10 GoPro Hacks for MTB and Beyond

It’s that time of year again where you can go mountain biking every day. If you’re like me, you might bring an action camera along to document your ride. Whether you have a GoPro, a knockoff, or something else altogether, these 10 hacks will help you make the most of your action camera. let’s get started!
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SOFTWARE
The video editor I used to demonstrate the clap technique was iMovie. Most other video editors have a timeline and B-roll, with visible waveforms.
I use Final cut pro, which does the same thing automatically by analyzing the waveform programmatically.

[@SethsBikeHacks]

I'm still going to call it a veelogger

[@SethsBikeHacks]

There will be more! I prefer to keep live streams "live" and not post them, however Patrons do get the option of replaying.

[@kitten-inside]

Make some around noon if you want Europe to watch as well.

[@vincebln2]

Seth's Bike Hacks Hey seth could you do a review on Leaux racing trikes? They look pretty cool. (Drifting!) www.leauxracingtrikes.com/shop/onda-cycle

[@chrisjerichotacusalme2085]

hey it's me again here's my number 09758433903 call me

[@swahbahh2956]

Hey Seth , do you make more videos about the SE Fat Ripper? Cause in your video about it you said that we will see many videos of it , but as far as i know you didnt made a second video to it , sorry for my bad english by the way , im from Germany ;))

[@VlogEpicness]

Why didn't I watch this 3 years ago??? I actually learned a lot!

[@Krishjoshi]

yess

[@SebSmall]

I know

[@NoahMazraani]

Omg I'm a huge fan!

[@dirtyhooker6317]

Saame getting a GoPro for Christmas and the beard will help😂

[@twocrackheads1348]

Ikr

[@SethsBikeHacks]

For all of you asking what video editor I use, it's Final Cut Pro. It has tons of bugs that Apple never fixes, and it crashes constantly. For those reasons I can't recommend it, however I haven't found anything that's faster for editing KZbin videos. Truth be told, you can just use GoPro's software for most video editing tasks. It's free and works on any operating system.

[@TrailFeatures]

Final Cut used to be a beast, but the adobe creative cloud is a damn good option for Mac and PC. it's pretty dang cheap, and even cheaper with EDU discount.

[@TrailFeatures]

KiGrind 7 You're totally right that if you're just starting out, or don't get too complicated with edits, there are some really good free options out there. If you need something more than that, then the Adobe software may be a good option. You can pay $300 up front for Final Cut Pro, or pay $20/mo (240/yr) for Adobe Premiere. If you're a student with an EDU email you can get the full suite for $20/mo, that's a crazy good deal! The best part is if after a couple months you hate it and want to move to another app you're only out a small amount, vs buying a full license and being stuck with that. Once again, not saying someone just starting out should get it, but when you hit that point where you need something with really beefy features then Adobe has some pretty good options.

[@ofekp]

I have been using Filmora to edit my vacation videos. I can't say it is the fastest thing in the world but it works great. It is also a one time payment for a lifetime license.

[@BikeShopGirl]

We are big fans of FCP as it's easy to learn and there isn't a subscription fee every month!

[@connors3356]

Just to add onto this discussion, I am a film student and use Premiere Pro with a student subscription so it isn't so expensive. I've used Davinci and FCPX and found that they are not as ergonomic and flexible as premiere is.

[@aminkhorasany_4676]

5:05 sounds like joining a xbox live party 😂

[@region2596]

True

[@omizygaming4604]

lol fax

[@boo-4478]

"HeY gUyS cAn YoU hEaR mE??????"

[@TrailFeatures]

Handy tips! Didn't think to film in 4:3. Here's another: Use carbon grip paste on the adjustable joints for your mounts to make them extra rigid. Then use the screwdriver to really clamp it down.

[@SethsBikeHacks]

Globetrottn' Geek that's a great tip!

[@TrailFeatures]

Thanks! It took many ruined shots and a few beers in the workshop to come up with that idea.

[@reckerlang2163]

This sounds much better than my "cut out thin rubberband pieces and try whole 15min to insert them into the joints", thanks for the suggestion!

