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What a spectacle....early start and like horses out the gate!!! No squeeze at the on-ramp and straight to work...good climb up Wynberg and great run down the M3. Simon's Town was a test climb into the wind...had me worried about Smits but it never really materialised....got shunted across the gutter into the side lane by a tandem at the Millers climb and had to bunny hop back twice to get back on the road!!! and what a run down to Scarborough and along Misty Cliffs, spectacular scenery but got hit hard by groin cramps!!! Pedalled through it and did a lot of standing up Chappies to keep the cramps at bay!! Suikerbossie was the usual riot of spectators willing everyone up and over...on the way down Llandudno and passed 12 Apostles, I realised I was in for a sub-4 so gunned it all the way...just made it TBC 3h54!!!! Beyond stoked!!! We all come for the views! Sometimes on my own... Sometimes not!!! Always dashing tho! And meeting fellow Hubbers...howsit Smarty (sic)! I'll be back!!!! Feels for those that crashed and RIP to rider at Misty Cliffs if this did happen....

Warmup run along the strip to the best coffee spot in town...

Incoming

No trip and stay in that area is complete without a visit to the epic Garden Route Trail Park... https://www.gardenroutetrailpark.com/

Great video and flying! 10:49...always a heart-stopper when this happens!!!🤣

Niccceee, very excellent video! Also featuring Tegan Phillips?

Welcome to Cape Town's multi-season weather zones....

I can relate to the lines you took!!!! The Beast is looking ruff, never noticed that ramp @ 0:52!

All I saw was $$$$$$...like that....

Yip, trial and error... if you mount it on chesty harness, you can use it in single lens option as well, it does have a lower res (1440k) than after reframing the 360 footage (2.7k) but has wider field of view and stabilisation is good. The only pain with managing the video direct from the Max is that you first have to convert it via GoPro Player app as they have their own proprietary codec and its not readable by most of the usual video editors like FCP and Premier Pro...so first you convert then import into video editor then reframe using the GoPro plugin for FCP and PP...so this will take it from 5.6k converted footage down to 2.7k in your editor for "flat" videos but you have the advantage of being able to pan all around and chose your shot using key frames. So also look at the Insta360 X3, has similar specs to GoPro Max BUT imports directly to FCP or PP without having to convert first...you still need the GoPro plugin to reframe and it still goes down to 2.7K but you saved that step of converting which can be time consuming. Their mobile app for making quick edits on the go is great and they constantly updating firmware. Form factor of the X3 is a little better I have found and the stitching of the footage from both lenses into one video seems a bit better. Having said all that, GoPro are expected to launch a new Max soon and they may address this as the Insta360 X3 has fast caught up with the Max which was King of the 360 prosumer hill for a long time! Another option is the Hero 10/11 combined with the Max Mod lens (which is basically one of the lenses from the max that mounts onto the Hero camera in place of the normal lens it comes with), which allows for horizon levelling...ie footage remains level no matter how you rotate the camera, massive stabilisation and great FOV (not quite the same as single lens on the Max) but no 360 option obviously. Bonus is you can remove the lens and use normal lens for 5.6k footage as well and import direct with no conversion into any editor. And you can replace it if it gets scratched, something that you cannot do for both X3 and Max, they become paperweights if you scratch any lens (the supplied lens protectors don't work, there's always a soft focus look to the footage). So now that you know all that and the experience I have had with both, which one should you get? The Max is great and you can always use it in single lens mode so you get 2 cameras in one, same for X3...but having the Hero version with Max Mod is always my main choice...especially for MTB and surfing....BTW water loves curved lens and there is no way around that but its really bad with a 360 camera. My 2 c's...good luck and welcome to the entrance of the rabbit hole!

Ha....be careful is all I say....so to get the most out of a 360 camera, you need to mount it away from you and the bike as you say...on your head is cool...once....then it gets boring cause there's no reference in the shot. I've had one taped to top tube and extended out front on a retractable pole but you need to be real careful: Helmet mount with short pole also possible but needs break away point if you plan or don't plan to face plant! Back pack mount also works but looks a bit weird.... Drone works as well for B roll.... Oh and look after those lenses.... Hand held works well for gravel and road Check out my channel, plenty of samples there...

Yoh! Now I'm lus for adventure! What time of the year did you do this? ie how hot/cold was it?

Nice, who is the Navy chap you speak of?

Hard to choose between this and Chappies...on a good day, I think this one wins!!!

There were a few big bunches but not so lekka to hold onto a camera while in the middle of a bunch😜

My first car, a yellow Passat S/wagon...did that too then jumped in and drove from Port Nolloth to Cape Town and back(in 3rd gear)...had to go back to Springbok, (in 3rd gear still) a few weeks later to get 4th gear replaced!!!!!

Was lucky enough to be in Dubai for some "argus" warm up.....plenty of Saffers in the race....

What does it mean if the light in the tunnel is BEHIND you?

Always cool to ride on the beach..

Top of my list!

Day off to ride....bring it on....

Oh yeah, a lot ! So you will need the Easton AX Dropper remote for drop bars, works a charm! https://eastcitycycles.com/products/post-remote-underhood-dual-pull-ax-lever?variant=41810807947425 Check it out here @ 3:27

Nice! Can't tell from the pic but may I suggest a dropper post...that 27.2 seatpost will work...and there is a solution for a remote to the dropbars

Tell us more about the bike!!

@Mr LegsMy kind of adventure!!!!