Re: What Music Do U All Listen To While You Ride?



tennisgh22 wrote:
> *has anyone ever heard of O.A.R.?
>
> they graduated from my high school some years back, and apparently
> have become famous.
>
> -grant *


I've heard of 'em. I think they're at least sorta famous. Heard a CD
of theirs recently. I liked it.


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I mainly do commuting to work and street riding. I can't imagine riding
without music. I agree about it not being very safe not being able to
completely hear everything around you but I can't go back and ride
without it ever again. Riding without it messes up my rhythm and
balance. I feel much more comfortable with music then without. I listen
to Metallica, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, Linkin Park, System of a Down, Frank
Sinatra, Elvis, 80's music, 60's Motown, Pantera, Marilyn Manson,
Offspring, Union Underground, Disturbed, Cowboy Mouth, Van Halen (DLR
not Hagar), Motley Crue, Billy Idol. I'm sure there are more but I can't
remember. Later, gator. Stay on top and keep the music loud.

Aj

P.S. If it's too loud, you're too old.


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I like to litsen to all the 70's rock. Like,,,Jimmi Hendrix Experience,
AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Guns n' Roses, Black Sabbath,
etc....

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I don't listen to music when I ride. But bands that I like Metallica,
Slayer, Dead Kennedys, Slipknot, Cannibal Corpse. Anything heavy metal.


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G n' R sure went down hill after the 70's didn't they ;-)

sabin_a. wrote:
> *I like to litsen to all the 70's rock. Like,,,Jimmi Hendrix
> Experience, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Guns n' Roses, Black
> Sabbath, etc....
>
> -Sabin *



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I listen to rock, its kinda cool because the trails i ride match the
music, my wheel hits the ground when there is a beat (my trails are
technical) and I listen to the kinda punk rock that has fast beats
(thrice, AFI, offspring, metallica, etc). the only thing thats bad is
that you cant hear mountain bikers coming, and most of them are retard
downhillers. but i havent got hit yet!


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sabin_a. wrote:
> *I like to litsen to all the 70's rock. Like,,,Jimmi Hendrix
> Experience, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Guns n' Roses, Black
> Sabbath, etc....
>
> -Sabin *


For me, take Sabin's list and add Nirvana, occasionally Tenacious D, the
Doors for commuting, the Beatles, a bit of Primus, Led Zepplin, Ben
Folds Five, Bush, the Ramones, Queen, the White Stripes (sans the Seven
Nation Army, I hate that song now), Iron Butterfly for looong rides, or
short commutes when Inna Gadda Davida is playing :) , and the list goes
on...

Also, if I'm not mistaken, I think the song goes "Everybody in the club
gettin' tips." I have my doubts that someone would rap about getting
drunk...

As for commuting, I ride 2 miles to school on sidewalks with my minidisk
player going, wihtout any problems hearing traffic. I don't do trials
with it in my ears because then I'd have to wear my camelbak, and that'd
suck. I'd be fine with a solo muni ride with music, though. And as for
the beat slowing me, I find I count in 1/8-1/16 subdivisions (instead of
one-two-three-four, I'm counting like
one-e-and-a-two-e-and-a-three-e-and-a-four-e-and-a), even on fast songs,
so I'm going fast no matter what.


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On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0500, "James_Potter" wrote:

>Last week in track, we ran five miles, and the WHOOOLE time I had that
>"I'm your venus, I'm your fire, your desire" song stuck in my head.

The first number one hit in the USA lists of Dutch origin. When I was
young.

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Matt.P.Herbert wrote:
> *
>
> Then if that's the case then stereos in cars should be illegal, I
> sometimes ride listening to the radio on road, never very loud though,
> and can see what's going on in front of me and if I need to know whats
> going on behind me, I just look, if someones going to wipe me out it's
> not going to make alot of difference if I can hear them or not. After
> all, motor cyclings visual, how many of them can hear what's going on
> with an ear muffling helmet and engine noise.
> Sometimes when Muni riding its a good way to shut out all the silly
> comments if I'm not in the mood for them.
>
> Matt *


I did a lot of road cycling when I was in high school and college. I
even did a cross country (USA) bike ride after college. I survived all
that cycling by keeping aware of my surroundings and riding defensively.
Road cycling is not the safest activity. I used to joke that my idea
of fun was going out and playing in traffic.