[@bruhbruhbruhburhbruh]

5:28 Woah I Didnt Know This Vid Was Featuring The Singletrack Sampler

[@bkxc]

Hahaha, love that Hasidic beard!

[@Antjan46]

BKXC was that Single Track Sampler? Good business idea, he could trim and sell little microphone beards for $20 a piece! c",)

[@stevendaniels233]

BKXC what the nugget count now?

[@icecreamtrucker6400]

Antjan46 And I'd be dumb enough to buy one!

[@MTBdropIN]

Hmmm, good business!!!

[@bkxc]

Hahahah that's classic Antjan

[@tannerhickman5986]

Hey Seth. Your videos have come such a long way from back when you started. The quality of these videos are amazing and your editing skills are impeccable. Your videos stand out in comparison to so many other KZbin channels not just biking ones. I love your channel and keep up the good work.

[@SethsBikeHacks]

Tanner Hickman thanks dude!

[@botfly7725]

And now look at his editing holy balls

[@WeekendWarrior604]

Haven't used my Gopro for a while... took it out to clean it and surprised to see a 3 ft beard growth in it 😂

[@randomdude1177]

How the hell does the beard actually grow

[@MattH198]

Tobey Gamer it’s a joke

[@randomdude1177]

@@MattH198 the thing was there was no tone of sarcasm and also I'm an idiot so yeah

[@bigspoops7228]

@@randomdude1177 well to answer your question . pepper shaker was joking but seth was talking about the wind how it makes the fur puff out unless the joke flew over my head lol

[@miat9301]

@@randomdude1177 admitting youre an idiot. I pay my respects to you good sir.

[@B1KER]

I didn't know the clap technique! Makes so much sense. I've struggled getting my footage lined up. Thanks for that!

[@pf465]

yeah that was clever. Sometimes it's just one thing that you pickup that can make all the difference in understanding something. Great video

[@tomsdad5172]

B1KER it is also why they use that black and white shutter things in hollywood movies

[@wernervandermerwe8422]

@@tomsdad5172 i could never figure out why would that be xD

[@northernrider780]

Or if you're on a motorcycle and have the engine running (I say motorcycle as they are generally louder than a car) then just beep the horn, this is a handy trick if you don't want to stop, just turn your GoPros on while on the move and beep the horn.

[@winston_peters1368]

0:18 unless you live in southern hemisphere :(

[@Candesce]

Severed 123 In which case it's awesome to go biking year round! Just spent a week off work bombing it around the trails down under :)

[@MTBdropIN]

Dude, sounds like a dream did you record it, if so when will they be up?

[@notluke8139]

what do you mean bro, the southern hemisphere has the best mountain biking tracks and experience in the world

[@mazon33]

Texas is hot. There is no such thing as snow. In the summer it gets to 36 to 38 degrees everyday in summer by about 4pm. Celcius

[@mattlimpus9300]

Karina aussie aussie

[@sebastiendoucet06]

I always use the sticky pad hack now! It works really well unless you land really hard on your head!

[@lovro_ribic]

4:04 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kristiankyllingmark4552]

xD

[@joelavergne3285]

Lol

[@aimarlangley4156]

*ass*

[@legomasterkyle1017]

Because this is the Internet

[@1onemile1]

Some random guy r/wooooosh

[@elibraverman9458]

I love your videos, Seth. They always inspire me to ride.

[@MTBdropIN]

Seths the man!

[@sethbread]

Thanks

[@NoProGoPronto]

I'm not even a mountain biker and I'm subbed to this guy because his videos are so freakin cool. Thanks for the Awesomeness Seth 👍🏽🚴🏽

[@Houseofbeasts]

NoProGoPronto right me too.

[@poopdafadeclips3554]

Did the go pro like his haircut?

[@daymanito0860]

*NO*

[@super_lamlam_371]

Yeah

[@Kayshots]

Milky Soup the go pro didn’t, but the GoPro did.

