Music when riding?
06-03-08, 09:21 PM
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Music when riding?
I personally like listening to something when im riding a track that i regularly ride. It seems to help me get into a mindset of being able to ignore leg burning, pain, or exhaustion and being able to focus more on the fun of riding. How about you?
I use regular earbuds, on my music phone (LG VX8300) What type of earphones and music player do you use?
I post this in MTB forum and not in foo forum since MTB presents unique circumstances than in general bike riding.
I use regular earbuds, on my music phone (LG VX8300) What type of earphones and music player do you use?
I post this in MTB forum and not in foo forum since MTB presents unique circumstances than in general bike riding.
06-03-08, 09:37 PM
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Could never listen to music when riding, there's just too much stuff going on with the bike during the ride that could go wrong.
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06-03-08, 10:46 PM
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Music while riding MTB has always seemed incongruous to me, besides, it's just more crap to fiddle with/carry/be concerned about.
While riding I prefer to listen to the sounds of my bike, my body, my friends, the trail under the tires, and whatever may be a natural part of the surroundings I'm riding in.
While riding I prefer to listen to the sounds of my bike, my body, my friends, the trail under the tires, and whatever may be a natural part of the surroundings I'm riding in.
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06-03-08, 10:49 PM
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Music while riding MTB has always seemed incongruous to me, besides, it's just more crap to fiddle with/carry/be concerned about.
While riding I prefer to listen to the sounds of my bike, my body, my friends, the trail under the tires, and whatever may be a natural part of the surroundings I'm riding in.
While riding I prefer to listen to the sounds of my bike, my body, my friends, the trail under the tires, and whatever may be a natural part of the surroundings I'm riding in.
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06-03-08, 10:57 PM
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When climbing The Boring Fire Road That Never Ends, I like to sing loudly. NOFX, showtunes and TV themes mostly. I often make up my own words.
06-03-08, 11:34 PM
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Why would anyone ever ride without an iPod?
Sorry, I just don't get that.
Sorry, I just don't get that.
06-03-08, 11:47 PM
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I have to agree with Kenhill above. One of the reasons I <recently> got my bike was to enjoy the outdoors. There is a plethora of wildlife to listen to out there. I find that much more soothing than bringing a part of home along with me.
06-04-08, 12:19 AM
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On a long climb I like to crank "Mountain Jam" by The Allman Bros. Always seemed appropriate. Used to use an I pod now use an I phone. Much prefer riding with friends and no music though. Alone, maybe 50% of the time I use music.
06-04-08, 01:06 AM
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I personally like listening to something when im riding a track that i regularly ride. It seems to help me get into a mindset of being able to ignore leg burning, pain, or exhaustion and being able to focus more on the fun of riding. How about you?
I use regular earbuds, on my music phone (LG VX8300) What type of earphones and music player do you use?
I post this in MTB forum and not in foo forum since MTB presents unique circumstances than in general bike riding.
I use regular earbuds, on my music phone (LG VX8300) What type of earphones and music player do you use?
I post this in MTB forum and not in foo forum since MTB presents unique circumstances than in general bike riding.
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06-04-08, 04:07 AM
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I have a "jambox" from 1988 taped to my top tube. I have a casette tape with Aldo Nova,Autograph,and Armored Saint blasting at max volume.
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06-04-08, 07:30 AM
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06-04-08, 07:36 AM
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Music is a big part of my life, and I spend a lot of time listening to sounds at home, so getting on the bike is quiet time away from people/sound/annoyances etc. It's my quiet time just me and my thoughts and the trail.
06-04-08, 09:05 AM
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I definitely listen to music, it really adds to the energy of the ride and pushes me to push myself. Usually upbeat things. Electronic funy trance stuff like Sound Tribe Sector 9 is good until I get tired of it. Some upbeat reggae like Steel Pulse served well. Some Bob Marley here and there. Some Phish. I need some new music. Can't blast it, need to hear the bike/trail. Blasting it = too much of a disconnect from the world = more chance of me being careless and falling. I feel naked when I don't bike with music.
06-04-08, 09:09 AM
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I seem to have lost my Shuffle, but as a rule I have it in the pocket of my bike shorts. Sometimes a commute gets a little SAME every day.
Only on the bike path, though. Never in traffic.
Only on the bike path, though. Never in traffic.
06-04-08, 09:40 AM
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When I ride alone I use my ipod nano with some cheap walmart headphones. If Im on a new trail or on the street I only have the music in my right ear so I can hear other things around me. Gotta have something to drown out all the other voices in my head 
06-04-08, 10:47 AM
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iPod Nano. Earbud in one ear about half the time. No headphones when riding road bike on busy streets.
06-04-08, 11:37 AM
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i only listen to music on the street, never on trails.
but i love riding and listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dispatch, anything with soul, a beat or greasiness of some kind.
but i love riding and listening to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dispatch, anything with soul, a beat or greasiness of some kind.
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Depends on how I feel. Sometimes I feel very unmotivated and music helps push me along. Especially on xc rides where I get bored very easily.
06-04-08, 12:32 PM
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