Official Helmet Cam Video Thread

willis_racing · Dec 18, 2023

One of the guys I ride with films consistently enough that I finally feel like it's worth it to post this thread. As usual, if any Sumo/GP guys want to join in the fun, I'd love to see it.

Here's Part 1 of this past Saturday's ride. Just a leisurely stroll through the desert on the freshest hero dirt a fella could ask for :grinpimp:

He uses an Insta 360 RS One, and I'm heavily considering picking one of those up. Either that or a Hero 9. Input welcome.

(I'm the guy in the caramel and black gear)

Squamch · Dec 18, 2023

I use a hero 9, on a pro standard visor mount.

Works pretty ok!

Squamch · Dec 18, 2023

Well, 12 seconds into willis' video and I have arm pump.

willis_racing · Dec 18, 2023

Squamch said:
Well, 12 seconds into willis' video and I have arm pump.

You can see me shaking some out at one of the stops :lmao:

Steve300xcw · Dec 18, 2023

I dont like the 360 camera, they make shit look weird.

Also caramel? Really dude? Every straight guy calls that tan :flipoff2:

Canada boy, how many hashtags do you got?

I dont ride with anybody that runs a gopro anymore. Seems like everybody used to have one.

These are old vids. I make a gracefull appearance in them. I'm the sexy sob on that white stallion :flipoff2:

Most of these trails were lost to a fire a year or two ago. Was pretty awesome, not many people knew about

Squamch · Dec 18, 2023

Lotsa hashtags. Fuckin kid's shit is expensive, hashtags get followers, followers are what get sponsors these days, not race results :flipoff2:

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And I'm gonna have to pay for 2 kid's worth of bikes, parts, and gear in a couple years here, so I'm trying to get all the help I can. Shit, if Austin wants to kick down we'll plaster his bike up with irate4x4 decals! Or just get a :flipoff2:

Jersey made.

Also second the 360 cam.and the caramel comments.

Steve300xcw · Dec 18, 2023

Notice I said white stallion..not pale oxeford white with a hint of grey.... :flipoff2:

willis_racing · Dec 18, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
Also caramel? Really dude? Every straight guy calls that tan

Says the mothfuckle that listed by name the species of the stick lodged in his buddy's swingarm :flipoff2:

Steve300xcw said:
dont like the 360 camera, they make shit look weird.

Squamch said:
Also second the 360 cam.and the caramel comments.

Yeah the heavy fish eye effect from the 360 cam is a bit strange but i do like that it conveys how much the bike is moving, and does cool shit like stay focused on the rider in front of him even when he turns around to check on the guy behind him.

That camera is a modular deal where you can swap to a more traditional gopro style lense as well instead of the 360 shit. I'd probably lean mpre toward that if i got one.

Steve300xcw · Dec 18, 2023

willis_racing said:
Says the mothfuckle that listed by name the species of the stick lodged in his buddy's swingarm

A ficus is a generic term for anything that grows out of the ground. And lets be honest. Thats one of the first times you have seen a hill or a tree before? :flipoff2:

Anybody can ride on that flat ground you ride on :lmao:

willis_racing · Dec 18, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
A ficus is a generic term for anything that grows out of the ground. And lets be honest. Thats one of the first times you have seen a hill or a tree before?

And here i was gonna talk shit about how those trees seem awfully far apart considering how much you like cutting bars down :flipoff2:

Steve300xcw said:
Anybody can ride on that flat ground you ride on

Admittedly we do lack the crazy verticality of the terrain you see on the west coast. Everything within 20 miles of that ride spot is just rolling hills or canyons. But what we do seem to have more of is gnarly rock gardens and tech instead of the challenge being the steep hills and lack of traction. Pretty interesting.

Steve300xcw · Dec 18, 2023

An the good trails........well ya just dont film those ones :laughing:

I do wish he had film of a few of the other trails nearby. I understand why he doesnt though

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

willis_racing said:
Admittedly we do lack the crazy verticality of the terrain you see on the west coast. Everything within 20 miles of that ride spot is just rolling hills or canyons. But what we do seem to have more of is gnarly rock gardens and tech instead of the challenge being the steep hills and lack of traction. Pretty interesting.

