Note to “The Wife.” I’m sure this is the only thing he’s ever done anything indiscreet, camera or no. You are obviously much too clever a woman to have chosen otherwise.

Drat, my plan has been exposed! Buying him the camera was all a ploy. Documenting his indiscretions just makes it easier for me to yell at him! If you want to be all “bicycles have the same rights as cars,” you gotta follow the same rules. Besides, what good is a dead husband??

Signed,
The Wife

Maybe the thing by the tracks is supposed to prevent people from riding through on mopeds/scooters? I’ve never seen anyone on any bike path in town on a motorized vehicle, though, so it seems unnecessary.

Chandra: the buttons on the camera are pretty small. Although there are only two buttons, and they are not right next to each other. It’s a little tricky to navigate with only two buttons, but I have big hands too and the problem is not the size of the buttons, but the fact that it’s not completely intuitive.

Have fun with the toy and please post some videos from the darker hours of the day, if time permits. I would like to see how it works in low light.

The way you have it mounted on your helmet seems fairly stable! Great!

One thing I do not like about the camera I have (Oregon Scientific ATC2K) is that the buttons are so tiny and unwieldy. Are the buttons tiny or somewhat big for seniors like me?

Peace & Health

Seriously, those RR track things look potentially deadly, as in a cure that is FAR worse than the original problem. I’d be tempted to just abandon the path a block ahead of time and then cut back to the path when things got sane again. OTOH, if touring, I might encounter them with no warning in which case that would not be an option. Commuteres really DO have an advantage. Can you imagine the outcry if they tried to put motorists through a similar obstacle course instead of a simple crossing arm?

If THAT is no image stabilization, I see little reason to pay extra for same. I look forward to seeing what things sound like if the microphone can be set to be more sensitive, as long as the Apertome editing cuts out the whapping of the camera at starts and ends of segments.

All in all, an interesting and educational experiment to let us in on, and I want to learn more about it. My iPhone video camera has, so far, not been particularly “bike friendly.” I’ve taken video with it, but rarely when riding. I really LIKE the idea of something one doesn’t have to fuss with.

I think I saw a dark orb in the sky when you started out and at the very end. Very suspicious, like a UFO. Keep your helmet cam with you in case you get beamed up.