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In Depth Product Reviews
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
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If only we could all ride that fast.
Serious passing going on in that video – great work!
As for “that guy”, I was in his place as well; for anyone else reading this planning to do Alcatraz 2013 (or whenever) who’s not a great swimmer, I will say that once you overshoot by a little its a complete waste of time to try to claw your way back against the current. Go ahead and swim to shore then pick your way along the rocks. Its slow going, but far faster than doing it in the water against that tide.
Just to add to @Richard, don’t bother clawing along the rocks, there is a path right behind there. So, climb over the rocks, and run back down the path towards T1. It’s totally legal, and you’ll be in a lot better shape than those trying to work their way back along the beach.
Did the Contour 1080p not work out for you?
Dude, you’re a stud. You got passed, like, once, and the people you passed looked like they were standing still!
Hey, that’s me at 2:58 in the prisoner outfit handing out Cytomax!
Very Cool! Is there a longer version, it goes so fast it is hard to really appreciate the course.
Are you doing these videos for a project or just for fun/personal reasons? I know the upcoming virtual training software from saris/cycleops for use with their power beam pro lets users upload gps courses with video. I hope your videos are for an in depth review of that software because I am waiting for reviews before deciding between the powerbeam and the computrainer.
Ray, what brand mount do you use for the GoPro?
Damn dude how many people did you pass? Looks like a heck of a lot of fun.
Appreciate all the work you do! Enjoy your product reviews and following your races.
Tyson
Haha, better than strobe lighting. Excellent riding, great photography.
Can we get the 8 min version;-)
Thanks all!
Shaun- Funny, I thought about making it longer since I did four minutes for a sprint before and that was about right. But at 8 minutes, it’s a bit more boring. :(
Jake- Mostly for fun, though, I do have it in mind to find a way to publish these in conjunction with a few different products that do as you describe (Kinomap, CycleOps trainer, etc…). Haven’t figurd out the logistcs yet of publishing 8GB of HD files (without costing me a massive bucketload) – but it’s on my radar for certain.
Fitknight- Just the generic GoPro bike handlebar mount. I hear there’s a few bike companies that make fancy ones, but I’m an unfancy kinda guy.
Thanks all!
You gained 374 spots in a sub 60 minute bike ride!
Great video. Any chance you can upload the full (i.e. real-time) video of the bike course? I’m doing Escape from Alcatraz in a few months but won’t get a chance to do a preview ride of the course beforehand. I’d really like to identify some of the potential dangerous curves and other nuances ahead of time if possible.
Great video! Any chance you can upload the full , i.e. real-time, video of the bike course? I’m doing Escape from Alcatraz in a few months but won’t get a chance to do a preview ride of the course beforehand. I’d really like to identify some of the potential dangerous curves and other nuances ahead of time if possible.