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Silver Label Focus Action Cam 4k - waterproof case.jpgFive cool things coming soon from Gore, Reynolds, Pedal Plate, Scott and SilverLabel
In our final edition of Five Cool Things before crimbo, we go through some more bits and bobs the road.cc test guinea pigs are playing with at the moment. Keep an eye on our social media channels and the site this week, as we're planning something special for next week's edition of five cool things. You could win socks!
Pedal Plates, (SPD-SL-compatible)
€14.95
As we all know cleats are infinitely more efficient than flats, but a right bugger to walk in... lucky then, that Pedal Plate offer both Look and Shimano-compatible plates that they say install with ease and make your clip-ins far more rideable for those times when you need to make short journeys in your trainers. Is the design as good as it sounds? Mike Stead will be telling us soon...
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£124.99
Gore say the doubled fabric in the knee area and back seat protect against wind and spray on these premium bib tights. The full mesh bib construction prevents cutting into the skin, and a pre-formed seat insert protects from the wind but is still highly breathable. Ash Quinlan's verdict will be in shortly...
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Silver Label Focus Action Camera 4k
£129.99
Want a camera for the commute, that can also take videos in top quality on epic weekend rides too? This could be just the ticket, with 4k definition and " jaw dropping video and photo moments" according to Silverlabel. Included are many of the fixing mounts you will need to set up almost anywhere, such as a helmet mount and bike mount, and it also comes with a rugged waterproof housing that goes to depths of 30 metres. The camera can be fixed to helmets, surfboards, cars, mountain bikes, skateboards and has the ability to capture the world in ultra high-definition 4K video. Is it the real deal? Dave Atkinson is testing it down under right now...
silverlabel.co.uk
Scott Syncros Matchbox Coupe Cage HP2.0
£55.99
This cage seems to have everything, with a pump, tools and of course the cage itself all included. The sleek design seamlessly mounts on the downtube or seatube, making the integrated tools pretty invisible. Is it worth the rather steep £56 outlay? Mike Stenning's verdict is coming soon.
scott-sports.com
£1,299.00
Reynolds say the ATR2 "keeps going even when the smooth pavement doesn’t". Built on a robust, wide-profile carbon fibre rim to fit bigger all terrain tyres, they're made for exploring back roads with plenty of traction, comfort and 24 steel spokes for smooth ride quality. Centre lock disc rotor capacity also make them compatible with the latest disc equipment for reliable braking. Should we be embracing 650b? Dave Atkinson's tuppence worth will be in soon...
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To read all of road.cc's latest test reports, head over to the reviews section. If you want some extra advice before splashing your cash, check out our buyer's guides.
Arriving at road.cc in 2017 via 220 Triathlon Magazine, Jack dipped his toe in most jobs on the site and over at eBikeTips before being named the new editor of road.cc in 2020, much to his surprise. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadly pinched a few years later. Creatively replacing it with a Trek 1.2, Jack mostly rides this bike around local cycle paths nowadays, but when he wants to get the racer out and be competitive his preferred events are time trials, sportives, triathlons and pogo sticking - the latter being another long story.
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Silver Label Focus Action Camera 4k - "Battery Life: Up to 60mins". I'm out.
that camera is a generic, faux-4K chinese POS, and you can generally tell because they all look alike, and it's kind of insulting, when YI, an actual reputable chinese brand, has great cameras, which have been on amazon from £37 up to £250, and all of them have hundreds of positive reviews, like they actually won me around from sony's action cameras, as i just picked up their standard 4K camera for £125 with a bundled, handlebar mount, and honestly the quality of the footage isn't just chinese camera good, it's gopro why the heck are you charging £300 for the same quality good.
you guys should give one a go , as price to performance wise it's near impossible to be disappointed.
I have a SJcam M-10+ that i bought a while back. It has served me pretty well so far. I also have a GoPro Hero4 Session which has been pretty good to me too but its definitely overpriced.
Another +1 for the SJCam M10 (mine's the original, not the plus).
It had the cubic form factor BEFORE GoPro brought out the Session (I've always thought the original GoPro Hero form factor was too ugly / non-aerodynamic). The main down-side is, unlike the Session, the M10 needs an additional waterproof housing.
Youtube user "Techmoan" does (or did, not visited his channel for a while) did good reviews of cheap chinese action/helmet/dash-cams with side by side videos comparing their footage with a GoPro. The M10 compared very favourably and was his recommended best buy at the time I got mine.
I tend to use the M-10 for long rides for the swappable battery and the Hero Session for commutes. I think the Hero was perfect in that role, No waterproof housing needed and needed only one button push to start recording.
I did have the M10+ before I got the Hero though so I had time to get used to both. Im currently thinking of upgrading to the Yi 4k Lite which is truer to the original GoPro as far as action cameras are concerned.
Ive looked at getting another SJCam but they generally seemed to have stagnated as far as designs go. while Xiaomi the makers of the Yi cameras are firing on all cylinders when it comes to getting the best bang for buck cameras out to the rest of the world market.
That silver focus camera looks like an SJCam clone
A clone of a clone then
Send in the clones!
there ought to be clones.
I logged in especially to like this, thanks.