Silvio 2.0 / S30 and Insta360 One X Camera

[Ivan_Liew]

I had an Insta360 One X camera and had wanted to capture some riding video, but mounting it in a good place has always been a challenge. One of the few YouTube videos of a Cruzbike with such a camera is Tor's excellent PBP video compilation on his Vendetta:

I finally managed to get a good mounting point with my One X on the "invisible selfie stick" which positioned above and behind me. The selfie stick is attached to a pump bracket that usually bolts under your bottle cage.

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• Ivan_Liew
• Mar 24, 2020

I zip-tied the pump bracket directly to my Lezyne bottle cages. I love these cages! They have been holding my Cygolite lights for many years and have been flawless. They are clamped to my headrest using Topeak Cage Mounts. This system has been working well for 6 years and pre-dates the Cruzbike headrest cage mount kit.

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• Ivan_Liew
• Mar 24, 2020

What the pump bracket allows me to do is easily attach and detach the selfie-stick depending on whether I want the camera or not. The One X automatically removes the selfie stick and thus the 360 video looks like it is shot from drone flying just behind you. Since it's attached with zip ties to bottle cages, the entire stick does flex and bounce a little, but the One X image stabilization is so good that the only "bouncing" thing you see in my video is my helmet.

In most of my video the video is pointing forward but look at 11:30 and right at the end of the video where I "zoom out" so you can even see the bottles underneath the camera and no selfie-stick. So it's like a drone just behind me! Also checkout 16:50 when I pass a couple going up a short incline and the camera pans around to see them.

There aren't enough Silvio and Vendetta videos on YouTube, so now that I have my mounting and video processing flow worked out, I will try and put more on my Cruzbike Singapore playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDHglRLrVlBedXmodlx7Z5GpEHAE2f9dB

 

[ak-tux]

Very nice Ivan! Is the insta360 paired with your phone for the GPS stats?

BTW, for some reason , I cannot see the images shared in this post.

 

[DavidCH]

I had an Insta360 One X camera and had wanted to capture some riding video, but mounting it in a good place has always been a challenge. One of the few YouTube videos of a Cruzbike with such a camera is Tor's excellent PBP video compilation on his Vendetta:

I finally managed to get a good mounting point with my One X on the "invisible selfie stick" which positioned above and behind me. The selfie stick is attached to a pump bracket that usually bolts under your bottle cage.

I zip-tied the pump bracket directly to my Lezyne bottle cages. I love these cages! They have been holding my Cygolite lights for many years and have been flawless. They are clamped to my headrest using Topeak Cage Mounts. This system has been working well for 6 years and pre-dates the Cruzbike headrest cage mount kit.

What the pump bracket allows me to do is easily attach and detach the selfie-stick depending on whether I want the camera or not. The One X automatically removes the selfie stick and thus the 360 video looks like it is shot from drone flying just behind you. Since it's attached with zip ties to bottle cages, the entire stick does flex and bounce a little, but the One X image stabilization is so good that the only "bouncing" thing you see in my video is my helmet.

In most of my video the video is pointing forward but look at 11:30 and right at the end of the video where I "zoom out" so you can even see the bottles underneath the camera and no selfie-stick. So it's like a drone just behind me! Also checkout 16:50 when I pass a couple going up a short incline and the camera pans around to see them.

There aren't enough Silvio and Vendetta videos on YouTube, so now that I have my mounting and video processing flow worked out, I will try and put more on my Cruzbike Singapore playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDHglRLrVlBedXmodlx7Z5GpEHAE2f9dB

Ivan...
I looked through your video hoping to grab a look at the bars and controls... I couldn't quite see where you have the mirrors?

 

[ak-tux]

Ivan...
I looked through your video hoping to grab a look at the bars and controls... I couldn't quite see where you have the mirrors?

There are two spy mirrors on the handlebars just near the start of the forward bend.

 

[Ivan_Liew]

There are two spy mirrors on the handlebars just near the start of the forward bend.

That's right, I have 2 Zefal Spy mirrors in the traditional position.

Very nice Ivan! Is the insta360 paired with your phone for the GPS stats? BTW, for some reason , I cannot see the images shared in this post.

Yes, I am using my phone paired with the Insta360 camera. However, one has to leave the phone on for this to work. I am thinking of getting the GPS Remote which would be a better way, but not sure if I need/want to spend another US$50 on that.

Ah yes, something wrong with the images. I posted them in a different way, so you should be able to see them now.

 

[Ivan_Liew]

Ivan...
I looked through your video hoping to grab a look at the bars and controls... I couldn't quite see where you have the mirrors?

Hi David, you can take a look at my handlebars (inverted bullhorns, Profile Design T2 Wing) in this old thread... https://forum.cruzbike.com/threads/bullhorn-and-dropbar-options.7014/page-8#post-29120