Was given a Go Pro for my birthday and have recorded a bit of riding and have gone through the journey of mounting positions, the crap formatting stop/start ing issue, and even after al that they look rubbish.

Are there any tips on how to make them a bit interesting besides throwing myself of the edge or trying to do death defying stunts (to add I'm 41 yrs old). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hey guys, and ladies,

i have been meaning to get a video camera to video my commute and normal rides, well after friends from townsville were involved in this http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2013/06/22/serio... and subsequently the lady involved has passed away, it seems a must .... however i dont know which to get??

I have an Garmin Edge 500 and I was curious if it is possible to record route that I have rode, for example if I did a circuit at Forsyth Mills can the Edge record this route and then could I use the “Course” function to use this information for navigation?

Am help on this would be great. I understand you can plot routes on various web-based packages and then export them as TCX file which can be loaded on to the device. I find this a struggle with trails though as they are typically obscured by trees or it is near impossible to resolve the track.

Thanks

Steve.

I acquired a Garmin Edge 500 to replace my bulky looking 705 and thought it would look quite racey to buy some of the Barfly mounts, the ones that place the unit in front of the stem rather than on top.
While it looks pretty slick and works well on the road bike, its not so practical on my Mtb.
I discovered this when I smacked into a tree at a race and broke the connecting tabs off the mounting plate on the underside of the unit.