music while you ride

IEatRice4Dinner

i usually listen to metal and rock, Ozzy, metallica, dream theater. but i notice when im on the trainer i like harder stuff like Mudvayne, Kill-switch-en-guage, system of a down.... it gets me goin.

fury4

I actually had an MP3 player and tool it back because I was concerned that I would get hit by a car. Where I ride in PA there is no room on the side of the road to ride. Stinks not to have music, but better to be alive!

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velodrome.co.nr

i love a bit of oasis whilst on the turbo

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serendipity

I hear you!! I kept mine because I also run and lift a lot. But the rides were sometimes painfully long because I had no music. Better for racing practice, but not for overdistance days. So now I put the headphone in my right ear only! Not perfect, but it's something

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Future-pro

Riding on the road listening to music is quite possibly the stupidist idea ever you need full use of your ears to remain safe and in my opinion its a lot more pleasant when riding through the countryside if your not listening to music just nature as it were

sweetasschiken

I agree... i have an mp3 player n i always use it at the gym while running etc, but i never take it out on the road. Today i almost got hit by a bus simply coz it was slightly over in the cycling lane and it scared the shit outta me. If i couldn't hear cars coming i simply wouldn't feel safe.

number31

i always listen to my ipod on training rides but dont have the prob u guys have of riding on the roads alot (live in western australia= top bike paths). Usually the volume is up enough to get into the music but i can still hear traffic noise. Stereophonics and the Chili Peppers on long rides for me.

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whoawhoa

I've started riding with mine on. Only when mtbing or on the way middle of f'ing nowhere roads (did a 4 hr ride today. Saw no cars for the middle 3 hours) many of which are dirt. I've never listened to much rap, but "stay positive" by the streets is the sweetest song to listen to on long solo rides. Also rocking the Bosstones, Garbage, some random poppish punk like the offspring, greenday and sum 41, and some other good punk stuff.

Oh, yeah, even when theres no cars in miles, I ride with 1 earphone (cuz the others broke) and turned down pretty low so I can hear the bike, road noise, animals, grass rustling, etc.

ryan_velo.

I do it all the time while training. Zeppelin, The Stones, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, any ting that kicks ass (while riding). Some times I like to hear Pink Floyd or Miles Davis or something of the sort wile riding.

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senator52

Got to get me some of that San Andreas Beat hip-hop. It's bad for my riding position coz occasionally i catch myself sitting up and just boucin a bit. If its got a sik beat, then theres probably a good chance im crackin it

blindsaint

Great movie soundtracks:
Top Gun
Rocky (any)
Chariots of Fire
Highlander
Braveheart (in the mornings, on a sunrise ride)

If I had to make a Mix for riding, this is it: (in no particular order, really)

1. Theme from Top Gun
2. Smooth Criminal (cover)- Alien Ant Farm
3. Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
4. Final Countdown - Europe
5. I am Immortal - Queen
6. Sandstorm - Darude
7. Life is a Highway - Tom Cochrane
8. The Kill - 30 Seconds To Mars
9. Help! - The Beatles
10. Boys of Summer (cover) - The Ataris
11. Leaving Town - Dexter Freebish
12. One Last Breath - Creed
13. Fighting Like Hell - Emberghost
14. my personal favorite: "Fell in Love With the Game" by Blindside (www.myspace.com/blindside)
and last but not least, #15. Halelujah by Rufus Wainwright

graphixgeek

Personally I sometimes ride with headphones on. I don't know how slow some of you ride, but I usually don't hear a car until it's right behind me. The sound of the air rushing past my ears tends to be louder than a car (unless the vehicle is loud like a truck or tuner). There are days I just don't want music as well. If bicyclist aren't supposed to ride with headphones, why aren't motorcycles quiet enough so the rider can hear? Or why are car systems loud enough to drown outside sounds (or even in luxury cars that effectively block outside noise?) This article is pretty interesting:http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/hearing.htm
I'm not trying to say that people who don't wear headphones are weak or overly cautious, and that people who do are flaming idiots, but I do wonder about why such laws are passed when other operators of vehicles aren't required to do so. This must mean I have way too much time on my hands thinking about such things.

jagler

not a good idea to listen to music unless you're on a bike trail...

If I did listen to music while riding, I would probably listen to hard rock

Jacob24

I just have one speaker in on the side of my head not facing the road, I can listen and hear traffic. I like listening to heavy rock and rap while I ride, keeps a tempo going. Another thing, does anyone else notice that their cadence changes according to the beat, or is that just me, it happens to me all the time, I'll have my cadence drop all the way to 80 or 90, it really annoys me.