MTB / Go Pro Camera Ride

Ive always owned a bike. Chopper, Grifter, BMX, Racer and so on. In fact looking back some of the happiest times of my youth were spent on a bike. But as with some of the more enjoyable elements of life getting a bit older meant the fun had gone out of being on the bike. My rusty MTB (mountain bike) was just a slave, something I used and abused to get me to work or for a late night drunken bike ride in search of more booze.

Being a keen runner meant I would use it even less, why bother as I had always felt sorry for cyclist when I was out running. My view was running beat being out on a bike hands down and on the whole I still believe that. Absolutely nothing beats the rush of smashing through the 10k mark with your favourite tunes in your ear. But thats another story.

So I'll get to my point. I had injured my knee and needed to cut back on the runs so in desperation I went looking for something beyond the gym (too boring) and came across MTB footage on you tube which had been caught on a Go Pro Camera.

I was instantly hooked. It was like this whole new movement in outdoor sports culture. People doing crazy stuff on bikes and it doesn't stop there, the whole Go Pro revolution is vast. I'll blog on this soon.
 

Just a few weeks after seeing the footage I'm the owner of a new MTB and the latest Go Pro camera. On reflection I could not afford it but it was one of the best things I ever did.

Not only did it keep my fitness levels up but it was fun. a lot of fun. It also reignited my love of photography and film which I thought had died some time ago.

Anyway here below is just one of the short films I've made and edited together. I'm still getting my head round the camera and editing software also my MTB skills are what you would expect from someone who hasn't been on a bike properly for 20 years (4 min 49 sec into the video proves this) but I hope you enjoy it.

Cheers