GoPro, the world’s leading manufacturer of wearable and vehicle mountable digital cameras for sports, is pleased to be an official sponsor of the Sea Otter Classic for the next three years. In addition, GoPro will exhibit and showcase its new wide angle Helmet HERO Wide digital video camera and its cycling-specific mounts during the four-day consumer expo April 16-19, 2009 in Monterey, California.
Sea Otter Classic is the most core consumer bike festival in the country. It’s where cyclists come to celebrate their love of biking and share their passions with each other.
“GoPro comes to Sea Otter every year to celebrate our love of biking with our customers…people who ride!” said GoPro founder/president Nicholas Woodman. “It’s the best way for us to get a ton of face time with cyclists from all over the country. It’s also a great chance to meet the other leading companies in our industry and talk about ways to help grow business for each other. And GoPro is a local company, based in Northern California, so it’s great to celebrate biking in our home area…with Sierra Nevada on tap, no less.”
“We’re fired up to support Sea Otter and contribute as best we can to show Sea Otter fans and cyclists a good time,” Woodman continues. “GoPro is the number one wearable camera company in the world and we make the best helmet and bike cameras, period. It’s a natural for us to be here to show our customers how easy and fun it is to shoot video and photos of their rides with a GoPro.”
During Sea Otter, GoPro will be showing off its new 170 degree wide-angle lens Helmet HERO Wide camera, which dramatically shows more viewing area and more excitement than any other helmet camera. The Helmet HERO Wide is bundled with mounting accessories for any vented or non-vented helmet. It retails for $189.99.
GoPro also will be exhibiting several new accessories, compatible with all GoPro quick-release digital cameras, that provide an alternative perspective to the action.
Chesty is an adjustable chest harness compatible with all GoPro quick-release cameras that is ideal for mountain biking, motocross, paddlesports or skiing or any activity where you want to get a “lower than your helmet” view of the action. Sold as a separate accessory, Chesty retails for $40.
A must have for every cyclists, the Ride HERO is a combination handlebar and seat post mounting clamp that is compatible with GoPro’s Helmet HERO and Helmet HERO Wide camera system. The Ride HERO mounts make it easy to quickly mount your GoPro camera to your mountain, road, or BMX bike to capture unique video and photo angles during your rides. It can even attach your GoPro camera to chainstays and other parts of your bike frame that range from .75-inches to 1.4-inches in diameter. It is engineered to hold the camera still for a steady shot even during full tilt downhill mountain biking.
A new concept in bicycle camera mounting, the Ride HERO accessory allows for exciting “in action” image capture angles that will allow you to review and enjoy your rides from an entirely new perspective. Sold as a separate accessory for GoPro cameras, the Ride HERO retails for $19.99.
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