Is The Hero 7 Any Good chest mounted?

[@Woeters123]

I like it without gimball, makes it more immersive, but thats a personal thing. In the beginning the angle was a bit to low, that's always a bit tricky without gimball i guess. I think if you are not wearing your full face helmet this will do just fine. PS you've disabled the comments on the patreon version, not sure if you are aware of that.

[@biketothetop]

The truth behind leaving the Levo behind comes out: Damned if you do and damned if you don't! It was a choice between bringing your lady vs.the Levo! If you didn't leave your Levo your lady would Leavo you!

[@KzEProduction]

Not sure if the camera was tilted all the way back. But for bike rides it's best. Need to see more sky view

[@ianroberts5387]

Love the set up mate spot on loved that descent did that the other week can't wait to get back up there 👊👌

[@tamasstrezi]

Make sure that the angle is good on the chest mount, and lock it tight with a screw driver, never to be touched again ;) The angle was way too low on the first clip, bit better on the rest, but should still be higher still. Otherwise just the right amount of stabilization, resulting in better immersion than gimball footage.

[@DailyMTBRider]

Another great point of view and example of what the hero 7 can and can't do. Looks like you got about the same footage I did chest mounted - I think I'll be sticking with the chin mount option though 😅

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

Idk I feel that McTrail Riders chest mount looked way smoother. It looked like hypersmooth wasnt working at all with yours Daily. What settings were you using when you filmed the chest mount and did you change anything going to the chin cam.

[@BasqueEnduro]

@@trailtalkmtb6603 after seeing dailymtbrider footage i tought that gp7 have 0 utility in MTB YT (chestmounted) world but this vídeo has so much better stabilization, still gimbal wins but its quality footage

[@trailtalkmtb6603]

agreed

[@themtnbikegeek]

I find it so weird that yourself and McTrail Rider have so many issues with it! My experiences with Chest mount are nothing but awesome

[@eckythump6429]

I'm so over the the dodgy yaw of gimbals on corners. I much prefer the more edgy immersive feel of Hero 7 footage. You are getting some great results👍🏽 Heading to Inners on Friday, this has got me in the mood🤘🏼

[@mitchwarren1600]

It’s great!! We ought to keep all our old cameras for multiple angles!

[@stuartwoodburn2653]

The hero 7 footage was great very steady and nice colours, nice ride made me want to get out in the woods. But still a long road of recovery from the broken arm before that but thank you for taking me with you.

[@msb2ncsu]

Looked good. Your video style has always been the chin-mount and it worked so well for most of the videos you do (long climbs and descents with wide open scenery that we all want to gawk at). I assume that, like myself, the viewers like your tendency to look around a lot instead of just being a typical "SEND IT!!1" trail video. As you do more traditional MTB singletrack, getting the feel of the bike action might be more important so can see the need for the chest mount too. Clearly you just need the chin-mount, chest-mount, drone, Alex's view, a Rylo on top for 360 action, an advanced team of action photogs, passerby phone clips, tapped CCTV feeds, maybe a satellite shot or two... then you'll have it all covered!

[@RealMJSr]

Your chest mounted results with the Hero 7 are better than mine. I use the same settings. Must have been lighting.

[@lukemarsh8547]

Cool upload! Love the videos with Alex. Trying to get my girlfriend into riding and I use these videos to show her how much fun it can be

[@boabsta]

I prefer the McChin mount as I feel it gives a much better representation of what I would see if I were riding the same trail, slower and with a lot more falls and swearing. Your vids are getting me out on my bike again after about 10 years off and I am even looking to to take my first trip to Glentress hopefully soonish. Keep up the good work Dude.

[@HallMarc_Trails]

Stabilization looks great, i still prefer the chin cam, i recently included some chin cam mixed with chesty/gimbal on the same section of trail and although the gimbal footage was superb i felt it didn't show the true nature of the trail, the chin cam shows how rugged the trail was from the riders perspective and did appear to look faster as well as showing the drops over rocky sections in moe detail , i think the hero 7 chest mounted gives a more natural feel than a gimbal whilst maintaining the stability but still prefer the chin cam overall, great vid :)

[@TimFromWales]

Chin mount is great cos it doesn't matter what riding position you are in the camera will point correctly. I need to get new full face to mount mine.

[@norcaltrailrides5550]

Downhill angles are the problem. You’ll either need a dual helmet and chest or change the chest angle on downhills. I have this issue and have not resolved it.

