.
2. Canon ZR100 camcorder. ZR200 would work too. Not sure of the new ones - I know ZR500, 600 don't work. The camcorder acts as a VCR, recording the image from the chasecam.
3. Misc things - mic, batterypack, cables. They all sit in a Camelbak bag on my back.

More details, pics:
helmet cam how-to

hope this helps. I think these types of clips are great for showing non-racers what it's like to be in a race. You catch people talking, handing each other bottles or whatnot, giving little pushes, etc.

cdr

bikeguy

I like. I want to set up a cam system too, then I'll post up a few vids of all out sprints, jumping to match speeds with passing trucks, taking corners fast (in city traffic) and drafting an 18 wheeler up to highway speed, maybe some takes of the more interesting parts of a practice TT run.

-bikeguy

BornInZion

Those are great! The commentary made it fun. Perhaps you could add some of your stratagy/thinking as you were racing. I wondered why you allowed yourself to be so deep in the pack near the end of the race in one of the videos.

Thank you for making them available to us.

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carpediemracing

Typically I'm suffering quite a bit in the races. I'm not as fit aerobically as the others so I have to meter my efforts very carefully. In fact, the next clip (of the March 25th race, still to be finished) vividly portrays this.

It's very hard to move up and maintain position when I'm being buffeted by the wind. FYI on the Bethel course on the flat sections (headwind) we're typically holding 27-30 mph, on the slight downhill (after the right turn) we're doing 32-35 mph. The hill is 18-25 mph. The last laps are faster. To go into the wind at that point is difficult.

In the races I've posted for 2007 so far (Ris, Ronde) I was sick. So I felt terrible, the Ronde especially so. In the Ris, you'll notice some head shaking - I was busy trying to uncover my ears for the last two laps of the race. The headshaking is me wrenching my headcover stuff out of the way. This distracted me and let me fall behind a few spots.

The 2005 race I was more fit and it shows - I was near the front for virtually all the race and entered the last lap in the top 10. I think the ideal position at that course at the bell is about 10 back - enough shelter in front but close enough to respond to moves. And I figure I can pass a couple in the sprint.

On the tactics/commentary - it takes me a lot of time to put in the words in a synchronized manner with the video. I'm using a free movie editor (MS Movie Maker) and it has some limitations. A big one is if I change the length of the video bit, the overlays (commentary) does NOT move in sync. So I have to re-sync the whole clip. So I try and put in what I can.

thx
cdr

carpediemracing

Last Sunday's race:
2007 Bethel CDP Gold Race, March 25, 2007

Scotty_Dog

Great race footage. Sorry about your luck, as it looked like you really hit a wall near the end.

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rayhuang

Summer Street sprints was funny. keep up the good and entertaining work!!

homeycheese

LMAO

Nasgul

Well, that sure was fun. Reminds me of the old days when I sued to ride in packs.

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carpediemracing

speaking of riding in packs...

2007 Criterium de Bethel

By far the tightest riding I've caught on tape this year.

I didn't catch the crash that the photographer caught here. I'm the fifth full helmet from the left, blue sleeves, and the black helmetcam is visible on my mostly white helmet. The crash happens on the next picture.

enjoy
cdr