Here's some video of Spartan, OBEwan and myself buggying on 13th Beach in 16-18 knots of wind. We all ended up using 6m XC's. Camera is a GoPro HD. Fabulous afternoon. Enjoy!

http://www.vimeo.com/9436150

Finally got this video working!! (I hope)

Took me the best part of day to get the video to work - I'd go to load it up, the progress bar would zip across the screen and then go into a holding pattern for an hour or so. Then when I was told it was ready, all I got was 10min of black. Wasn't amused, same deal with youtube. Swapped computers, net browsers, the only thing I could think of was that I recently upgraded my anti virus software so I ripped it off - still didn't work. Then re-installed it. And then the video uploaded properly. I'm still scratching my head. I particularly like the rear view with Spartan and OBEwan coming up behind me. The beach is about 15min drive south of Geelong, Victoria. (Aus).

Nice video but this - http://www.vimeo.com/9435590 - is comedy gold

Sweet video. Would you mind posting up a picture of the rear axle mount that you have?

Thanks.

Great videos John. Thanks Kami for sharing the second one. Makes me feel better about the things I do when I think no one is watching

Thanks guys. Todd, here's a short vid of the axle mount the first time I used it. Which didn't quite work!!! I used a strip of 1.5mm rubber wrapped around the axle to fix the problem. It's just a jockey wheel clamp, a bit of floorboard, a tripod head and a bit of flat aluminium to stick the gopro mount to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3zzSVB6y7k

Thanks John, I like that setup and it looks to be rock solid.

SOO I'm guessing it was not supposed to roll back and drag on the ground? Did it do better after you scolded it? That never works for me!!

Seatpost handlebar mount for the GoPro is cheap and looks solid ... I got one cheaper off eBay too.


http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=14...

... though if you wanted such a long arm I think you'd still have the same problems. Weld a plate onto the axle so you've got a solid mount to bolt to?

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SOO I'm guessing it was not supposed to roll back and drag on the ground? Did it do better after you scolded it? That never works for me!!

I felt better after I scolded it!! A bit of thin rubber was all it needed. It's only slipped a bit once since in a dozen or more hours of buggying. The GoPro mount is a much better idea! It's just I had all that stuff lying about in my shed and I did want to get the camera back a bit for a bit more 'perspective' !

Dude - You've just amped up my excitement for our coastal return route from NABX! I don't know that I'll ever look at a beach the same way. Beautiful!

i just watch 9:00mins of jealousy. very nice.

"My top speed for the day was 54.2km/hr although I think both Shane & George went faster. hmmmm, even though we had the same kites.... I just must be SLOW!"

same buggy too?
the lighter buggy goes faster but less stability + plus if you have rear weight you, youll track better but require more kite.

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plus if you have rear weight you, youll track better but require more kite.

You're not saying I've got a fat a$%e are you?? LOL

Must be all the crap I carry around on the back! Actually, now that you mention it, George is on a Flexifoil and Shane's on a PL. Both a bit lighter than the Vmax. Well, that's my excuse anyway!

The handle bar mount is for small diameter bars, there's also a roll bar mount that I think would work better on most buggies.

If all else fails:



Clamps onto round or square stock.

The piece that terminates in a triangle is a removable adaptor for use with square mounting points.

Edit: Better picture. Brass post attaches to tripod mount on camera or to a ballhead if you want to tweak the angle.



Clamping range is .5 to 2.1 inches.

ATB,
Sam