What's on your Ipod?

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Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am always
looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

be good,

Kyle

Speed by Momtgomery Gentry
Bicycle Race by Queen
Even Better Than The Real Think by U2
Eye Of The Tiger by Van Halen
Start Me Up by Rolling Stones
Run-Around by Blues Traveller
American Woman by Lenny Kravitz
Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison

I don't listen to anything while riding, but I used to years ago.

THE best music you can cycle to for cadence is the Who's hits album,
Who's better Who's best.

It is just stunning.

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What about you?<<<<

I ride primarily in the summer time and I've rigged up a little personal
speaker to my iPod. I've got a mix of about 800 summer hits from the 1920s
to now. Every song is a classic, so people are constantly slowing down and
asking me to turn up the volume. Overall, there isn't a song in there that
isn't a great inspiration for pedaling.

The mix includes everything from Al Jolson to Frank Sinatra to Elvis to The
Beatles to The Stones to some hokey disco to Bruce Springsteen to every 80s
and 90s song on record, etc. Amazing how our musical tastes have gotten so
diverse since the invention of these little gadgets. I guess it's because
they're so hard to fill with just any one style of music.

"KM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am always
looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

be good,

Kyle

Oh, and I forgot...there's a whole bunch of New Country on there, too.

"NY Rides" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>What about you?<<<<

I ride primarily in the summer time and I've rigged up a little personal
speaker to my iPod. I've got a mix of about 800 summer hits from the
1920s to now. Every song is a classic, so people are constantly slowing
down and asking me to turn up the volume. Overall, there isn't a song in
there that isn't a great inspiration for pedaling.

The mix includes everything from Al Jolson to Frank Sinatra to Elvis to
The Beatles to The Stones to some hokey disco to Bruce Springsteen to
every 80s and 90s song on record, etc. Amazing how our musical tastes
have gotten so diverse since the invention of these little gadgets. I
guess it's because they're so hard to fill with just any one style of
music.

"KM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am always
looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

be good,

Kyle

KM said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

I think you assume wrong. The ride is what is important and listening
to music would be an intrusion.

Good lord...lighten up!

The ride is important! But the music ain't a bad idea either!

happy riding...
"Olebiker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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KM said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

I think you assume wrong. The ride is what is important and listening
to music would be an intrusion.

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Good lord...lighten up!<<<<

I second that. At least, let's be respectful of each other's differing
opinions. If we can't do that when we're discussing bicycles, there's no
way we'll ever solve the problems of the world!

I once posted a question here asking for ideas on mounting my personal mp3
speaker on my handlebars. You should have seen the whipping I got from
those who feel a 2 inch, 3 watt speaker is too much of an intrusion on other
cyclists' peace and quiet.

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Good lord...lighten up!

The ride is important! But the music ain't a bad idea either!

happy riding...
"Olebiker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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KM said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music
while
riding, what do you listen to?

I think you assume wrong. The ride is what is important and listening
to music would be an intrusion.

In article <[email hidden]>,

KM said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music
while riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am
always looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

I don't listen to music while riding. I live in an urban area and it
would be dangerous. I depend on my ears to locate vehicles approaching
from the rear. Many years ago I had a Walkman type thing and liked to
listen to the "Allman Brothers at Fillmore East" album while riding. In
those days, living in La Crosse WI and being 28 years old and therefore
stupid, it didn't seem like a problem.

I don't own an iPod. I don't like the way they (or other such music
players) sound. It's too weird to have the "music inside your head"
sensation. YMMV.

If I did have an iPod, and I may buy one to put my music collection on
it since my car stereo can connect to and control an iPod, it would have
many hours of Grateful Dead shows plus official albums, and tons of jazz
such as Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, George Van Eps, etc.

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I don't listen to music while riding. I live in an urban area and it

would be dangerous. I depend on my ears to locate vehicles approaching
from the rear.<<<

Hence my decision to connect mine to a speaker. Now I can hear music AND
traffic just fine. Hey, why don't we worry so much about this when we're
driving our cars and blasting the radio?

"Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

KM said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music
while riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am
always looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

I don't listen to music while riding. I live in an urban area and it
would be dangerous. I depend on my ears to locate vehicles approaching
from the rear. Many years ago I had a Walkman type thing and liked to
listen to the "Allman Brothers at Fillmore East" album while riding. In
those days, living in La Crosse WI and being 28 years old and therefore
stupid, it didn't seem like a problem.

I don't own an iPod. I don't like the way they (or other such music
players) sound. It's too weird to have the "music inside your head"
sensation. YMMV.

If I did have an iPod, and I may buy one to put my music collection on
it since my car stereo can connect to and control an iPod, it would have
many hours of Grateful Dead shows plus official albums, and tons of jazz
such as Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, George Van Eps, etc.

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Hence my decision to connect mine to a speaker. Now I can hear music AND
traffic just fine. Hey, why don't we worry so much about this when we're
driving our cars and blasting the radio?