Riding on the road with cars going by is dangerous. The freaky part is
that a large part of your safety depends on the people who are driving
those big fast cars and trucks and their behavior is largely out of your
control. You survive by riding defensively and being aware. When
you're riding along a road that cars travel at 55 mph (if they're
obeying the speed limit) you have to be fully aware or you're dead.
Listening to music makes you less aware. Being less aware increases
your risks of being dead. Being dead is a severe consequence and I did
my best to minimize the chances of that happening. You need to be able
to hear traffic and you can't afford to be distracted by the music.
It's too easy to get zoned out while listening to a song and forget to
keep a constant eye out for what's going on around you. Staying aware
also meant that I always rode with a mirror so I could more easily see
what was behind me.

Listening to music while in a car or while on a motorcycle is different.
In a car or on a motorcycle you're you're keeping up with traffic. Big
trucks are not going to sneak up on you. On a bicycle you're riding 15
mph to 25 mph and cars are going by you and trying to pass you at
anywhere from 30 mph to 65 mph. It's the speed difference that makes it
more dangerous. It's the way cars try to pass that makes it more
dangerous. On a bike you survive by riding defensively and being aware
of everything that could in any way cause you danger. I don't have a
problem with motorcyclists listening to headphones as they ride.
Motorcycles keep up and flow with traffic. It's not like a bicycle at
all.

I enjoyed listening to music after the bike ride was over. I'd often
rest up after the ride by laying down on the floor with my headphones
on. I really enjoy music so it's not that I'm anti-music. There's just
a time for listening and a time for not listening.


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BigWheelTex wrote:
> *If it's too loud, you're too old. *
Not to sound, uh, OLD or anything, but:

If it's too loud you're a ****. It's called being considerate of the
people around you. If you're at a practice place where music is
expected, crank it up! But if you're in a public place, where people are
not necessarily fans of what you're playing, it's rude to play it real
loud. If you're passing by, it doesn't really bother me. But not when
you're stopped, even in a car. If I'm stopped at a light and I can't
hear my own radio because a guy several cars away (it's almost always a
guy) wants to share his thumping rap (or other) with me, it's just him
being a ****. Whether he's just enjoying his tunes or trying to annoy
people doesn't matter. When you're around other people it's up to you to
be aware of what you're radiating.

End old fart rant.

I ride to work, but much of that ride is along the road. Cars going 50
mph, with people listening to their own tunes inside, talking on cell
phones, reaching back to smack the kids, whatever. I have to agree with
John Childs that it's pretty dangerous sharing the road with cars. It's
up to us cyclists to be aware of inattentive drivers.

So I doubt I'll be listening to music on my commute, though I've thought
about it. Maybe in one ear only, but I don't want the lowered focus to
make me less aware of my surroundings

However, when practicing in place, music is great. Most of my unicycling
development was during the 80s, and I love 80s music. also the Beatles
and other classic rock. If I'm riding in a gym it's always nice to have
some background music.

Also a group of us old Redford people used to practice in the summer
near my house, in the Livonia Mall parking lot on warm summer nights.
There was a big totally empty area where I'd park my old Unibus, open
the doors, and crank the stereo. No one to offend but us riders. Riders
including people who are now known as Teresa Abrahams, Carol Bricker,
and Wendy Gryzch. The guys' names haven't changed...


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john_childs wrote:
> *
>
>
> You need to be able to hear traffic and you can't afford to be
> distracted by the music. It's too easy to get zoned out while
> listening to a song and forget to keep a constant eye out for what's
> going on around you. Staying aware also meant that I always rode with
> a mirror so I could more easily see what was behind me.
>
>
> . *


You've made some very good points, and yes staying alive is my number
one priority, I suppose it depends on road conditions and I would
certainly keep my ears wide open in conditions of busy traffic, but on
quieter roads, especially on the longer rides I find music can really
help me through the low points. But then I suppose so can bananas and a
rest.
On the subject of mirrors (sorry to drift off the thread subject) I use
one on my road cycle and find it invaluable, but there will come a time
when I will want to take a unicycle on the road so will probably
consider some sort of helmet mirror, does anyone use these and are they
any good. Please feel free to start a new thread on this

