I’ve been playing around with different camera setups again, trying to find something that works reliably on the trails. At the moment, the most practical solution is the GoPro 13 on a chest harness. It’s stable, predictable, and doesn’t require constant checking while riding. To keep things simple, I’m using a small remote to control the camera, which is mounted with Velcro on the bike. This allows me to start and stop recording when it actually makes sense, instead of collecting hours of unusable material.

There is another mount point on the bike as well, positioned under the bike computer. It looks clean and offers a nice perspective. Unfortunately, looks don’t help much when a screw comes loose. That happened once, somewhere on the trails, and I only noticed when it was too late. The camera didn’t survive the impact, which was a clear reminder that minimal setups still need to be absolutely secure.

One more thing I’ve stopped using entirely is the GPS-based overlays. In the woods, the GoPro GPS is basically useless. Speed, distance, and elevation data jump around wildly and are more misleading than informative. The overlays might look nice on paper, but in real trail conditions they don’t reflect reality at all. Because of that, I won’t use them again in the future.

There is still a lot of footage being recorded, far more than I can reasonably moderate or cut. Publishing everything isn’t an option, so most of it remains unlisted on my YouTube account. It’s there, archived, maybe for later – but for now, the focus stays on riding, not on managing data.