I put it on a 4 foot dowel rod using the bike mount. Then I hold that out and basically just try to keep it pointed at the rider as much as I can, no viewfinder used. Having it on a pole makes it easier to get the shots real close to the rider (none here but they are in some of the other gopro vids I've made). I usually try to stay within 5 feet of the rider, but this time I didn't have extra line to attach to the tube line to get closer.
I would try and stay within 10 feet of the rider, since the wide angle of the gopro makes it seem like you're much further away and so the footage you shoot won't really look all that great otherwise.
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