Have bicycle, take camera

[River Dog]

Inspired by the UK performance in the Tour de France and Olympics, I have changed my heavy, steel 1980's mountain bike for a lightweight, 24-speed road bike. What a difference.

Apart from a very sore behind, I found an old railway path running out of town. Apparently there is a restored station with steam engines up there somewhere. I'll check it out this weekend (with a small picnic). What fun, and such a change from the street.

I managed a few miles today and the X100 came along. Anyone else snap from their bicycle?


Avon Riverside Station - PS5 with SFX conversion

[Calzone]

John (JSRockit) and I intend to take our bikes and cameras out. Generally we walk NYC, but we also want to explore. Also the exercise is a great thing.

My Rollei 3.5F fits in a fanny pack.

Cal

[pdexposures]

Actually yes! So much so that I had a holster made for my SX70s from a studio here in Portland that does leather work for bikes. It fits onto any rack and holds all the sizes of SX70 - standard, sonar, and SLR680.

EDIT: Forgot the link

http://blog.pdexposures.com/2012/05/...ster-that.html

[soelin]

Sony RX100 is small and compact for bike rides. I highly recommend it, if you don't mind shooting (digital) point and shoot style.

[carpark]

I used to take snaps from my bike rides. Sadly so many things have got in the way this year to make it possible. Next year for sure
And like you I am going to trade my Trek full suspension for a road bike. Not doing so much off road these days anyway and I fancy a new carbon road model. Damn that Tour De France and Olympics for inspiring me! ;-)
Nice photo. Do you have any more pics to share?

[Calzone]

Originally Posted by pdexposures

Actually yes! So much so that I had a holster made for my SX70s from a studio here in Portland that does leather work for bikes. It fits onto any rack and holds all the sizes of SX70 - standard, sonar, and SLR680.

EDIT: Forgot the link

http://blog.pdexposures.com/2012/05/...ster-that.html

Portland is a great city for cyclists. I wish NYC was as bike friendly.

Cal

[River Dog]

Do you have any more pics to share?

Got one of the bike. It weighs 10 Kg. (23 lbs), Shimano Triple set and carbon forks for £300 ($470). Great reviews and not too shabby for a starter kit.

[Calzone]

I use to race (both road and mountain bike), and although I'm 54 years old I look perhaps a decade and a half younger because of cycling and not drinking.

NYC where I now live is not the best (like Portland). Around the city you see chained to stop signs these non working bikes that are painted white that are known as "ghost bikes." They are shrines making locations where cyclists have been killed, and often provide the name and time of death.

Mayor Bloomburg has definately made the city safer, but riding a bike in New York is not the best.

Cal

[dreilly]

I've got a new Yuba Mundo, longtail cargo bike, and I hope to do some shooting from it. I have a Norita 66 at the shop that I shot a roll with last week, from my other bike (a single-speed converted Giant hybrid), but that's a little heavy. Thinking of getting either a Ricoh GXR (used to have one!) or the new Sony RX100 for days when adding more weight to the cargo bike isn't the plan. Also want to have a small camera to balance out the giant Norita. Here's my new baby:

[Spicy]

Wow, that looks...... stable, lol.

I usually throw my XA in my camelbak, though it's been too hot recently so I need all the volume I can for water (the camera intrudes a bit on the reservoir space). Originally brought a Rollei 35S but it is heavy(heavier) and a bit fussy to set up when you're tired and sweaty and just want to fire off a quick pic.

I did bring my M4-P (CV21/4) and FG-20 (50/1.8) on a 300+ mi cross-country ride of South Korea this past spring. The front element of the 21 unscrewed itself due to vibrations and I didn't realize it until the final day when I heard it rattling around in the lens cap when I pulled it out. Thankfully I'd been using the Nikon as backup/low-light B&W, so the trip photos weren't completely ruined, but still - I know I'd taken some great ones with the Leica and CV that turned out looking like I forgot to focus. As if you need to with a 21mm @ f/8 set to hyperfocal :-(

[Roger Hicks]

Anyone here riding Ordinaries? I've long wanted to try one. Apparently they're extremely addictive.

Cheers,

R.

[benlees]

I used to photograph with my bike a lot but then the longer I rode the less I wanted to stop. Make a mental note and then lie to myself that i'll stop next time is my current method of operation. I've gone from dilettante to vacation snapper. A fall from grace!

[Guaranteed]

I've been wanting to get a camera for when I'm out riding about but have yet to do anything about it. Thankfully I'm fortunate enough to live relatively close to some old rail lines that have been converted to bike/walking paths, which makes it much more enjoyable not having to worry about drivers.

