First, some background:
Back at Christmas, my wife and I decided we needed a video camera, what with a child on the way and all, so we bought a Flip Mino solid-state camera (
http://www.theflip.com/products_flip_mino.shtml#scene=sceneMain). It's worked out well, and I started to think about its suitability for action shooting (i.e. on my bike). Flip makes an action mount for this purpose, but it's velcro, so not tremendously stable under the conditions many folks would ride, and it's $15. Being thrifty, I researched a bit and discovered that someone had designed a better mount using standard hardware for around $1 (
http://www.instructables.com/id/Bicycle-Camera-Mount-for-under-%241/). Earlier this week, I finally dug up some of the parts I already had (some rubber washers, and a reflector mount), and hit up the local hardware store for the rest. I picked out some brass wing nuts that were pricier than spec'ed at $1.30 each, but I was shooting for ruggedness. My rubber washers were quite a bit thicker than the spec called for, so I only used one up against the camera, but otherwise, I followed the directions to a tee.
Today at lunch, I needed to head to the post office and village hall, so I decided to try things out. To see the ride (~18 minutes long, outbound only), head over to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/kristianzoerhoff
I broke the clip into 3 5-6 minute segments to keep things reasonable, and stay under YouTube's 10-minute limit. It's pretty boring, being the 'burbs and all, but if you've thought about doing a bike-mounted video camera, this could be your ticket.