Beats Per Minute

Quoted message said:

I'm sure I remember reading it on here but I can't find the reference
and, since I'm back to net.bars I don't have any bookmarks.

Someone mentioned a website where you could find ipod playlists and
other such stuff that was categorized by beats per minute so that you
could have a good workout playlist, and, I think, also had information
on how to figure out how many beats per minute various songs had.

Does anyone remember this?

-M

I do hope you are talking about doing that inside, in a safe gym and not
while out riding. Putting headphones on and riding is next to suicidal.
Bill

I am sure Marian is not using Bose noise cancelling earphones and she
can still hear other things. She is probably also cognizant of her
surroundings.
Ted.

I have not tried these but they sound reasonable.
http://www.mmartins.com/mmartins/bpmdetection/bpmdetection.asp
Ted.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I'm sure I remember reading it on here but I can't find the reference
and, since I'm back to net.bars I don't have any bookmarks.

Someone mentioned a website where you could find ipod playlists and
other such stuff that was categorized by beats per minute so that you
could have a good workout playlist, and, I think, also had information
on how to figure out how many beats per minute various songs had.

<snip>

Do this:
a) Play song
b) Tap foot to beat for 15 seconds
c) Multiply foot taps by 4

From someone who almost blew a left ventricle while running red lights
to the turbocharged tempos of AC/DC and Van Halen, be warned that
synchronizing cadence to the beats of your favorite ditties encourages
reckless riding!

Another foible of cycling to songs, particularly for those very
responsive to sound incentives, is apparent when a song shifts into a
bridge or chorus and the tempo shifts right along with it. Just as
you're preparing to out sprint your opponent to victory, the blistering
beat of your speed-metal soundtrack suddenly brakes and plods along in
funeral dirge mode, dragging down your energy output to that of a
corpse.

Perhaps you should just cycle along to the sounds of the street.

Luke

Ted said:

I am sure Marian is not using Bose noise cancelling earphones and she
can still hear other things. She is probably also cognizant of her
surroundings.
Ted.

Probably.
However, the average teenager or twenty something is not. I have come up
behind some of these while running or walking faster than the average on
a sidewalk and nearly given them a heart attack since they had no clue
of what was going on around (or behind) them. I have also seen some of
the eighteen to twenty something (no driver's license) bike riders
wearing phones while riding and almost getting nailed. These are the
perpetual DUI or drug/gang crowd so not too bright anyway. I wonder how
long until a 'Darwin' event catches up with them? My response is to just
wave or smile and avoid them.
Bill

Luke said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I'm sure I remember reading it on here but I can't find the reference
and, since I'm back to net.bars I don't have any bookmarks.

Someone mentioned a website where you could find ipod playlists and
other such stuff that was categorized by beats per minute so that you
could have a good workout playlist, and, I think, also had information
on how to figure out how many beats per minute various songs had.

<snip>

Do this:
a) Play song
b) Tap foot to beat for 15 seconds
c) Multiply foot taps by 4
From someone who almost blew a left ventricle while running red lights
to the turbocharged tempos of AC/DC and Van Halen, be warned that
synchronizing cadence to the beats of your favorite ditties encourages
reckless riding!

The past Christmas, my mom (who loves iPods) was trying to convince me
that I wanted one (I don't). When she mentioned that "it'd be sooo nice
to have music while you ride your bike," I posed the question, "ok, Mom.
You got me to wear a helmet, but now you want me weave through Atlanta
traffic matching the tempo of crazy hardcore bands(1)?"

"Oh, no iPods for you!"

Being a musician/music lover, I don't like mp3s and have really learned
to use my ears to supplement my visual awareness. I can't imagine having
music in my ears at any volume while I ride.
\\paul

(1)In case anyone cares, not what you're probably thinking. I'm really
into The Gospel (http://www.themoonisadeadworld.com) right now.

Bill Baka said:

Ted said:

I am sure Marian is not using Bose noise cancelling earphones and she
can still hear other things. She is probably also cognizant of her
surroundings.
Ted.

Probably.
However, the average teenager or twenty something is not. I have come up
behind some of these while running or walking faster than the average on
a sidewalk and nearly given them a heart attack since they had no clue
of what was going on around (or behind) them. I have also seen some of
the eighteen to twenty something (no driver's license) bike riders
wearing phones while riding and almost getting nailed. These are the
perpetual DUI or drug/gang crowd so not too bright anyway. I wonder how
long until a 'Darwin' event catches up with them? My response is to just
wave or smile and avoid them.

