Last weekend, a few of us took Sunday morning to cruise up the Chattanooga to give the Choo bike course one last roll before race day in three weeks. Since we were there, and there just happened to be a GoPro Hero4 that was begging to be tested out on OGRE Dru’s trusty ride, we decided it would be a good opportunity to record the ride route for the folks that might want to see the course before race day but simply would not be able to. The HD version is 18gb, so needless to say, it is not available online at the moment. However, we have put a version of the video on our new Youtube Channel so that it is ready for viewing for anyone.

Fair warning, the video is a little jumpy. We learned a few things on this process. First, a tall mount on aero bars is really sensitive to every little bounce and jiggle, so we are working out a design for a better mount set up for future ride courses. In editing, we also discovered that this is a huge amount of footage, with over 4 hours of raw footage. In another decision, this video carries a low volume audio from the bike itself, but there is no music to distract.

Watch the bottom of the screen, we have tried to note major hazards and landmarks along the ride.

Finally, we originally considered selling this work, but at the end of the day, we just don’t feel the stability and image quality of this video warrants a purchase. Instead, what we are going with is a Tip Jar. If you find the video useful, hit the PayPal link and leave a donation. What will these donations be used for? primarily equipment and race fees, but there might be a small usage that applies towards a group meal after IM Chattanooga.