The older I get the less in touch with technology I am. When I was 17, I saved a couple paychecks and bought my first computer (633 Celeron), at 18 I saved more checks and bought a pre-paid cell phone (that I didn’t need);
today I actually type some of these blog entries on a laptop I bought in 2006 before shipping back to Iraq for a second time. Knowing this, I’m often shocked by people’s response when they see me cruising down the road wearing my GoPro. GoPro has been around for years now; the Hero 3 that I have is far from new (mine was bought used in fact), yet it seems to turn heads, literally, just about everywhere I go. Over the weekend this reached a tipping point, on no less than three occasions I was asked “is that a camera?”; including a very polite couple on a Harley, sitting at a stop light. Mind you, most of these people have been very polite, but I’m truly starting to feel like an alien.
Is it the fact I have a camera mounted to my helmet? Would the response be different if I was on a 600cc crotch rocket instead of a cruiser? Has the average Joe never seen a GoPro in person? Enlighten me, because I’m at a loss.
Moto Adventurer 
I would think most cyclists have seen them by now. The holdouts will certainly be the cruiser crowd. While the helmet mount does steal the most awkward glances, it provides the best views.
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I have no doubt that my textile gear and full helmet already attract attention from the cruiser crowd, the GoPro seals the deal . If it’s in my helmet I can take photos of things in my peripheral that I obviously can’t from the handle bars or frame. Thanks for reading!
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Hey….what’s wrong with a 600cc crotch rocket? 🙂
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Absolutely nothing! When money is no object I plan on having one. My point was only that most guys riding with go pros are typically videoing themselves doing wheelies
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Then the problem obviously isn’t the camera, but the fact that you need to be recording yourself doing wheelies.
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Hmmm… gonna need a different bike.
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Most of the cruiser crowd aren’t familiar with them probably because they can’t be attached to hair (-:
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That’s funny, because it’s true. I respect everyone’s right to choose, but I’m also going to laugh because stereotypes exist for a reason.
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