The average _human_ isn't particularly cognizant of their surroundings.

I keep the volume low enough to hear other things, though if the music
has English words I have to turn it off before I can clearly parse
people talking to me in Chinese.

I wouldn't use music in Chinese traffic but on the evening beach rides
it's good to have something to keep my mind occupied when I arrive too
early or too late or am riding too slow to be with the pack. And some
heavy metal is a great way to survive the headwind on the ride back in.

Quoted message said:

Bill Baka said:

Ted said:

I am sure Marian is not using Bose noise cancelling earphones and she
can still hear other things. She is probably also cognizant of her
surroundings.
Ted.

Probably.
However, the average teenager or twenty something is not. I have come up
behind some of these while running or walking faster than the average on
a sidewalk and nearly given them a heart attack since they had no clue
of what was going on around (or behind) them. I have also seen some of
the eighteen to twenty something (no driver's license) bike riders
wearing phones while riding and almost getting nailed. These are the
perpetual DUI or drug/gang crowd so not too bright anyway. I wonder how
long until a 'Darwin' event catches up with them? My response is to just
wave or smile and avoid them.

The average _human_ isn't particularly cognizant of their surroundings.

Way too true. Almost all the car drivers have their stereos cranked up
so that even an emergency siren has to be almost on top of them before
they notice it. Some drive like that and don't even notice parts falling
off of their cars, and this is literal with the super sub woofers that
the kids are using that harmonically resonate the whole car until metal
fatigue cuts in. It does give me plenty of warning when one of these is
approaching from the rear and I usually get off the road at that point,
knowing approximately the mentality of the driver.

Quoted message said:

I keep the volume low enough to hear other things, though if the music
has English words I have to turn it off before I can clearly parse
people talking to me in Chinese.

I wouldn't use music in Chinese traffic but on the evening beach rides
it's good to have something to keep my mind occupied when I arrive too
early or too late or am riding too slow to be with the pack. And some
heavy metal is a great way to survive the headwind on the ride back in.

I don't think I would even want to walk in Chinese traffic from some of
the news shots I have seen. Heavy metal on the beach, driving into a
headwind, now that I could relate too, a serious diversion from the
extra effort.
Cheers,
Bill

Quoted message said:

Paul Hobson said:

The past Christmas, my mom (who loves iPods) was trying to convince me
that I wanted one (I don't). When she mentioned that "it'd be sooo nice
to have music while you ride your bike," I posed the question, "ok, Mom.
You got me to wear a helmet, but now you want me weave through Atlanta
traffic matching the tempo of crazy hardcore bands(1)?"

(1)In case anyone cares, not what you're probably thinking. I'm really
into The Gospel (http://www.themoonisadeadworld.com) right now.

Sounds interesting, shame about the website.

Anyway, as long as you're talking about Hardcore (Detroit style), I
nominate "Phallus Uber Alles" for the winning name personally.

--
Dane Buson - [email hidden]
"It's an impressive feat to put the last nail in
your own coffin while your on the inside!"
-\. poster warpath on napsters .nap format

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul Hobson

Quoted message said:

Being a musician/music lover, I don't like mp3s and have really learned
to use my ears to supplement my visual awareness. I can't imagine having
music in my ears at any volume while I ride.

The indigenous sounds of the streets and nature constitute a music all
their own. Among the delights of cycling is how they engage the senses,
unlike motoring where you're sealed off from the local environment and
travel by (as opposed to through) cocooned in an artificial habitat.

Luke

Bill Baka said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I keep the volume low enough to hear other things, though if the music
has English words I have to turn it off before I can clearly parse
people talking to me in Chinese.

I wouldn't use music in Chinese traffic but on the evening beach rides
it's good to have something to keep my mind occupied when I arrive too
early or too late or am riding too slow to be with the pack. And some
heavy metal is a great way to survive the headwind on the ride back in.

I don't think I would even want to walk in Chinese traffic from some of
the news shots I have seen. Heavy metal on the beach, driving into a
headwind, now that I could relate too, a serious diversion from the
extra effort.

Walking in Chinese traffic is _scary_ and one of the reasons I ride a
bike. Going in the car lanes at speed the patterns are somewhat more
predictable and I'm moving fast enough that evasive manuevers are
easier.

It's been nearly four years and I'm still none too keen about crossing
the street.

(The headwind in question is prevailing enough that the palm trees and
pines grow at a slant.)