Tag: vholdr

This past Sunday, Tony and I joined the crew from The Path Bike Shop on their group ride. With all the recent rains in Southern California, I’ve learned a lot about picking trails that don’t turn into mud fests. In particular, those trails of decomposed granite or shale seem to be the way to go as they filter water particularly well.

Here are MtnBikeRiders.com we’ve been tasked with testing the Vholdr Contour HD 1080P camera, and though the initial impressions are awesome, the lack of a vented helmet mount left a bitter impression in the staffers minds. The goggle strap that comes with the camera is awesome, relatively secure and adjustable. The rub was, just how often does a mountain biker wear goggles? For most of us, that’s during DH shuttle runs and maybe free-riders. Here in sunny so-cal there just aren’t that many shuttle runs to explore and most of which could be ridden comfortably on a 6″ all-mountain bike.
So what does all this babbling lead to? Most mountain bikers wear XC style lids most of the time! This left us hoping for a vented helmet mount. Well, Vholdr was aware of this and was working hard behind the scenes and the wait is over!

It seems one of the new big things in Mountain Biking is recording the experience. Whether it’s to relive the rush, to learn and improve or vain self-gratification, it’s a lot of fun. Another great trick is to follow your friend down the mountain and suddenly they’ll be interested in seeing your video too! I’ve…

This past Saturday Priscilla, Joe Solancho and I went out to Aliso Woods to have some riding fun. Our office recently took delivery of the new Vholdr Cam. It’s a wearable camcorder. I took the opportunity to perform our first test of the Vholdr. Now keep in mind Youtube sucks, and that the first half…