Sunday already marked my last ride of the year, at least on Swiss soil. It had been raining a lot all week so trails were both super slippery and extremely muddy. It didn’t deter me to head out for a short loop, and surprisingly it didn’t deter hikers to head out in droves. I received some flashlight mounts from DealExtreme last week, which will be used to mount my Replay XD1080 action cam. A short, easy ride was ideal to test the setup, so the camera was taken along. Besides the simple helmet attachment with a single velcro strap, the rubber mounts now allow a quick placement of the cam on the handlebar, the seat tube or low hanging branches out in the woods for ride-by shots. For other mounting locations, the rubber block needs modification. For 2 dollars a piece, I have several to modify. Interestingly enough, the rubber block sort of keeps its shape if you bend or twist it. If the cam doesn’t point exactly in the direction needed (like pointing upwards on the seat tube) a slight twist will position the cam in the right angle and stay that way. The camera shot some descent footage and I learned a few things. Unfortunately, I will not be able to whip up a video clip as my 2008 15-inch MacBook Pro with the dreaded NVIDIA graphics card decided to die (fried logic board as far as I can tell). I’ll take it to a Californian Apple store to see if they can do something for me. The local Apple reseller in town said a repair would cost me about a thousand Swiss Francs. Not the amount I’m willing to shell out right now - neither for a repair nor for a new laptop.
| Distance: | 27.6km (17.2 miles) |
| Elevation: | 1’536m (5’039 feet) |
| Time: | 01:51:30 |
| Speed (avg/max): | 14.9/45.6 kph (9.3/28.3 mph) |
