Apologies in advance for the long post, but thought I’d share my experience with installing my new dashcam on my NCX - something I wanted to do for some time, but have been putting of until now.
As a commuter who uses his NCX every day around London, I’ve always wanted to install a dashcam on my bike for the extra insurance against those sleepy/angry/doing makeup/on the phone cagers we deal with on the daily peak hour commute. Having had two SMIDSYs in the past, I figured it’s probably a matter of when, not if, the next one will be, so best have that little extra insurance, just in case.
I know there are hundreds of different options out there, but for me, the solution had to be:
- Permanent and wired in - Plugging it in and changing batteries and switching it on and off every time I ride will get tiring.
- Discrete - Needed to be tucked away and just “work”. I knew this meant more work installing it, but nothing screams “rob me” than a shiny GoPro flimsily clamped onto the handlebars.
- Not too expensive - Enough to pay for decent quality, but not so much that it’s obvious the profit’s spent on sponsoring extreme sports and filming bikini clad girls on exotic beaches.
- Front and back - The more coverage the better.
- Dashcam features - Functions specific to dashcam recorders, like auto on/off, motion detection, SD card cycling, etc.
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