[@chakotex]

Overall I guess the chin position was better since you have it on your bio-gimbal that points wherever you look and on your chest it has more of a semi static pov.

[@OctoNinety9er]

Excellent video! I just got a hero 7 with chesty and yet to try it until I take delivery of my Bronson in a few days, awesome trail with those jumps, my Mrs is learning too just like yours 👍🏻👍🏻

[@TrailRiderMTB]

Be gutted to not see the trails from Scotland for a while. Either way I'll still look forward to a watch! I've been using both the hero 7 on my chest and the final but I use my gimbal for night riding only now. Just feels so much better having only the hero 7 there. Enjoy your trip round Europe 🤘

[@MTBScotland]

you have other youtubers that ride in scotland 😬

[@shunglefilms]

It's really good footage from the 7. Hope the ride at Glentress went well.

[@craigmaddison8254]

When you're riding it needs to be pointed up a little more but the hyper smooth when you were running was amazing, I still prefer the helmet mounted view.

[@Portland4114]

Wicked quality for the downhill

[@jspeed1988]

Was at Glentress the day you did your Patreon ride. Only noticed due to you popping up on the strava flyby like 20 min up the trail from me!

[@Lakedistrictrider]

Nice vid. I have the Hero 7 on my chest mount and really like the quality of the footage so far. Though my last action cam was the first gen GoPro so a massive step up. Downside to the chesty is not being able to get side views from turning head, but I can live with that.

[@garymartin557]

camera worked well. the chest mount though im not so keen on. the field of view is limited, the frame is full of the cockpit of the bike rather than the trail. The trail also appears to come at the viewer too quickly, I just prefer the original helmet mount view which gives a more natural field with greater perpective of the trail and how it would appear if riding it personally. admire the decision to trial another way. Like you say uphill would be different to the downhill. all the best.

[@ryanenglish8232]

Great video, i think the hero 7 looks better chest mounted but thats just my opinion. How many batteries do you use in a ride?

[@dukeofmtb]

Chin mount is way better. I just don't like how the bike blocks the whole trail when it's chest mounted. I've always preferred seeing just the bars and not the whole bike. My wife is the opposite. So I guess, personal preference?🤔

[@scottadams3855]

Great it makes it looks faster cause some come up so quick i was tilting my head from side to side and the jumps look a lot better

[@5492sparky]

Nice Mate. Looks like it works well. I use the Hero 6 on a chest mount without the Gimbal and that works for me. Can see the difference with the 7 though. Think I need to get one...

[@grahambowman7227]

Great video, thanks for demonstrating the 7 chest-mounted. What glasses are you wearing at the end of the video? I'm looking for something between glasses and goggles and they look perfect.

[@grahambowman7227]

Cheers for the reply, I'll check them out.

[@roberttate4816]

Good enough for me to watch 👍 it’s just getting it at the right angle, you also get a feel of the trail, it’s good on chest & chin cheers 😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@rorymasson5996]

Hello, any chance you are doing the fair City Enduro on Saturday?

[@Antweak83]

Looks good just aim a little higher

[@jamestyrrell2225]

Good to hear that hope again dude!!!😍

[@MountainBikePete]

What chest mount did you use Andrew? I sent my gimbal back recently because of an issue, but now I'm thinking of getting the Hero 7 instead of a new gimbal! ( I have the Hero 5 just now). I think the footage on Hyper is amazing and glad you did it on the chest mount to compare. The jumps on Caddon Bank were a great test and sold it for me!

[@MountainBikePete]

McTrail Rider Awesome! Good to know. I have the stuntman chesty which has i large chest base too. 👍

[@TopseyKretts]

...thought you could of thrown in a 8' gap jump,when you were running behind Alix,lol....great stuff dude....thanks..

[@streetpigeonmtb]

I think that is mighty impressive from GoPro. The lighting wasn't that great at Inners on Saturday and I think the hypersmooth is really impressive. I'd take a little more mudder over a gimbal. I feel my wallet heating up 😂

[@BasqueEnduro]

Still prefer the 4 with gimbal or the 6 in the chin mount than 7 en chest

[@TimFromWales]

Nice trail! The Hypersmooth was cool when you were running.

[@MTBScotland]

Angle was a bit crap in the first trail. Are you using a small extender to better the angle on the chest mount? Stabilisation was good but I don’t like the way the camera tilts when you lean over.

