Record memorable rides, capture trail action or keep a video record of your journey with a cycling camera and the right accessories. Our range includes action cameras, bike and body mounts, spare batteries and lens filters to help you build a setup around the way you ride.
Why Ride with a Cycling Camera?
An action camera lets you bring a ride back to life from your own point of view. Use it to film descents, document a bikepacking trip, share a favourite route or review your technique. Some riders also use a camera to maintain a record of everyday road journeys, although recording can never replace attentive riding and good road awareness.
GoPro is the key brand in our camera range, with compact cameras and a broad mounting system suited to riding on the road, trail and beyond. Features vary between models, but useful cycling priorities include effective image stabilisation, clear video, simple controls and enough battery life for the type of ride you want to capture.
The mount has as much influence on the footage as the camera. Handlebar and chest positions offer different viewpoints, while helmet mounting follows the direction you look. A secure, stable mount helps reduce unwanted movement and keeps the camera where you expect it, but it must also suit the bike, riding conditions and camera attachment system.
Spare batteries can extend recording time on long days and make it easy to start a fresh session without waiting to recharge. Lens filters can help control light, reflections or exposure in particular conditions. Batteries, housings, lenses and filters can be specific to a camera model or generation, so always confirm compatibility before buying.
What to Look for in a Cycling Camera Setup
- Image quality: Consider the resolution and frame rates you will genuinely use, as higher settings create larger files and usually consume more battery.
- Stabilisation: Effective image stabilisation helps smooth vibration and movement on rough roads and trails.
- Battery life: Match expected recording time to your rides and consider spare batteries or charging options for longer days.
- Mounting position: Choose the viewpoint you want, then check the mount fits your handlebar, helmet, body or other attachment point securely.
- Weather protection: Confirm the camera's water-resistance rating and whether a separate housing is required for the conditions you expect.
- Storage: Check the supported memory-card type and capacity, then allow for the file sizes produced by your preferred recording settings.
- Controls: Large buttons, voice control or a remote connection can make operation easier while wearing gloves, but only adjust the camera when it is safe.
- Accessory compatibility: Match mounts, batteries, housings and filters to the exact camera model and generation.
Start with what you want to record and for how long. That will narrow down the camera, recording settings and battery requirements; your preferred viewpoint will then determine the mount. Add filters or extra power only where they solve a real need, and build a compact setup you will actually take riding.