Damn, they had ones with removable batteries!? I wish they still sold them too.

Edit: the Drift Ghost X had a small battery built-in (non-removable) and a battery pack module that connected to it. You could swap the module for an extended pack, or a regular-sized one, and never really run out of juice.

Yeah, I keep checking Aliexpress and Amazon, hoping they’ll have old stock they want to get rid of on sale, but nothing.

I mean, it wouldn’t be the end of the world if I got a different Drift model. The battery I’m using has already seen tens of thousands of KM of riding over the last 4 years, through extreme summer and the coldest winters. It’s probably the most reliable piece of cycling tech I own! LOL I just wish they never used that damn mini-USB connector. USB-C would make this camera perfect.

The Insta360 also does front/back recording, but you run into the issue of battery life and recording space.

I own an older Samsung 360 camera, and it’s REALLY NICE as a dash cam… but there are so many limitations when using a 360 camera:

• yes, poor battery life.
• SD card space is astronomical (I keep my ride recordings… many TB worth!).
• They are nowhere near as robust as the Drift.
• They kind of need to be mounted in a way that’s just too “out there” to be effective.
• They are way more expensive.
• You have to post process the videos afterwards, rather than simply dumping the files to be played easily from any device.

That said, if a cycling-specific 360 dash camera ever came out, I’d be very interested!

I’m not a fan of bike helmet mounted cameras, although, I was running the Drift on a motorcycle helmet (side mounted) for years before I sold my higher-power e-scooter.