[@SuperSnipehunter]

I am so not up to date since I had a 20 year hiatus from outdoor sports and technology. I appreciate videos like this one, because they are simplified and easy for a knuckle dragger like me to follow. Kudos to you, once again.

[@agotapetrovits]

Emergency:what heppened? Me:my gopro felt in my stomech.

[@dirtaction6183]

2:12 "Yeah how cool is that? I will do it for sure!" "Oh wait... I only have one Gopro..."

[@integralhighspeedusb]

Thanks Seth, the clap hack is just what I was looking for.

[@bergauk]

Hey Seth, that GoPro Session in the mouth hack would be waaaaaay more smooth if you could 3D print out a bite-guard mount for it.

[@rickmartin976]

Eggselant Idea!

[@brdfx1926]

bergauk i heard in a bodcast of xo8booth (this cliffjumper dude) that he uses one of those swim sponges from gopro to chew on

[@pf5840]

Use ca. 3 Hockey mouth Guards and put them in Boiling water, put one around some of these gopro mounts, and the second as well, put the last one around and bite on it... now you have a mouth mount perfect for your teeth

[@sz7360]

go pro makes a great bite mouth that I use for Bodyboarding videos. will work great for riding. they're about 20 bucks or so.

[@montblancasmr3696]

genuinely creative and useful unlike every other repetitive hacks online! great job.

[@dasmorbo3508]

4:00 onwards.... Man I laughed so hard. That's one of the main reasons I am a total fan of this channel! XD

[@Sam-tf3br]

I don't know why every one hates the hero 5 session I have it and I love it

[@caseydrach7067]

MTB Sam I would have gotten one instead of my hero 5 black but you can't change the batterie which I need to do for snowboarding or longer mtb rides

[@MTBdropIN]

Be glad man, be glad!

[@Sam-tf3br]

Casey Drach yeah that's the only thing I don't like so if your battery starts acting weird or dies fast from alot of usage then you can replace it

[@nielsras3010]

MTB Sam i have the hero 4 session and it is great

[@zachperez1979]

i love my 5 session and dont regret getting it at all

[@gustwallman6009]

5:28 Dear Seth. You Should ride around like that! It looks AWESOME! :D "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ?!?!?"

[@AdolfoLopez-vg3vo]

Anybody else intentionally let the ad continue playing just to support Seth? Great work Seth, love your vids!

[@benji3116]

Dude, between the beard and Drama's website. you just flipped my day around man, you've brought my mood back from the dead. Love you guys

[@maxstephen5811]

0:02. Aww nothing like shaving my camera in the morning.🤪

[@mackz.m4966]

go pro should sponsor you

[@bodieburton6122]

Agree

[@LimpiezasMyG]

the clap method is genious. tried some visuals before, but using sound for that is a great idea. Thanks!

[@ilikerealflight]

Went to replace my gear cable only to find that my wire cutters were as good as two bread knifes. So tried a dremel. This resulted in a bunch of the fine wires coming unwound and going all over the place. Used your cable re winding hack (in a previous hack vid) and got a cable that looked new. Can't believe how well it worked

[@icecreamtrucker6400]

Holy shit that beard was fucking awesome Seth!

[@MTBdropIN]

Beards are bomb! I love mine, never thought I would my wife made me grow it and now i cant get rid of it

[@icecreamtrucker6400]

Now if I could just grow one that looks half decent!

[@joshvinluan7876]

Notification Squad let's gooooo 💪💪😂😂

[@chimpanderson1470]

What on earth is not to like about this video or any video this man produces

[@joshnicoll6761]

to tighten the screw on the side i use the little tool that GoPro sells its like a spanner for the thumbscrew and i find its really useful!

[@josemhs1213]

"Its that time of year where you can ride everyday" As an AZ rider-hahahaaa*cries*

[@jaxkenn5642]

They should make mouth guards with go pro mounts on them

[@lewisfrancis3290]

Jax Kenn I’ve got one called the Pro Standard Mouth Grip for GoPro it something like that

[@mystfaex8794]

The shaving was my fav! Thanx for the video, and the levity! 😎

[@JasonExplainsThings]

Been using gopros for years and had no idea about the 4:3 setting being all of the censor. Thanks dude!