[@allyvelzian842]

Okay Hero 7 is amazing! Thanks for vid lad

[@sak1320]

Whats your settings? Thanks

[@beechy0277]

Your quite fast, love the videos the GoPro footage looks sick

[@cyclefactoryuk]

Hi Mctrail Rider, quick question I'm sure you know the answer too. Today I used my Hero 7 Black and the footage is not smooth like it's usually is. Hypersmooth 2.7k 30fps is selected but I notice regular stabization is off...should that be set to auto? Cheers Sam

[@cyclefactoryuk]

Ps have you had any weird neck pains with the chin cam setup? The weight upfront and riding hard seems to set off bad neck back pain for me!!

[@cyclefactoryuk]

@@McTrailRider ok I just see now there's a firmware update to solve stabilisation bug at low temps, it was zero or below today!? That could be it or that the regular wasn't on auto.... I've rode twice with chin setup and I'm getting bad pain setting in a day or later. I don't find it heavy either but it's the only thing that's different and on big landing of compressions it must be a kilo or two out front haha. Might have to out ballast on the back of the lid 🤣

[@cyclefactoryuk]

@@McTrailRider or thanks for the help again.

[@BikingVikingMTB]

Love the Evil mate n nailed them jumps.! Love following ya both so excited for the future n yes I’ll be ya nect patreon.! 🙌🏻😎🙌🏻😎

[@proffessorclueless]

nice vid. I think the audio is better with the chin mount

[@ronmathias6719]

You convinced me to buy a hero 7 for my mtb rides What brand chest mount please

[@mrnobody9821]

I think a gimbal paired with the Hero7 would have done your riding more justice to be honest, that was some good riding, the gimbal would have shown your lean angle and made the footage a bit more dynamic, I guess it’s a personal preference as some people prefer it without, I just feel like FPV is fun with a fully stabilised image :)

[@mrnobody9821]

McTrail Rider I usually mount the session on top of my helmet and it works ok, but yeah I’m definitely looking into the Hero 7 now, I have a hero 5 which I was going to pair to a gimbal, I suppose having both won’t hurt as I can just take a my pick :)

[@micah1478]

Hypersmooth is actually pretty good

[@MovingTargetOne]

Thought I could hear thunder, had to stop it to figure out whether it was for real or not lol. Good vid

[@josephkelly6157]

nice riding! where abouts is that trail

[@frankmasc1981]

Hi, a question about the chest mount ... When I use the quick capture, often the body records backwards (exactly how the camera is actually positioned). Does it happen to you?

[@frankmasc1981]

@@McTrailRider So is it normal in the Hero 7? Because in the Hero 5 he never did ...

[@frankmasc1981]

@@McTrailRider Yes but quick capture works fine also when the hero is upside down

[@TheSoldkall]

Need to upgrade myself, looked great, more lively.

[@mateuszpanus6770]

Just subscribed. Amazing content man

[@kitten-inside]

The stabilization held up pretty well in the dark forest. However, the GoPro can not keep the horizon as level as a gimbal, so it still loses. I could watch it longer than completely unstabilized footage, but not all the way through the video, before I felt nausea coming. (I am one of those people who will puke in seconds given the "right" footage.) It works very well on the chin mount, because 1) you add your own mechanical stabilization, and 2) there are far fewer horizon movements.

[@freeridetony]

I think to buy Chesty, untill now I've used the Chin Mount .Can you see in my videos how its look ,I think also gut ,but the Chesty I want to try as well 🙂

[@EditEmperor_]

Great vid 👍

[@gordonmculloch4904]

A lot of pixelation. Have not noticed this as much in you previous camera set ups. 👍

[@harry0222]

What bars do you use ??

[@markcort1670]

That hypersmooth from 03:03 is awesome.

[@jamesharvey1875]

Mark Cort was he wearing the chest mount when he was running ? It was superbly stable.

[@markcort1670]

James Harvey I’m guessing he was. In my eyes, that’s even more impressive. If it was, then it’s attached to his trunk which is bouncing all over the shop when you run. That hypersmooth practically eliminates it. You can make your arm sort of act like a gimbal but not your body. This has sold this Gopro to me!

[@markcort1670]

McTrail Rider still very impressed. Nice riding too 👍🏼

[@jamesharvey1875]

great video on all accounts. Even hand held it was great to watch.

[@diggingscotland6300]

Did you change to an ebike or you running both?

