Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - What do you listen to when you bike

and how? Do you listen to tapes or cd player or mp3 player? and just for the hell of it what do you usually listen to? Playlists up

I use a tape player, I made a mixtape including

DSB
Infest
Tragedy
World Burns to Death
Good Clean Fun
Disclose
Kaaos
Epajarjestys
Declino


That was my international hardcore punk mix

Ha, I was wondering why I never heard any of those bands before. I am going to have to invest in buying a cd carrying case, I have seen them in some stores you can clip the case to your shorts or pants or whatever it is that you are wearing and you can place your cd player or tape player inside with it silpping out. Some nice rock music usually gets me pumped up, but I gotta watch out where I use it, don't want to be on a busy street and not know who or what is behind you.

good music

The sound of angry cab drivers.

So using cd tape or mp3?

I use a cd. I have everything from showtunes (Grease) to orchestra (Stravinsky) to rock (Styx) to R & B (Mary J. Blige). I like to keep my genres varied.

Koffee

I listen to the cars coming up behind me. I used to listen to music, but realized it was a bad idea not to have the sonar/radar my ears give me. They tell me when to look and make sure that the car behind me isn't going to run into my rear wheel...

Usually I keep it low enough so I can hear the road and the music

True- I don't listen to music one squat when I'm riding the paths. I ride early in the morning (3:30- 3:45am start), and I keep my volume low enough to hear what's going on around me. I always put the headsets on, then I snap my fingers. If I can't hear the snap, it's too loud.

When I'm on the road, there's no music. If anything, I'll put the headphones around my neck and turn it up. I can barely hear anything unless the traffic is light, but that's ok. I should be listening for cars in heavy traffic. I am thinking about getting a speaker so I can listen to music on days when I'm doing long rides (more than 50 miles) and I'm alone. It can get a bit isolating.

Koffee

Kaleid - Zen and the Surveillance of Bicycle Messengering. It's mainly traffic noise...

I listen to the street. Music is for dumb yuppies or death wishers in the city.

I listen to the cars coming up behind me. I used to listen to music, but realized it was a bad idea not to have the sonar/radar my ears give me. They tell me when to look and make sure that the car behind me isn't going to run into my rear wheel...


I agree totally with your post..

Just starting a play list for my player. So far its...

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
Mendelsson - Italian Symphony N0. 7(Music from "Breaking Away")
Cake - The Distance
Legendary Shackshakers - CB Song
Cranberries - When You're gone
Metallica - Where ever I Roam
Springsteen - Working on the Highway
Mozart - No. 25 In G Minor

new list


The Suicide File
American Nightmare
Discharge
This bike is a pipebomb
Against me!
xChampionx
Bane

...... and I'm listening to the tracks I have to mix for my bands new demo

buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), swoosh!!!! (car), buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), graaaawwwwwwwwwwww!!! (semi),
buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), swoosh!!!! (car), buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(tires), crunklunklunklacklockluckcrunklunklunklacklockluck (gravel)


and wwwwwwhhhhhheeeeeeewwwwwwwwwsssssssshhhhhhhhhh (wind at all times), skweekaclank (chains at all times)

buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), swoosh!!!! (car), buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), graaaawwwwwwwwwwww!!! (semi),
buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (tires), swoosh!!!! (car), buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz(tires), crunklunklunklacklockluckcrunklunklunklacklockluck (gravel)


and wwwwwwhhhhhheeeeeeewwwwwwwwwsssssssshhhhhhhhhh (wind at all times), skweekaclank (chains at all times)
Wow that music must suck

Wow--other people who listen to music on the bike too! I swear I'm the only one in this area who does. They make the argument of not being able to hear road noise, etc. But I also make sure I can hear road noise with the 'phones in. I have an IPOD and I tend to put a lot of high-energy stuff on it--some heavy metal, lots of hard rock and classical rock--anything that helps get the adrenaline up. Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Aerosmith, ELP, Nazareth, etc. I draw the line at Pink Floyd, though. Great band, but too depressing to listen to on a bike.

I only listen to my ipod on the bike path, never the roads, here's a sample of some stuff i have loaded:

avril lavigne
def leppard
eminem
enigma
the gathering
jessica simpson
kidneythieves
ladytron
lacuna coil
the sounds
tantric


yeah, most of it is gay music..... oh well

']I listen to the street. Music is for dumb yuppies or death wishers in the city.

Ditto...

Well, bless your heart, honey. But I'm not dumb, I'm not a yuppy, and more importantly, I'm not dead. And the music works just fine for me, especially when I'm riding alone. Keeps things from getting monotonous, and helps keep me focused. To each his or her own.

Polka, of course.

Well, bless your heart, honey. But I'm not dumb, I'm not a yuppy, and more importantly, I'm not dead. And the music works just fine for me, especially when I'm riding alone. Keeps things from getting monotonous, and helps keep me focused. To each his or her own.
Well, bless yours right back. Stay out of my sight with your headphones on. It is probably the worst possible thing to wear in an active urban environment. If you are not in a large city - I will disregard your attitude. To each his/her own indeed.

Got over my headphone habit years ago, but when I did it was blues or folksy rock--Fabulous Thunderbirds, Paul Butterfield, Los Lobos, Cris Williamson--my regulars. Wrenching music--Mendelsohn, Brahms, Howlin' Wolf. I'm hooked on a 2 CD Byrds collection for wheel building lately.

the gentle sounds of nature as I roll thought the english countryside, interupted occasionally by a car or similar

the gentle sounds of nature as I roll thought the english countryside, interupted occasionally by a car or similar

I think that I could get used to that.

But until I get there, I have:

The Postal Service: Give Up

Built to Spill: Ancient Melodies Of The Future