Some video of a bike ride from Pennsport to Center City
I rode my bike into Center City today, and I had the idea that it might be interesting to take some video along the way, documenting the slow change in the city from sprawling neighborhoods into “big city downtown”. It’s a neat idea, and one I hope to pull off better than this someday. With some preparation, planned shots, and less wind, this could be an intriguing socio-political concept. As it is, it at least shows you what it looks like to ride your bike from Pennsport to Center City.
On a nice day (like today) this ride takes me about 20 minutes and covers about 2.5 miles. This is NOT my commute to work; it’s about the same distance, but a very different route. My apologies for the wind noise for the first minute or so; it goes away.
Notes From the Fire 
April 25, 2014 at 10:17 PM
I imagine if you got yourself a GoPro camera you’d quickly become best friends with it.
April 25, 2014 at 10:18 PM
What is this????
April 25, 2014 at 10:32 PM
Wow, I am baffled you’ve never heard of it! ’60 Minutes’ did a segment on it and it’s creator less than a year ago. It’s basically a steadicam that’s handheld. A lot of people attach them to themselves as they do activities like ride motorcycles, ski, sky dive, etc. to give a unique POV shot. They’re widely available at consumer prices now.
There are MANY Youtube videos available to check out. Here’s a nice short one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x76VEPXYaI0
April 25, 2014 at 10:50 PM
Definitely something I would like to have! I will have to look into it…”consumer prices” could mean quite a few different things!