Theres more rock around here than ya might think. It is interesting though. We hit up the desert a few years ago and got our asses handed to us on those trails. Whoops for days, and were all on geared down, soft suspension woods bikes :homer:

Funny though, when you get a dune rider or better yet a track guy that wants to ride. They cook their brakes on the first real downhill :laughing:

How do I post a cell phone video? It says its the wrong type of file or something :homer:

Squamch · Dec 19, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
Theres more rock around here than ya might think. It is interesting though. We hit up the desert a few years ago and got our asses handed to us on those trails. Whoops for days, and were all on geared down, soft suspension woods bikes Funny though, when you get a dune rider or better yet a track guy that wants to ride. They cook their brakes on the first real downhill

How do I post a cell phone video? It says its the wrong type of file or something

Yeah but oh boy can they go around a corner!

Upload to YouTube then link to here. It takes years to upload here.

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

Every so often you get somebody that forgot to mention all the downhill mtn bike shit they used to ride. Pretty humbling when you're hauling ass down a hill, only for the new guy to seat bounce a stump with his CR and pass you in the air :flipoff:

Squamch · Dec 19, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
Every so often you get somebody that forgot to mention all the downhill mtn bike shit they used to ride. Pretty humbling when you're hauling ass down a hill, only for the new guy to seat bounce a stump with his CR and pass you in the air

Guy at work was a pro BMX racer. I raced DH, not pro. Sunday he says to me "you were going recklessly fast down that!" Naw man, I was thinking "be careful, take it easy, it's a long walk from here and that rock looks sharp." :laughing:

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

Squamch said:
Sunday he says to me "you were going recklessly fast down that!"

I woulda pushed his bike over for going all safety sally while out on a ride :laughing:

Squamch · Dec 19, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
I woulda pushed his bike over for going all safety sally while out on a ride

~~He's got~~ he had a really shiny Xtrainer. Last trail we rode he dropped it and it slid down about a 25' face, now he needs new plastics. And he hasn't showed up for work for the last 2 days either. I may have killed him :laughing:

willis_racing · Dec 19, 2023

Squamch said:
Upload to YouTube then link to here. It takes years to upload here.

Steve300xcw said:
How do I post a cell phone video? It says its the wrong type of file or something

If you have an iPhone you'll have to go through some bullshit to convert the HEIC file to MP4 for the forum. Agree with Squamch though, youtube links will be easier. Make a throwaway youtube channel like "shaftgrabber300xcW" or some shit

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

Squamch said:
~~He's got~~ he had a really shiny Xtrainer. Last trail we rode he dropped it and it slid down about a 25' face, now he needs new plastics. And he hasn't showed up for work for the last 2 days either. I may have killed him

We had a guy that wasnt so good, go out and buy a new kx450. First fuel injected bike he had ever rode, and first time on an adult bike that didnt have a recluse. :homer:

We took that poor bastard on a ride. I bet he knocked $3k off that bike in 4 hours :lmao:

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

willis_racing said:
If you have an iPhone you'll have to go through some bullshit to convert the HEIC file to MP4 for the forum. Agree with Squamch though, youtube links will be easier. Make a throwaway youtube channel like "shaftgrabber300xcW" or some shit

Dont have an iphone. I'll set up a youtoobe account

Squamch · Dec 19, 2023

Steve300xcw said:
We had a guy that wasnt so good, go out and buy a new kx450. First fuel injected bike he had ever rode, and first time on an adult bike that didnt have a recluse.

We took that poor bastard on a ride. I bet he knocked $3k off that bike in 4 hours

Poor bastard. Did it at least have a thumb activated kickstart? Buddy rides a husaberg 250 4 stroke and has fun, but even that bike, which is much more oriented for this type of riding, fuckin kills him stalling and flaming out.

Steve300xcw · Dec 19, 2023

I believe it did. We never had much sympathy for him. One of those badasses that look and talk it until you get into the timber. :laughing:

He was just one of the many guys out there that have no business riding a 450 in the woods.

Squamch · Dec 30, 2023

Gotcha some more hashtags.

Last ride I blindly rolled off the top of this, and it went very smoothly, although terrifying. Figured I'd better try to go up it on a really greasy day :lmao:

It went almost flawlessly.

willis_racing · Jan 24, 2024

More lightning fast flatland singletrack :flipoff2:

willis_racing · Feb 3, 2024

Got my chin mount and new camera going. Just a little clip of me pegging my buddy in a strictly platonic manner. And yes, This is what is considered 'twisty' in the desert :flipoff2:

Squamch · Feb 9, 2024

I will be spamming this days riding for awhile :flipoff2:

Squamch · Feb 10, 2024

willis_racing said:
More lightning fast flatland singletrack

That fast looks scary as hell to me! :laughing:

willis_racing · Feb 14, 2024

Went out in a 3" snow blanket last weekend. Not too often I get to do that. Good times had.

willis_racing · Dec 18, 2024

Squamch · Dec 18, 2024

Where is that??

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