Langford Park - mountainboarding

I tried out some of the mountain-bike trails at Langford Park, it wasn't quite as good as I was hoping - I needed longer and steeper. But I had a good morning...

GoPro wrist mount...

From this...

To this...

I decided to use a Velcro strap we had lying around at home and Using the mounting plate in the GoPro box to make my own GoPro wrist mount.

I started by cutting the plastic mounting plate down and drilling four holes for cable ties...

Some sanding to tidy it up and get rid of any burrs, then threaded the cable ties through.

I used some double sided padded tape to cushion the back and then secured it to the strap with the cable ties...

It can be used with the flat and angled brackets...

The only issue maybe the strap is a bit big for my skinny wrists! Should be able to try it out tomorrow.

Video - Snow Kite Australia

Winter down-under...

Snow kite Australia from Martin Brown on Vimeo.

It's arrived...

And so did the new Micro SD card...

next to my GoPro HD Hero

After a software update I have the wifi GoPro app working on my iPhone and iPad - and it is just awesome!

Video - mountainboarding in NYC...

This is pretty cool...

Mountainboarding in NYC from Beej on Vimeo.

max speed...

New top speed downhill on the mountainboard...

I'm getting a bit faster every time I ride!

GoPro HD Hero 3+ silver...

I have just ordered one of these...

Tyre pressures...

I was playing around with the tyre pressures on my mountainboard, went out with them rock solid and after the first couple of runs which felt a bit twitchy, let them down a bit and got a much smoother ride.

The end result was a new top speed of 33.1kph!

Video - Gone to the dogs...

Some more mountainboard free-riding. This time filmed by my 11 year old daughter...

Gone to the dogs... from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Heel straps - part II...

My new MBS heel straps arrived today and are now installed...

Looking forwards to trying them out!

Video - he, he, he!

I just got back from having an absolute blast on the mountainboard, new top speed of 30.8kph!

This is my video from my ride on Saturday...

He He He! from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

Part-time...

I have now gone officially part-time at work and will be now only working 4 days a week (every Wednesday off).

My wife has had an amazing promotion at work which has enabled me to do this...

Woohoo!

Video - chronotime

I want one....

chronotime from beboii on Vimeo.

boarding...

I went mountainboarding this arvo, as we drove past Lake Walyungup this morning and large parts of it are underwater!

I did 6.26kms with a new top speed of 30kph, used my new 3-way mount to shoot some video. Was going to try out the chesty but left it at home.

Some screen shots as I can't post the movie on vimeo until Wednesday!

Heel straps...

Just bought some MBS heel for my MBS comp 90, as I like to ride downhill strapped in...

Bought form Munro boards as I had some reward points I could use.

Video - winter

My video from buggying at the weekend...

Winter... from Mark Crook on Vimeo.

screen shot

More mounts...

Today I received to more mounts from GoPro, a chesty and a newly released 3 way.

The 3 way can be used as a camera grip, extension arm or tripod...

• Configurable for a wide range of uses, from capturing POV footage and selfies, to follow-cam, static tripod shots and more
• Folding arm makes it easy to capture selfies without the mount appearing in the shot
• Use the arm plus grip like a pole mount for immersive POV or follow-cam footage
• Handle can be detached from the arm and used as a camera grip
• Removable tripod conveniently stores inside the handle
• Lightweight, mini tripod can be used on its own or combined with the handle
• Waterproof construction for use in and out of the water
• Measures 20” (50.8cm) when fully extended, collapses to 7.5” (19cm)