Building a Bicycle Camera Mount
July 26th, 2006 by MikeVia: Camerahacker.com
So I have about 60-days to make myself a bicycle camera mount. Making a mount really wouldn’t be that hard or time consuming. It’s just I have tons of chores to accomplish in my daily routine. And finding time to sit down and put together my vision is the hard part.
I have spent quite some time thinking of a simple way to make and use a mount. It’ll have to be small enough to not intrude on other fellow bike riders. It should be quick to attach and remove from the bike to prevent the tour group from waiting on me; translates to using minimal tools or none at all. Cheap enough so that if I left it on the bike, I wouldn’t feel like I lost a limb. It needs to be sturdy enough to support a small MiniDV camcorder.
My plan and concept has already been thought up, minus a few minor details that I am sure they could be worked out once I have a drill in hand. I believe the plan would meet all requirements listed in the previous paragraph. For now, I present you some pictures and parts that will fit in my master plan and see if you could devise what my plan is.
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That may work for flat road rides,
but I finally went to a body mounted camera,
since your body is SO stable, compared to the bike.
But a helmet cam makes your neck sore.
I like a chest mounted system, that I’ve been cooking up for years. pretty comfortable.
Agreed — handlebar is a bad place for the camera. I tried that a few years ago and destroyed the electronics on my camera. Ditto about Helmet cam being a bit tough on the neck.
I never thought of chest mount — I’ll have to give that a thought.
Make a Handlebar Camera Mount For A Buck!
I made this tonight with under a dollar’s work of hardware. Like 87 cents, I think.
http://bellsouthpwp.net/m/i/michaelalanjones/cycling/MakeHandlebarCameraMountForABuck.pdf
Are there any DIY body mounting sites that you dudes might know of?
Thanks