We are in the Black Hills for a couple months - here to enjoy riding the great roads in this area. This morning...
THIS ALMOST NEVER HAPPENS! I got out early on the CTX today, to beat the heat. It gave me the chance to ride Iron Mountain Road with NO TRAFFIC! What a treat! I was planning on taking a few still photos, but seeing no traffic on the way to IMR, I decided to do a "one take - no edits" video of the northern half of this great riding road. All the fun stuff: hairpin curves, tunnels, pigtail bridges, splits, the occasional view of Mt Rushmore... but mostly: some great riding! Let me know what you think, and thanks for riding along!
Sorry you missed the Black Hills this year, Win. Trust your wife is recovering nicely and will be able to enjoy the Hills with you next year. You should plan to experience both Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway from both directions; and early morning is surely preferable from a traffic standpoint. As a rider famIliar with the roads of Southern Appalachia you will find the Black Hills to be similar yet refreshingly unique. About as close to riding Nirvana as it gets.Cool video. I am definitely looking forward to riding Iron Mountain Road next year. I wish I could have made it this year. I think I'll be sure to ride it at least once real early in the morning. I have become spoiled because so many of my favorite roads here in the South East have far less traffic than what I saw in your video.
Thanks Cliff, she is recovering pretty well after a couple of rough days. I certainly hope we can ride the Black Hills next year. Since we won't have a wedding to go to we should be able to spend more than a couple of days there.Sorry you missed the Black Hills this year, Win. Trust your wife is recovering nicely and will be able to enjoy the Hills with you next year. You should plan to experience both Iron Mountain Road and the Needles Highway from both directions; and early morning is surely preferable from a traffic standpoint. As a rider famIliar with the roads of Southern Appalachia you will find the Black Hills to be similar yet refreshingly unique. About as close to riding Nirvana as it gets.
Thanks Zoomer. It's the Insta360 One X2. The editing was done both with the proprietary software (selecting points of view) and with After Effects (the intro/outro, some adjustments and effects). They've just come out with a new, more expensive, more sophisticated one, so prices may have dropped. The camera is thin and pocketable ... it's easy to turn on/off if mounted within reach, too. It's also fairly water resistant (I forget the specs, but I don't sweat it if rain comes along).Well done.
What camera and editing software did you use? I'm going to buy a 360 cam, but I'm waiting to see what GoPro releases as an update for the MAX this year.
Crossing the Hudson River on the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Sixteen Horsepower ... a great, little known band.Top marks. Double plus on the banjo.
I've been so tempted to get into drones, for years. But they can't be flown in NYC, and there many restricted areas outside of the city. Using them on a ride means stopping to pull it out and set it up. On the other hand, the camera can be in place while riding and easily turned on, and then you have 360˚ of choices for points of view.I have a GoPro 9 that I usually have on a chin bar mount, and adding a 360 cam is a natural progression. Even a drone can't really duplicate the utility of a 360 cam when it comes to ease of use and perspective.
The rider of the MV made a comment to the effect that it would be far too easy to get a ticket on that bike. I would think it would be frustrating to ride around town although it would be a blast on the right road. The RD, yeah I agree. I'm old enough to remember when that bike was new and I loved it back then and still love it today. As much as I like some vintage bikes I can't see owning one. I'll stick to attending occasional vintage events and just drooling over the bikesI've never seen that model MV before, very sexy, but given a choice I would love to own the RD.
Just something about a 2smoker that moves my inner soul......Ahhh the smell of Castrol R
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Thanks for sharing your adventures and ride reports
How old is "vintage"?