Bike camera with decent battery life?????

[Dogtrousers]

Thanks. I'll attach a label to that crappy cable so it doesn't catch me out in future.

That bit of penny pinching deserves an eye roll:

I've attached it to my bike. The brake and gear cables were in the way a bit but I cobbled something together using bits of GoPro mount. Not sure when I'll be able to get out and give it a proper test. Busy this weekend.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

As I said earlier I don't get good vibes about their customer service

If it’s any consolation, I’ve found their support to be very good.

My Fly12 was about 18 months out of warranty when it began to produce an annoying vertical interference line in videos. They asked me to send it back for investigation and quickly replaced it with a brand new one, when they weren’t obliged to.

 

[Bazzer]

I too have found the customer support to be very good. They helped me with an SD card which didn't function properly and then later the Fly 12 started not using all of the card, so I was losing recordings through early wiping over.
The biggest bug bear was customer support in Australia. I don't know whether it still is, but, the time delay meant issues were not as quickly resolved if the support was UK or Europe based.
As regards the mounts whether for a Fly 12 or 6, if you have or know someone with a 3D printer, you can create your own custom mount.

 

[Dadam]

As regards the mounts whether for a Fly 12 or 6, if you have or know someone with a 3D printer, you can create your own custom mount.

I ordered a 3d printed adaptor for my Fly12 CE from ebay but had to return it. It locked on securely but the fit was slightly loose and it wobbled slightly which would play havoc with video quality.

People underestimate how tricky 3d printing can be. It's not magic, though it can look like it! I do actually have a 3d printer and did consider making my own but as demonstrated above, the tolerances are critical and to get the design exactly right would have taken a LOT of tweaking the design and aborted prints. It would probably cost more than what Cycliq charge in power and printer filament alone, and many times more if I factored in my hourly rate that work pay me!

Somebody better with CAD and using pro software would do better but I just use basic free apps and I'm not very good at CAD, it's just dabbling as a hobby! So for me, getting complex shapes right can be difficult and time consuming.

Also I've only used basic PLA filament and it's great for certain applications but I suspect it wouldn't have stood up well to the rigours of attaching and detaching for each ride, and the vibration. The load bearing surfaces are quite small in these 1/4 or 1/8 turn adaptors.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Because Cycliq provide a mount that attaches onto GoPro system stuff, of which I have a boxful I just needed to dig out a handlebar mount and another angled bit and I was away.

It's a shame that Cycliq's quarter turn mount is almost but not quite Garmin compatible. Maybe the cycliq cameras are a bit too heavy.

 

[kingrollo]

I've been using the cyliq fly 12 & Fly 12 CE for a good few years.

Just to save everyone a load of time most of the advanced features don't work. I set my light desired mode and leave it at that.

I do smile when I see people trying to do speed over lays and uploading vids to an app - & the pc desktop is a total write off.

That said the longish battery life means it has been without competition for a number of years. I'm hoping the too cycling front light gives cyqliq a kick up the backside.

 

[Dadam]

Because Cycliq provide a mount that attaches onto GoPro system stuff, of which I have a boxful I just needed to dig out a handlebar mount and another angled bit and I was away.

It's a shame that Cycliq's quarter turn mount is almost but not quite Garmin compatible. Maybe the cycliq cameras are a bit too heavy.

It's actually a 1/8 turn (45°) so pretty much completely Garmin incompatible

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's actually a 1/8 turn (45°) so pretty much completely Garmin incompatible

A miss is as good as a mile.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

It's actually a 1/8 turn (45°) so pretty much completely Garmin incompatible

Yes, it is.
Finally worked that out today after a lot of frustration.
The lock is very solid and takes a firm action to secure which should help with stability.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Yes, it is.
Finally worked that out today after a lot of frustration.
The lock is very solid and takes a firm action to secure which should help with stability.

I think that's why they didn't go with a Garmin style mount as the camera is a bit chunkier than a GPS. Also I was glad that it comes with a safety lanyard

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

I think that's why they didn't go with a Garmin style mount as the camera is a bit chunkier than a GPS. Also I was glad that it comes with a safety lanyard

When I got knocked off at the start of the month the holder for my Garmin shattered. Not the mount but the little round bit that the unit clips into. Fortunately the 540 didn't go too far, but I've now converted to lanyard use.

I went to Garmin to try and get a new insert but was told that it was a complete new mount or nothing. £30 plus postage please. So much for reducing plastic waste.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm a lanyard obsessive. I've even glued one to my Varia radar/light

 

[Mike_P]

I'm a lanyard obsessive. I've even glued one to my Varia radar/light

You can get a case for a Varia with landyard either attached or the loop of for one. Noticed them on Amazon.

 

[Dogtrousers]

You can get a case for a Varia with landyard either attached or the loop of for one. Noticed them on Amazon.

Interesting, but too late for me. I have done my blobby gluey intervention

 

[Dadam]

When I got knocked off at the start of the month the holder for my Garmin shattered. Not the mount but the little round bit that the unit clips into. Fortunately the 540 didn't go too far, but I've now converted to lanyard use.

I went to Garmin to try and get a new insert but was told that it was a complete new mount or nothing. £30 plus postage please. So much for reducing plastic waste.

I don't know which plastic bit you mean but FYI I now have these on 3 bikes and they come with the parts to clip a Garmin on top and a gopro underneath. You can mount them on top or bottom stem bolts and, if you swap the plastic mount parts round, either way up.