How to get EPIC bike footage in 2021 - Insta360 ONE X2 

Lots of people asking how I mount it: the ONE X2 comes with a standard 1/4" thread mount (like the tripod mount on most consumer cameras) so you can use this to mount it to Insta360's own 'invisible selfie stick' or any other camera tripod / accessories you have. But, most of the options probably open up when you use a 1/4" to "GoPro" mount adapter. My favourite ways to mount it are: 1) under the GPS mount on the front of the bike. In this location you basically only use the front half of the 360'. It's essentially like a standard action camera but with the advantage of better stabilization, disadvantage of lower resolution. 2) On top of the helmet. You look like a teletubbie walking around with an antenna on your head, but the camera has a great vantage point to see everything. Being so high, the sense of speed is lower, but your head is already a smooth place to mount something; with the great flowstate stabilization, it's silky smooth. 3) On the helmet with the 'unicorn mount' - In the video you can see this in the shot with my son on his mountain bike. It's a great place to mount because you can look back at the rider, forwards at the train, or down and the handlebars. Again, disadvantage is you look a bit "speshal" walking around like a unicorn. 3) Chest mount. With the chest mount you're only using about half the sensor, but you get that nice "first person" feeling. 4) Mouth mount. I only used this a few times. The main advantage of mouth mounts is the stabilization is great, but with the ONE X2, it's not really needed. I ended up drooling on my camera and you get jaw-lock on long descents, haha. 5) Quick release mounts. I have a GoPro quick release end mount. It replaces the 'nut' end of the quick release skewer. This lets you get those nice low-down shots. Not many disadvantages of this mounting point, other than you have to be careful not to hit a rock or something. 7) Clamps. There are plenty of clamps out there that you can use to clamp on various tubes of your frame. I didn't use any in this video I think. Most places on the frame are actually pretty likely to be hit by your legs when you're pedaling - so they're of limited use. 8) Invisible selfie stick. The telescopic selfie stick goes in a jersey pocket with half of it sticking out. It might fall out if you get really dicey on the trail. When I wanna take a shot, just pull it out and extend it. For the shots where you see the camera looking back at me, I just have the selfie stick in one hand while holding the shifters of the bike. With my small Trump hands it's a bit of a handful (hah!) but it's rideable. I wouldn't wanna do a super gnarly descent like it as you don't have full grip on the brake lever. Maybe Hydraulic discs would be fine as you only need one finger to brake.

That is some really cool footage and a great review! Awesome video China Cycling!!

Waiting for mine, looking forward to starting using it!

I thought someone in a car was recording, until I noticed in the shadow you can actually see the selfie stick..... Freaking awesome 👍😎👍

This video made me decide to get the camera and I am thankful for that.

Thanks for your review. If possible, I would like to learn more about how you mount your camera for the various perspectives.

Love the Insta360 review. I’m digging your gravel tires. What brand are they?

designed and made my own third person mount for the GoPro Hero Max; i'm happy with it.

Great review! Thanks for sharing.

Very good footage!! I´am also curious about your different mounts.

Love it mate nice! Can’t wait to use the x3 😊

really cool video.nice to see you back in the saddle

I already ordered mine and it’s on its way but i wish i could’ve used your link 😭 such a good review for cyclists! thanks man

Insane! Thanks for this! Best action camera I have seen! I noticed the price certainly is pretty high (for me that is), but this really looks like its well worth every penny. (all my cheap action cameras were defect after using them only a few times....

Great video, you are as creative as this camera, well done sir

Great cam! Btw hows your chinese zipp wheels holding up? Im curious of its performance in descents

Thanks for a great video! I am thinking about this one. Would you say its better than GoPro Max? I was thinking of mounting it on top of a helmet to get ALL scenery and not me. Is this possible and what options would I need to purchase other than main camera. Also do I REALLY need a phone to use this as I dont have one and only use Windows10.

Thoughts between the Insta360 One R vs Insta360 One x2 for vacations while still being rugged enough for mountain biking, offroading, and beach?

Would lile to see how you have mounted the insta 360 x2 in this video. Thanks!

I own a one R but I’ve been thinking about the one X2. I’d love to know why you think it’s better for cycling. Might make a good video! I use the go 2 for cycling. I’m mount one on the front of my helmet and one on the rear saddle bag

Love the shadows show the selfie stick 😂😂🏒

Got mine 2 hours ago it is now 11pm. Can’t wait to use it tomorrow 😍👌🏽👍🏼👊

Nice vid again, thanks for good action. 👍🏼👏🏼 This is missing in other vids. So you could show perfectly, how good the stabilisation of insta X2 is. I want to use a 360 cam for windsurfing and believe me, water bumps you every second 😂 So my main interests are the mounts for the X2. And the most important question: Can you fade in speed data and/or track data? Some GoPro are able to do, but not the max. And the stabilisation of the max is in my opinion not so good. Thanks for your help 👍🏼

very nice shot

Please, more China scenery! Looks like an amazing place for cycling!

Great video!

Great review, but the image is very blocky in many shots. Bit rate too low?? Would love one but that image quality turns me off.