[@gavingauwitz5646]

You have great videos!! I LOVE HOW U TALK WHILE U RIDE! I would really like a shoutout if possible PLEASE(; Keep up the work!! It should be fair to just give u 4 mill subs because u inspire me so much that u should have many subs to come u are awesome KEEP up the good work

[@TrailRiderMTB]

For those who don't know either, Once recorded in 4.3 you can use GoPro studio to convert it to 16.9 effectively making it superview!

[@raepiste2638]

nice name!! 😂😂

[@jemhelprt5365]

That stickypad hack is so useful and super good. Thank you so much

[@g6t848]

I got a hotshoe adapter when I bought a clamp but had no idea what it was now I know thanks to you. Keep up the good work

[@HuntersHunt]

Hey Seth do think you can do another bmx vid

[@marcusdarichuk9147]

first day of the season got my first petal scratch doing a endo down stairs at my local hill😄

[@Mclovinthedank]

You are my youtube hero man. Your videos are getting next level.

[@kamalmugahid9542]

I dare say this is the most informative KZbin video I've seen all year.

[@ottofontaine867]

Seth where that dope beard while biking

[@awesomeadam4631]

849th Veiw!!😂😂

[@swedishdagger8410]

Awesome Adam you didn’t spell it right

[@pj3901]

I personally don't really go mountain biking but Seth's content is neither so enjoyable that it's fun and interesting to watch anyway

[@TheBigBraap]

IM a real newb at this stuff, and this vid has given me so much more than the hours of other stuff ive watched - so greatfull - thank you, thank you❤👍👍👍

[@T---T]

hey

[@stevendaniels233]

Samuel Aleks hey

[@uwot9021]

hey

[@T---T]

hey

[@T---T]

hey

[@motobob]

hey

[@vdonnn]

4:01- LMFAO

[@outdoorsandco1313]

The beard part was great!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TechLetter]

I found the last Hack was the very useful, because my Action Cam wobbles very strong. Thanks!

[@zivenp6364]

5:06 kids yelling into their mics on fortnite

[@reesekuzniakowski7230]

The difference in how hard he blows though.😂

[@stevendaniels233]

Reese Kuzniakowski no i have those patches and they do make a huge difference

[@reesekuzniakowski7230]

Stevo*

[@SubieSage]

lol

[@stevendaniels233]

You must be two years old

[@Mediarahan003]

Wow good one man lmao

[@amazingrandomproducts]

okay 4 years later and some of these tips are still great!!! also to bad you werent sponsored by manscape! lol

[@jacobroper9039]

Never disappointed by a video Seth. Good job

[@noahboostmaster2149]

Mahalo

[@chewybear1528]

NoahBoostmaster My Dude

[@staceyfletcher7814]

Pehea ‘oe

[@timwainz]

5:30 single track sampler

[@danielkrige7611]

this guy is an absolute legend

[@cri_su]

angle change... phenomenal! 🔝🔝

[@boomer9532]

IT'S WAY TOO FREAKING HUMID IM OKLAHOMA TO RIDE EVERY DAY

[@Johnroberts2013]

Boomer95 SAME

[@boomer9532]

Mr.Moonboy are you in north west?

[@MTBdropIN]

Sounds like its bike to go shirtless!!!

[@Johnroberts2013]

Boomer95 southern Indiana.

[@boomer9532]

Mr.Moonboy oh ok

[@user-cj7hi2tc4p]

Seth u used not to care about money. I was a huge fan of yours and now u are just another youtube channel.U used to be like mine, loving the bikes and dont giving a fack about full suspension ones. Now you ride a full suspension and before every single video there are commercials. I just miss your trek

[@charlwindgat5635]

Hey just want to say I am a big fan off your channel and enjoy watching your videos each week .from your biggest fan in South Africa

[@TheKingDrew]

The burn one my brother used 6 years ago and it still holds lol

[@alexhopkins6865]

53

[@clinxeo5702]

OMG Who saw that at 7:53 it was so scary

[@icecreamtrucker6400]

FAKE

[@stevendaniels233]

Clinxeo nice prank

[@SubieSage]

bitch ass

[@clinxeo5702]

CannedPakes Dude why u being mad take of your tampon and chill out

[@MTBdropIN]

I think youtube needs to develop tampons on demand!

