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I would like to thank and recommend www.mountainbikebill.com for the great advice contained on his website regarding helmet cameras, filming, editing and publishing video. The site also has some great mountain biking videos.

The equipment I use is a Sony DCR-PC350E Handycam and a www.helmetcamera.com "lipstick" camera.

Mini Moto

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Small Ones Are More Juicy
Small Ones Are More Juicy
Mini Motos are an excellent laugh. We have been three times now.
This movie is from our third visit, which was part of my stag do. I survived this and the rest of the evening relatively intact, although I did get worried when the guys threatened to throw me in the river.
File size: 69.1MB   Run Time: 12:33 minutes   Date: April 2006   File Format: MPEG
Mike Highsides
Mike Highsides
A short clip from our second visit. This was filmed using the Pentax Digital Camera. Thankfully only my pride was bruised.
File size: 2.6MB   Run Time: 0:24 minutes   Date: October 2003   File Format: MPEG
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Mountain Biking

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Morzine 2007
Morzine 2007 - Downhill Mountain Biking
A fantastic day in Morzine, France. I was shown around by Cam, Carl, Kent and Rob.
The rest of the group were there for three days. By the time I arrived they were very much in the groove so keeping up was not easy, as you will see.
File size: 310.9MB   Run Time: 24:58 minutes   Date: July 2007   File Format: WMV
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
Two fantastic guided days in Chamonix, France, with www.10fifty.com who I highly recommend.
The rest of the group were there for the whole week. A very fit bunch, who very kindly waited, every so often, for me to catch up.
File size: 43.9MB   Run Time: 7:59 minutes   Date: September 2005   File Format: MPEG
Barry Knows Best
Barry Knows Best
I have no idea who Barry is. He has certainly found a brilliant route down. Steep drops at the start and finish, lots of turns and berms in the middle. This is another track where www.redlandstrails.org have carried out a lot of trail building work.
File size: 20.2MB   Run Time: 3:40 minutes   Date: July 2005   File Format: MPEG
The Bomb Holes
The Bomb Holes / Yoghurt Pots
A roller coaster of a route. It leads you in and out of some very large bomb holes. At the moment this is Rob's favourite track.
File size: 13.7MB   Run Time: 2:30 minutes   Date: July 2005   File Format: MPEG
Telegraph Row
Telegraph Row
This trail starts off with a few up hill sections, but then opens out into a really fast, twisting, slightly downhill single-track. The last half of this route has a wonderful flow to it. Great fun to be had trying to keep up with the person in front.
File size: 22.9MB   Run Time: 4:10 minutes   Date: July 2005   File Format: MPEG
Summer LightningSummer Lightning
Summer Lightning top to bottom
Those of you who have ridden this track will realise that I have only filmed the first two thirds but I think it gives you a very good idea of what it's like to ride this great trail.
This was our first try out with the helmet camera.
Many thanks go to www.redlandstrails.org for all the effort they have put into building and maintaining this and other trails in the Leith Hill, Surrey area.
File size: 18.6MB   Run Time: 3:23 minutes   Date: June 2005   File Format: MPEG
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Mountain Boarding

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Mountain Boarding Virgins
Mountain Boarding Virgins
No, not those type of virgins. My first attempt at video editing, slightly shaky but getting there.
My friend Rob and I saw an article about this on the BBC's "Country File" of all places, so we thought we would give it a go. We went to the XBP Mountainboard Centre in Redhill, Surrey.
File size: 17.5MB   Run Time: 3:11 minutes   Date: June 2005   File Format: MPEG
Rob takes a tumble
Rob takes a tumble
A short clip from "Mountain Boarding Virgins" showing how quickly you can loose it on a board.
File size: 0.9MB   Run Time: 0:09 minutes   Date: June 2005   File Format: MPEG
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Snowsports

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Tignes 2007-2008 New Year Week
Tignes 2007-2008 New Year Week
New Year in Tignes with a new group of skiing friends.
File size: 65.6MB   Run Time: 7:15 minutes   Date: December 2007   File Format: WMV
Tignes 2007-2008 Christmas Week
Tignes 2007-2008 Christmas Week
The title says it all.
File size: 59.7MB   Run Time: 8:59 minutes   Date: December 2007   File Format: WMV
Ice Climbing in London
Ice Climbing in London
Yes London! The Ellis Brigham Store in Covent Garden has an indoor climbing wall. This was my first attempt.
File size: 29.9MB   Run Time: 4:28 minutes   Date: September 2007   File Format: MPEG
No Snow, Should've Gone To Tignes
No Snow, Should've Gone To Tignes
Filmed January 3rd 2007.
Yet again Tignes did not let us down. After a two day storm, the sun came out and life was good.
File size: 26.3MB   Run Time: 4:49 minutes   Date: January 2007   File Format: MPEG
Tignes 2004-2005-2006
Tignes 2004-2005-2006
A montage of video clips filmed over three seasons.
The footage was taken by myself, Richard and Marie.
File size: 91.3MB   Run Time: 16:35 minutes   Date: Dec/January 2004-5-6   File Format: MPEG
The Squaw Valley Halfpipe
The Squaw Valley Halfpipe
Filmed during our trip to Lake Tahoe in February 2006.
The biggest pipe any of us have been in so far.
File size: 20.6MB   Run Time: 2:58 minutes   Date: February 2006   File Format: MPEG
The Grappillons, Tignes, France
The Grappillons, Tignes, France.
Another Pentax moment.
After a "Dad" led false start (we really should have learnt by now). Kent and I dropped into the bowl behind Chardonnet, traversed across and then hiked back up to the top of The Grappillons. An hour well spent I think you will agree. Boy was it hot.
File size: 2.6MB   Run Time: 0:43 minutes   Date: March 2005   File Format: WMV
Snowboarding in St Anton
Snowboarding in St Anton, Austria.
A short video of myself, taken using a Pentax Digital Camera. The quality is not great but you get the idea.
File size: 1.7MB   Run Time: 0:24 minutes   Date: March 2004   File Format: WMV
Chardonnet Couloir, Tignes, France
Chardonnet Couloir, Tignes, France.
A video of Richard and myself, taken using the Pentax Digital Camera.
After overnight snowfall, we hiked up to the top of The Chardonnet Couloir to see what we could find. We were very pleased we had made the effort.
File size: 2.4MB   Run Time: 0:40 minutes   Date: January 2004   File Format: WMV
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Water Rockets

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NPL Water Rocket Car Challenge 2008
NPL Water Rocket Car Challenge 2008
In February 2008 we were invited to build a Water Rocket Powered Car for Channel five's "The Gadget Show". This is our video showing what went on behind the scenes during the day we spent filming.
File size: 116.7MB   Run Time: 9:59 minutes   Date: February 2008   File Format: WMV
Water Rocket Dragsters - The Gaget Show - NPL
Water Rocket Dragsters - The Gadget Show - NPL
This is the broadcast segment shown on Channel five's "The Gadget Show".
File size: 67.8MB   Run Time: 5:21 minutes   Date: February 2008   File Format: WMV
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