Hi CC, loved your videos and sincerely thank you for debunking the negative myths & mindsets about Made in China bike products. I recently purchased and started riding ICan Cycling carbon wheels, they're great for that budget price. A set of Yeoleo carbon wheels coming soon to my doorstep:) I am looking for an alternative for the Cycliq's FLY12 & 6 front & rear cams. With more and more accidents on the road, how does Insta360 compare to Cycliq's as a security/safety onboard camera? Does it have a looping record function and crash detection feature..meaning it stops and stores the footage during a crash and not continue to record over. Thanks a million. Keep doing what you are doing becos I think's great!!

what package is best for mounting onto my EBike ? I own a Trex Trek Allant+ 9.9 Commuter E-Bike - 2021, Medium.

You got some shots on your set up? Like front mount.. im using propel.. i wanna know how you set it up… hope to hear from you soon..

What kind of accessories do you use? Hard to decide which one need to buy for making cycling video. Any advices?

great review thanks... will do one also next week so it helps very much to get some ideas from you ;-)

Cool camera, I love the stabilization. And I've filmed at least an hour of crotch can footage as well. We live and learn. Thanks for the content. Will definitely check this one out.

How long do you have to charge the selfie stick for and how long does it stay invisible before the battery runs down cheers shaneweightman uk 🇬🇧

is your export or upload funky or is the footage really this muddy?i ordered one but might be sending it back if thats what it really looks like

What about editing? Was there specific software that works better for 360 footage?

Hello Joe, i wanted to ask your advice about a listing on AE. A seller there is selling new Shimano Sphyre rc902 shoes. I asked if they are real shimano an he says they are. Do you think it’s likely? The shoes still cost $350 but thats still almost $100 below retail in the US. Thanks!

How did you mount the camera for the shots facing square to you while riding?

what mounts you used on this ride? hope you show it on the video

Hey man, do you ever come to Xiamen?

Which mount are you using on ur road bike?

great review have u one on where the camera goes ty BE SAFE

10:00 is that in Xiamen? I travel there a bit but only once bought my bike.

Nice shots of nice sceneries! 😃👍 Does the camera do this in 60 fps, too?

Do you need an sd card to record? or can just tranfer to phone?

why you don't use insta360 r vertical setup?

spieghi come hai attaccato la telecamera alla bici nei vari video?

Will you be filming at the China bike show next month? Thank you

Now I know how to use my camera.. Hehe thank you

Would have been great if you really showed how you mounted the X2.

Where parts of the bike did you place it ?

Does it record telemetry also? Like how GoPro records the telemetry and then can show them on the video, telemetry includes speed, elevation, power, temperature, time, etc..

What package u buy sir?can help me

Nice vid CC, I think you're right though, resolution isn't good enough, all the footage looks like it has been overly sharpened, especially for £400+

I can see the versatility of this camera but I don’t like the fisheye effect and it is not possible to get rid of it.

hi, in china can using strava ?

My pet hate with the Insta360 is software, shot a few criteriums with a Insta360 One R mounted on the fork skewer. Took almost two hours to keyframe and compose the video, which as a manual process is not bad, but not great. Then it took over 24 hours to render the output on my macbook. Too long, if you are trying to push out content quickly, so started using smaller clips instead. Do recommend the fork skewer mount for action shots. Also experimented with One R as a follow cam with a pole aka selfie stick mounted to seatpost at 45 degree angle. Tip don't use a selfie stick, it is too heavy, so it moves around and you get footage that makes you seasick, get a couple of lightweight carbon fibre extension poles and use them instead. Examples of both on my channel. The One X2 looks a step up in form factor and sound quality , but not enough for me to replace the One R

everything you say is true, it's a great device. however, it lacks in sensor size, resolution, and overall picture quality. There is too much digital sharpening, the data rate is not sufficient and artifacts are strong. It makes the storytelling but for a fan of crisp footage, it's very hard to overlook the lag in video quality, speaking for myself.

How you place camera?

I just brought one r twin editions, n I'm like why did i ?cause its pretty clear now that i wont be using anything other then the 360 mod, in that way 360 x2 is much better n cheaper

Nice

Its the mounting option that I would like to know more

5:40 so true

at 10:03 how are you holding the camera ?

got this last week, and my friend are freaked out how I take the videos, they thoughts it was a drone following me

this is madness, how does it work haha.

How are you able to make videos in China for RU-vid when it's band in China? Just interested to know.

Awesome 360 footage, but the quality is not too good, or is it just me?

hi, nice video I think this camera can show your speed...

I just realized you helmet has mean monster face

How to mount 360 at stem areas thanks 🙏

Where in china is this?

you need to publish in 4k with a camera like this this, too much mush.

Meh. The footage is ultra low bitrate. Also the camera is super weak in the dark. I think we are still 20 years away from usable action cams.

is it just me or image is not the sharpest?

"The picture doesn't look that good, though..." *Auto 720p*

I thought this wasn't that great until I realized that RU-vid had set the video to 144p

乔老师B站咋不更新了 是不是 水太深啦

Anyone can ride fast going downhill 🙃👍

Compression actifacts quality from RU-vid is kinda bad. Sad

video quality from these just look really bad... the fish eye lens on a tiny sensor, you end up cropping a lot

SO, not so much a "How to" as a "here's what I got"

because when I think epic..I think full hd. -_- 4k image sensors have been out for years now, not including them is just being cheap as shit. This camera is %80 profit.

One problem the video quality is crap, noise a lot,and need a fucking stick hold and caring!

I don't think I've ever seen a more blatant Insta advert poaing as a review yet

02:22 HELLO flat Earthers 😂

Ok ok it is all nice but quality looks like shit.