I\’m still behind that camera!

Today I made another mini-video. I wanted to make some kind of contact (other than blog posts) with my site\’s visitors; but I was still behind that camera. Last March was the only time I was out in front of it.

I would love to make a video to demonstrate how I learned to get a drink while riding the road bike. I didn\’t want the load of a Camel-Bak on me while working to get the hang of a road bike; even though grabbing the drinking tube is easier than reaching for a water bottle on the down tube. Thus I had to learn how to get that bottle out of its cage; and, even trickier, to put it back in.

Before I started recording today\’s video, I tried to get a selfie into it. Somehow it didn\’t occur to me until just now that, to get a selfie, I have to turn the camera around. Without a selfie stick I\’d be, in effect, grabbing blind, but at present that\’s all I can do.

I\’m trying to think of other videos that I could make, but I feel I\’m already running short on material. If I were a pro (or former pro) cyclist, or a coach, I\’d be in a better position to offer advice. All I can do is to say what helped me, and what I figured out as I went along. But if it helps somebody, I\’m happy to \”put out the word\”.