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@Chowdown
This is a good deal of fun, didn't quite get the video quality of the first two vids on this thread, but pretty passable for such a small camera... Singspeed - it appears there are two models of camera in your batch! Mine prints the timestamp on a black background [for anyone who's wondering, there are 10 versions of this camera, and the way to tell them apart is by the timestamp format].
In terms of the stability, tried it on my head today, was ok, but makes you realise just how much looking around you do on a ride ;) Will try it on bars and head tube tomorrow.
People, if you want to take the shakes out of your videos, use VirtualDub http://www.virtualdub.org/ with the plugin http://www.guthspot.se/video/deshaker.htm. Instructions are all on the websites, if you also use Windows Movie Maker you'll need plugins for the wmv format too, or convert back to avi first. Deshaker is pretty easy to use, don't be put off by all the options, you get decent results just by using the preset ones. It gets confused by violent movements, making the edge of the screen blurry, but the centre of the image becomes nice and stable to watch. Been using it for years to remedy my shaky camera hand whilst riding single handed on a bumpy towpath and trying not to drop into the river!
Hope someone finds this helpful in some way!