Back from the Hotter N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls yesterday after creating a video my GoPro Hero 10 rear screen died making the camera unusable. I called GoPro this morning. The rep was friendly as we talked about the options. My camera was beyond the 1 year warranty but GoPro offered to replace it free as a one time courtesy. That is great but it will take about 3 weeks to receive the replacement after they receive my camera. I have a Drift Ghost XL camera that could serve during that time but it is not the same as my GoPro as you will quickly notice in the video. The audio is loud and not good but understandable. The video is like riding a wave because there is no image stabilization so if you watch be prepared.

One small new bike accessory was along for the ride. At the HH100 expo I bought a Clearview Micro mirror. I like it because it doesn’t stick out as far ahead of my helmet as the Monkey Mirror I’ve used for a number of years. It was easy to install and the rearview was clear once found the best spot to attach it to my Poc helmet. You can see it in the video.

With all of that and getting the Ghost XL camera setup I didn’t start the bike ride until 10:42 AM. During the ride I dropped the GoPro off for UPS Ground to pickup. I decided to ride the Kingwood streets and trails as I got familiar with the Ghost XL camera again. I thought the ride would be around 15 miles but it ended up at 21.88 miles. That’s about 10 miles less than I planned before the GoPro problem came up. Not too bad. Mounting the Ghost XL using the mount for the GoPro required some changes and creativity to put the Rode Wireless ME mic on the camera since it didn’t have the cold shoe like the GoPro Media Mod does but 3M Command Strip solved that.

Thankfully the temperature had not reached the 90’s with the late start. The wind was light and provided some cooling effect. The lack of rain was evident on the trails with brown leaves and brush everywhere. I finished at 12:31 as the temperature hit 90 degrees. Weather: Start 88 degrees, 62% humidity, dew point 73.2, partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph; Finish 90 degrees, 55% humidity, dew point 71.3, partly cloudy, wind NE 6 mph.