Matt


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Matt.P.Herbert wrote:
> *On the subject of mirrors (sorry to drift off the thread subject) I
> use one on my road cycle and find it invaluable, but there will come a
> time when I will want to take a unicycle on the road so will probably
> consider some sort of helmet mirror, does anyone use these and are
> they any good.*

I've been ponderin' about this. I have a mirror on my bike ever since
being passed with an unnervingly small gap by a motorbike going at what
must have been over a hundred miles an hour. No warning of the approach
at all until it had gone past. That's a scary thing to have happen on a
sunday afternoon ride in the country. It's absolutely invaluable, I
can't imagine riding without one now.

Now while unicycling around town I keep finding myself looking down to
where the mirror is on the bike, only to find all I can see is the
pavement.

I've never actually seen any helmet mirrors available in LBSes - I can't
say I've looked all that hard, mind - but I'd definitely be interested
if the things exist somewhere.

Phil


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I didn't mean to offend anyone. I get really annoyed by people blaring
their particular taste in music in public where everyone can hear it,
too. I only listen to my music with headphones. I actually don't like
sharing my music with the general public. It helps me tune the stupid
comments out but then again I guess it tunes out all the other noises I
should be listening to, also. Oh well, what am I gonna do? Sorry,
again.

Aj


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No problema, Tex. My rant more of a general thing about the people I
come across out here...

That said, I'll slide a little off the topic to the mirror thing.

I used to have a helmet mirror. Didn't work for me, because it kept
getting banged around. When not being worn, a helmet with a mirror on it
is an accident waiting to happen. There may be better designs now.

Instead, how about a mirror that attaches to glasses? I wear my shades
with my mirror from Unicycle.com, and it works pretty good, except when
the sun's in front of me to my left, which it manages to be on both
directions of my commute :-(

That mirror works well for me, though I need a different set of glasses
to fit it better. Get glasses with more of a right angle between the
lens area and the side thingies. I use my mirror glasses only for
commuting, and different sunglasses for driving and other stuff.


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phil wrote:
> *
> Now while unicycling around town I keep finding myself looking down to
> where the mirror is on the bike, only to find all I can see is the
> pavement.
>
> I've never actually seen any helmet mirrors available in LBSes - I
> can't say I've looked all that hard, mind - but I'd definitely be
> interested if the things exist somewhere.
>
> Phil *

I used a small mirror that attached to my riding glasses. Unicycle.com
USA actually carries that mirror: 'Third Eye mirror'
(http://www.unicycle.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=367).

I also had a small mirror that attached to my helmet. It was removable.
I didn't use it much though. I always rode with my riding glasses on
because a bug in your eye at 20 mph is no fun.

I haven't used my mirror while unicycling yet. I don't ride on roads
where it is really necessary.


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john_childs wrote:
> * On a bike you survive by riding defensively and being aware of
> everything that could in any way cause you danger. *

I disagree. You survive because no one hits you. You can be completely
aware and still get hit because a driver didn't see you or simply
swerved.
I can't count the number of times I have looked in the rear-view mirror
of my bike and dodged a car that I would have missed if I had ear phones
on.

john_childs wrote:
> *I don't have a problem with motorcyclists listening to headphones as
> they ride. Motorcycles keep up and flow with traffic. It's not like
> a bicycle at all.
> *

I disagree. As a motorcycle rider myself, my experience is that you have
to be much more defensive on a motorcycle. All that speed you credit
with safety, is the same speed that puts motorcycle riders in more
dangerous situations, as well as dangerous road conditions
(oil/water).
My mother had a single accident in the past 3 decades. She crossed the
path of a motorcycle. I was in the car and didn't see him coming
either.


I don't listen to music on the unicycle, but when I used to ride a road
bike I found that music helped me stay energized, keep a good cadence,
and keep my spirits up in the face of Kansas winds. Trucks have come
within 2 feet of me without headphones.

My pet peeve (related to headphones) is when oncoming mountain bikers is
fly around corners at 15+ miles an hour with loud headphones and no
helmet. Under those circumstances they are a danger to me.


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