Cycle Cameras / Helmet Cams (GoPro, Drift, Veho, Contour, Fly6, Fly12, SJCAM, Apeman, 1080p, etc.)

+1 to what @Clockwiseis saying. I've found those plastic handlebar mounts pretty useless, much better of spending a couple quid, literally, on something like this.

Elected for a metal handlebar out front mount from eBay for £4 and a pukka GoPro side mount for the motorbike lid for £13 from t'bay also.

Hopefully the memory card will have arrived today.

Why are the K-Edge mounts so expensive?

Made in the USA with far more precision than is needed to hold a knock off china copy of a gopro.

Anyone using a third party GoPro controller app?

Pissed off with Capture always signing me out and requiring internet connection to sign back in.

I just downloaded the only free app I could find - "Action Cam Suite" - but it doesn't seem to work properly with my camera, a Hero 4 Silver.

Would like to hear from someone successfully using an app before I pay for anything.

Is it wiser to mount a gopro pointing forwards (bars) or backwards (saddle) if the main purpose is for evidence of traffic incidents when commuting?

Depends on how you fall, I guess.

I'd say forward, as it conveys your line of sight, and the other vehicle is likely captured in all but hitting from rear.

I'm gradually getting used to mine. All this is true if you recharge every day and format your SD card every day (or every other day). On balance, still a better option for everyday use than the larger camera.

Anyone try one of those aliex action cam lights with a gopro mount as a bike light?

Throw looks shit, but looks good for commuting and can mount under Garmin with the fancy dual mount.

i have just ordered the fly12 and fly6 - how are you getting on with yours?

I think they're great

As just lights, they're both as good as you'll need, even for pitch-black country riding. The Fly12 is ludicrously bright (and has a number of brightness / flash settings), although is quite a narrow beam.

The rear is bright for a rear light too, and has a number of brightness and flash settings.

The camera for both is also good - the footage shows number plates in most conditions.

And they are relatively easy to use - they both connect to PCs / Macs via cables, the Fly12 can also be used over Android, although I only ever plug them in to charge them up. The footage overwrites itself, so you don't need to erase the SD cards, and a 64gb card will last for a good number of hours at full definition.

Battery-wise, they will last a couple of hours, depending on the strength of the beams being used.

I love my Fly 6.

I've been holding off on the Fly12 in case they bring out a second gen model soon or I can get it a bit cheaper somewhere

£220 from Rutland or £215 from handtec after postage.

Great, that's a bit better than the £275 I'd seen elsewhere

Yep, it was finding the front one discounted that led me to buying both. I don't see that they will make me safer but may help with the aftermath of any incidents.

in case they bring out a second gen model

I think that the big changes were all made in the Fly6, which and a few iterations in its crowd funding stage - these were passed onto the release version of the 6, and the 12, which never had the same protracted prerelease testing.

@tw @amey

What mounts are you using for the front light/camera?

The k edge combo mount looks nice but...

I use the k-edge combo. Because €£€$€£¥$$

If you're after a garmin/gopro mount, the Fouriers HA-GAMPR01 mount has been solid. £20ish from Aliexpress or a few quid more from Mantel et al.

Do you know if that can take the edge 1000?

Can the graphics be acetoned or are they etched?

It says it is on the 'product features' bit of the first link.

Dunno!

I seem to remember that there are tales of cameras sometimes interfering with Garmins' reception if they are on the same mount.

Yep. My 510 and my GoPro Session are fine.

But... I had a couple of different SJCAM gopro copies and they both emitted enough interference to cause issues with the GPS.

Weirdly, I used to have a Holux GPS unit and that never had issues when used in proximity to those SJCAMs. It appears the SJCAMs and the Garmins could both do with better shielding.