One of the reasons I ride is to get away from noise (including music).

YMMV.

Chris Neary
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"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

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NY Rides said:

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>I don't listen to music while riding. I live in an urban area and it

would be dangerous. I depend on my ears to locate vehicles approaching
from the rear.<<<

Good grief. Take a moment to post coherently, eh? The conventions are
simple to follow.

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Hence my decision to connect mine to a speaker. Now I can hear music AND
traffic just fine. Hey, why don't we worry so much about this when we're
driving our cars and blasting the radio?

Because in your car you are surrounded by a cocoon made out of a ton or
two of metal.

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Because in your car you are surrounded by a cocoon made out of a ton or

two of metal.<<<

All the more reason to be able to hear the jingly bell of some poor,
vulnerable bicyclist in my blind spot!

"Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>,

NY Rides said:

Quoted message said:

>>I don't listen to music while riding. I live in an urban area and it

would be dangerous. I depend on my ears to locate vehicles approaching
from the rear.<<<

Good grief. Take a moment to post coherently, eh? The conventions are
simple to follow.

Quoted message said:

Hence my decision to connect mine to a speaker. Now I can hear music AND
traffic just fine. Hey, why don't we worry so much about this when we're
driving our cars and blasting the radio?

Because in your car you are surrounded by a cocoon made out of a ton or
two of metal.

KM said:

Good lord...lighten up!

The ride is important! But the music ain't a bad idea either!

Let me 'splain to you why it's a bad idea. A couple of months ago a
new guy came to one of our club rides. One of our club practices is to
get single file on a 2 lane road when someone calls "car back."

A car came up from behind us and I called "car back". The new guy
didn't budge from the center of the lane. I called out again with the
same result. I finally rode to him to explain our club rules and he
pulled his ear buds out so he could hear me.

If you want to listen to music, do it where you don't endanger other
road or trail users.

"KM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am always
looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

I only listen to music in my right ear when I am riding. I leave the left
ear open to hear the traffic

In your exact example you are correct!

I just didn't want to get to heavy with the topic. Just fishing for some
music ideas.

Safety is priority for sure!

Thanks for your response!

Be good,

Kyle

"Olebiker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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KM said:

Good lord...lighten up!

The ride is important! But the music ain't a bad idea either!

Let me 'splain to you why it's a bad idea. A couple of months ago a
new guy came to one of our club rides. One of our club practices is to
get single file on a 2 lane road when someone calls "car back."

A car came up from behind us and I called "car back". The new guy
didn't budge from the center of the lane. I called out again with the
same result. I finally rode to him to explain our club rules and he
pulled his ear buds out so he could hear me.

If you want to listen to music, do it where you don't endanger other
road or trail users.

Well, Kyle...you made a nice attempt at being sociable, but as you will soon
find (if you haven't already) bicyclists can be just as arrogant and
opinionated as anybody else.

I still think listening to music on a bicycle - at a reasonable level - adds
to the overall experience. I used to leave the music home, thinking I'd
rather chat with other bikers. However, I finally gave up on that when I
realized most of the bikers here in New York would rather tune out and keep
to themselves. Sad.

It is all good! I'm not offended. I chose to safely listen to music while I
ride. It seems to help to overcome some of the more difficult sections on
the various routes that I take. If you watch any of the races on television,
you will see that most of the professional riders do listen to music while
racing. I am not saying that I am in the same league as Lance..but if it's
good for the goose...

Not to mention that there are not too many cars that pass me on my rollers
in my basement! (Ohio's weather is funky!)

Anyway, it was a good exercise in human interaction.

Great group for sure!

Kyle

"NY Rides" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Well, Kyle...you made a nice attempt at being sociable, but as you will
soon find (if you haven't already) bicyclists can be just as arrogant and
opinionated as anybody else.

I still think listening to music on a bicycle - at a reasonable level -
adds to the overall experience. I used to leave the music home, thinking
I'd rather chat with other bikers. However, I finally gave up on that
when I realized most of the bikers here in New York would rather tune out
and keep to themselves. Sad.

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If you watch any of the races on television,
you will see that most of the professional riders do listen to music while
racing. I am not saying that I am in the same league as Lance..but if it's
good for the goose...

Those are radios for communication with the Director Sportif, thou I know of
at least one instance where a rider used his radio earbud to listen to tunes
rather than his D.S. - who did not speak his native language.

That said, the actions of the peloton are lot more predictable than commute
traffic, IMHO.

Chris Neary
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"Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could
you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I
loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh

Music is like sex- it's wonderful, and there's a time and place for it, but
not on a bicycle!

"KM" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Assuming that the majority of cyclists listen to some sort of music while
riding, what do you listen to?

You would find Mostly 80's hairbands, and some older rock. I am always
looking for tunes that will help my cadence.

What about you?

be good,

Kyle