Originally Posted by carpark

I used to take snaps from my bike rides. Sadly so many things have got in the way this year to make it possible. Next year for sure
And like you I am going to trade my Trek full suspension for a road bike. Not doing so much off road these days anyway and I fancy a new carbon road model. Damn that Tour De France and Olympics for inspiring me! ;-)
Nice photo. Do you have any more pics to share?

Careful with the carbon bikes, I thought about upgrading my roadie and the shop owners kid told me to google carbon fiber bike crashes and then make a decision.

Here's one example.

[jsrockit]

Originally Posted by C.Hudson

My gear goes in a small Billingham on the back rack.

I've always loved this photo when I see it pop up. Not sure where I've seen it, but love it each time.

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by River Dog

..................... Anyone else snap from their bicycle? .....................

It seems that most here say "shooting from their bike" but actually mean riding their bike somewhere, getting off, taking out their camera and only then photographing. To me, "shooting from your bike" means rolling down the road. I still prefer the Olympus Stylus Epic as it is the only camera I can shoot one handed with the other hand on the bars.

[nparsons13]

My Bianchi Iseo hybrid last month on the shore of Lake Apopka, Florida, at the end of the newly opened North Loop Trail. The padded rear rack bag (Axiom Robson LX) holds a Pentax K200D with FA 80-320 zoom and 2X teleconverter for shooting wildlife, with a lightweight but sturdy tripod strapped to the side. I want to get a handlebar bag for one of my normal-lens rangefinders or P&Ss.
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Lake Apopka warning sign by nrparsons, on Flickr

[kxl]

Originally Posted by Bob Michaels

It seems that most here say "shooting from their bike" but actually mean riding their bike somewhere, getting off, taking out their camera and only then photographing. To me, "shooting from your bike" means rolling down the road. I still prefer the Olympus Stylus Epic as it is the only camera I can shoot one handed with the other hand on the bars.

Stopping and shooting is what I've been doing. While I've shot while riding, at this point I think shooting in motion is probably best done with a mounted video camera. I'm considering getting a GoPro Hero2 HD bicycle video camera.

[River Dog]

It seems that most here say "shooting from their bike" but actually mean riding their bike somewhere, getting off, taking out their camera and only then photographing.

Pedantry. I was on my bike when I took the shot. Hence "from".

[Peter_wrote:]

cycling and photography fit perfectly together.

i ride my bike quite a lot (for pleasure but also as my main mean of transportation) and most of the time i have a camera with me. no special one for bicyling, i take just the one with me which is loaded with film anyway.

[Bob Michaels]

Here is another of my Stylus Epic bike shots. Our son Matt rolling along with Pancho Villa while we rode from Rosarito to Ensenada. A bike ride in Mexico sponsored by Dos Equis brings a new dimension to great sag stops.

[digitalintrigue]

Originally Posted by Calzone

My Rollei 3.5F fits in a fanny pack.

Whoa!

I can't imagine taking my 3.5F on a bike.

For occasional snaps, I always have my iPhone (which I would carry even if it didn't have a camera.) Being a semi-weight weenie, any other camera would need to be super tiny and light...

[River Dog]

For the lighter-weight road riders here, this is the under saddle carrier I got for a camera with space for other small items. The Topeak Aero Wedge Pack (clip) in large. It takes the X100, Oly SP, Leica CL w/40mm or a SLR w/50mm... or four bananas.

[pakeha]

I was thinking of the same thread just yesterday. Here we have , just completed, a cycle track from our city to the next - 16 kilometers of limestone riverbank cycle track.Went out yesterday and took a camera and tripod strapped to cross frame.efke IR820.Unfortunately by the time we had stopped for a late breakfast and coffee the weather had turned to overcast, so no images.The track starts right outside of our house so I can see this becoming a regular thing.

[smiffi]

I love to shoot from my bike. Hopping off and taking a picture of someone is often a really fun collaboration.

[Highway 61]

All of my daily home-work-home trips are done riding my bike (a CBT Italia Columbus Gara frame fitted with mixed-up gear, a MTB handlebar and a Brooks saddle) and I have always a camera with me, either in the handlebar bag (a red Overhill one bought for $5 off eBay) or in my shoulder small leather photo bag (Domke lookalike, but made of supple leather in the 1980's at a famous workshop of that time).

That photo above with the vintage bike and the "Morgue" writing is simply terrific.