Sam Nichols Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) Does anybody else think that helmet cam/frame cam/fork cam/bar cam/ballsack cam is nowhere near as cool as everyone thinks it is? I'm directing this more at the biking world really. I think there is a time and a place for this kind of equipment; like the wingmen dudes hurtling down the side of mountains and shit like that. It was always pretty cool on 'Fun House' too. Other than that, I think it looks pretty whack. I was trying to think back to the first time I saw this kind of footage and I think the first trialsy use I ever saw was in Evolve... And it's probably my least favourite bit of Evolve. As far as I can tell, if you ride trials then you appreciate what's going on and you want to see the whole move from a detached view so you can see exactly what line is being ridden. If you don't ride trials, then you don't want to see a helmet cam shot because trials just isn't gnarly enough to make that kinda thing look good. Gimmicky shit like this always seems to really kick off in the big wheel world. Discuss... Edited February 23, 2012 by Sam Nichols 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Nah I'm with you on this one. For certain things they can look cool - basically just as a bullet-cam style thing for some funky shots at speed from interesting angles, generally on cars/things what go fast - but for trials especially they tend to look pretty much complete bull on the most part. Obviously there are exceptions and for some North Shore style helmet-cams etc they can be interesting, but the overwhelming majority fails to turn me on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 It's sometimes good on riders who go big such as TRA you get to 'feel' like the move they're going through and experience it because most people wont even ride as big as him for example. Although I can't say it's for everyone and a whole vid of just that would do my nut in. It's nice as a few short clips to break stuff up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I'm with you. It's occasionally good but massively over-used at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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