[@mattholden3053]

Looks good 🔥

[@official_tonybmx7837]

Do u got any advice I have my GoPro and it always points at the ground when I go mountain biking I needs it to point up more

[@McTrailRider]

Get into your riding position and have someone set your GoPro so that it’s vertical, that’s a good starting point. You can also shoot in a 4:3 aspect ratio, which gives you more image room up and down.

[@tomwoodington3109]

What chest mount are you using?

[@bullseye0112]

What bars are you running? Rise, sweep etc...

[@bullseye0112]

@@McTrailRider 810! Are you like 6'4-6'7?? Those are crazy long. I don't think even if I got my wife an e-bike she would ride with me! Good on you for getting your girl out

[@biketothetop]

I think the real question here is about stabilization technology, not the mounting location. Regardless of mounting position, camera mounting angle and image content thereby captured determine user preference independent of stabilization. 1st off, imho the camera angle was compromised for much of your content because angle was downward a bit too much and this cut off the upper scenery ahead and the rate at which it comes into view (because of the wide angle effect), except when riding down the steeper stuff. Getting the correct camera angle is always problematic with chest mounts because they are difficult to set because the reference position for setting the angle always varies based on the clothing you wear and the position/adjustments of the bike you ride (i.e. you ride different bikes, you may have a dropper post, etc.), but if you chin mount on a helmet (other positions are hard to set without a gage), the mounting angle is more easily mechanically set consistently to the desired position, the helmet position on your head is consistent, and your head naturally seeks the same angle of view. Another big disadvantage of a chest mount is that you CAN'T PAN the camera so numerous opportunities for recording desired content are lost, unless you rotate your entire body or grab the camera and turn it with one hand while riding or stopping. Riding around corners is a perfect example of the need to pan to capture the action, events, and what lies ahead. A chest mount has no brain by default, but a helmet mount does (i.e. the rider actively looks around corners, so stuff get s recorded in response). A chin cam is inherently more stable because the human neck and body behave like a giant gimbal for proper vision, but its conceivable that if the camera software is able to do a better job, than a chest mount may be fine. Again it just boils down to one's preference for angle of capture and how effectively it is adjusted. The software obviously has limitations based on lighting conditions, so the stabilization benefit is always available from the helmet mount (chin preference). My personal preference is helmet mount (chin) fo scenery, but to get a better sense of what the rider is doing, sometimes a chest mount can reveal it better because it picks up the arms and more of the bars, but at the same time, the lower angle gives up some info about what is low/under and in front of the wheel. No matter what mounting location is used, it is a compromise in results. Back to my main point... stabilization may or may not depend on mounting position, and viewer/photographer preference of the desired result is the ultimate decision driver. So what info do you want show and how do you want it to appear?

[@TheIletford]

What’s the fur cover on the go pro called?

[@TheIletford]

Thanks man, good luck on your travels!!

[@hfedrums123]

That hub is no joke

[@BJKeane-mc6bm]

Soon the lighter weight Onyx hubs will be available. Cant wait!

[@tomolowe8654]

Thus is 10 times better in all aspects.. Only thing is the angle is just out other than that it's awesome

[@tomolowe8654]

The Crimson Chin is way better tho but the quality here is amazing but the placement of the crimson chin is the best as its your head so its the best point of view and it tracks where your looking so has all the perks haha

[@mattholden3053]

What's the trail at 5.05 with the drop at the start?

[@loganzelent]

It’s at Innerleithen and the trail is called caddon bank

[@TaggalongMTB247]

Vinyl job on the Evil is mint! Really digging the hero 7 footage and love the idea of less gear.

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

you ok buddy Just Service my bike this week,, you will have to make a channel for your Missus buddy she looks like she is enjoy the bike now getting ready for Europe if i was wee bits closer would of join you for a ride buddy cant wait see next Video ;0)

[@taffycymroukmtb9073]

@@McTrailRider deffo 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@boulderfit9135]

I think that you need to move your chest mount to a higher angle because your legs are very distracting. love ya work though

[@leedove7255]

Very unhappy woolly things 😎

[@dougzdreams7360]

Chin cam much better

[@sigridw.8822]

Would be nice when your girlfriend could test anytime a backpack mount for the Hero 7 without a gimbal like from Stuntman or others. For women, chest mount is very uncomfortable and unpracticable. Always wearing a full-face helmet for chin mount is not the true thing, too. Would be interesting what she is thinking about it and which kind of views would be possible. Cheers!

[@sigridw.8822]

McTrail Rider I‘m curious about what’s coming!🙂

[@Jezzie0_0]

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