[@maxsbikehacks8267]

this is best gopro hacks video on youtube

[@ruisse23]

Thank you for the hacks. Still watching this on 2019.

[@alexhopkins6865]

third

[@SKSamotar]

What if u accidentally swallow the gopro?!!!

[@chester371]

SK. Samotar boi

[@williamthebutcherssonprodu227]

I think that’s quite hard to do.... .

[@Narayan_Patki]

you wont get pleasing footage

[@ewoksalot]

Thank you for your sense of humor - and brushing your teeth. Few things are worse than a monotone and dry 8min video - OR getting a whiff of death breath when someone blows into the mic.

[@bananasstuff3344]

The death breath is probably just you. Wouldnt think there are many place to clean teeth on the moon of endor.

[@BenKleinCreates]

Good content, thanks for the tips!

[@expertgamern5536]

4th viewer 1st commenter

[@Sam-tf3br]

expertgamern no ur not

[@jessm5558]

expertgamern - nobody cares.

[@Sam-tf3br]

1st

[@jessm5558]

MTB Sam - why di you have to do that? No one cares if you are first.

[@MTBdropIN]

no damnit im always first lol jk

[@ImMora1]

Nah I was 1st

[@user-gd1yu5gx2l]

I love these Square Space intros :D

[@TheRandomPig]

Seth i have the same camera as you and i didn't even know it. I also got a very rare bike made by triumph and there were only 500 made. this is my first bike and i love it. Thanks for making all of these informational videos, they actually help. Keep it up

[@joekellner4661]

Cheers for teaching me what the difference is in 4:3 I'll definitely be using this. 👌🤙

[@Cdphitt]

Veeloging. Gotta love it Seth!

[@shishy8749]

this man is a comedic genius. if you think otherwise leave this site

[@ptrkbikes339]

Awesome Tips!! Thanks! Especially the back facing gopro on the backpack and the "clap-method" for multi angle videos

[@jhamark3929]

Love this video! I learn plenty of it about go pro and editing. Thank you for sharing bro

[@brunocerri9560]

Really useful video for someone who uses gopros and knockoffs for everything

[@cadensjeans7825]

4:04 real smooth seth

[@OwenMatthew_]

Those sticky pads work great! It was pouring down rain when I stuck one onto my whitewater rafting helmet. After crashing along some rocks and a some 3 hours later my GoPro was still standing. 🤙

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Love the clapping hack

[@ScorpionRegent]

That VHB stick pad is super reliable as long as it is mounted to clean surfaces, no cooking required. Just clean the surfaces with denatured alcohol first. If it can hold solar panels to the tops of RV's in high winds it will work fine holding a camera.

[@volkerarminhafner8530]

Great job. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

[@andrewbonhomme8069]

Love the quality of your vids Seth

[@leoncrncic8155]

Last hack helped me a lot.

[@kelvinmulder]

This is why we love you

[@CabinetOfCuriosity]

Best tip was the expensive windscreen hack. $12 is crazy. Actually, the clap hack for matching shots pretty good as well.

[@ploscnicu]

Thanks for the beard hack, will definitely try it next time.

[@L3Phyrus]

That multicam tip was lit 🔥

[@lockemoff-road]

I was rolling 🤣👍🏼 on the micstache.

[@martinmacedo7989]

jeez Seth, your videos are getting really good and extremely helpful, keep it up man!

[@danielgeorgethecameradude]

if you want a wide angle without that 'bulge' in the middle of the video, try using a mode called 'distortion-correction'. it's available on my SJCAM SJ6 legend. i highly recommend this for you Seth. feel free to include this one in a video.. thanks.

[@Crackedframeproductions]

Man, I learned a lot from this video. My friends act way different when the camera is on