Playing an instrument while riding a bike.
11-02-09, 07:14 PM
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 4
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Playing an instrument while riding a bike.
Hi,
I just joined today. This is something I do often in nice weather. It's not as hard as it may seem. If you can ride with no hands and if you can play guitar or mandolin, or whatever, then it's easy to combine the two. Also, it's really enjoyable, and combines a little exercise with some guitar playing.
Does anyone else do this? Here's a video if you want to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8LWgaZpHlM
Cheers,
-Chris
I just joined today. This is something I do often in nice weather. It's not as hard as it may seem. If you can ride with no hands and if you can play guitar or mandolin, or whatever, then it's easy to combine the two. Also, it's really enjoyable, and combines a little exercise with some guitar playing.
Does anyone else do this? Here's a video if you want to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8LWgaZpHlM
Cheers,
-Chris
11-02-09, 07:42 PM
#3
Number One
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Danville, CA
Posts: 536
Bikes: Scott CR1 Elite
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I cook dinner and hop on a pogo stick while riding my unicycle upside down and backwards.
What.
What.
11-02-09, 09:31 PM
#6
Junior Mint
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 242
Bikes: Trek 830
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Hmmm...I've been wondering how to find time to practice my clarinet. During my morning commute ride?
11-02-09, 10:26 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NE IL
Posts: 674
Bikes: ICE Adventure 26FS, Surly Long Haul Trucker, Giant Cypress DX
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 6 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Never tried it ... but then, I play a double bass 
11-03-09, 10:53 AM
#9
The Fat Guy In The Back
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Posts: 2,309
Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 297 Post(s)
Liked 67 Times
in
45 Posts
Playing an instrument while riding a bike makes you poor at both skills.
__________________
Visit me at the Tundra Man Workshop
Visit me at the Tundra Man Workshop
11-03-09, 01:13 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: The Netherlands - flat and windy that is.
Posts: 395
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Comp, Specialized Rockhopper Expert, Specialized Sirrus Comp
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
...I have to strap up my strat ánd my Bogner amp on the back ??? No way...
11-04-09, 07:46 AM
#12
Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Rural Madison County, Iowa
Posts: 46
Bikes: Specialized Roubaix Elite, Specialized Rockhopper, S E BM Flyer, Diamondback Drifter 1
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
It would be hard to mount a drum set on a bike. Maybe just a practice pad. I'll give that a try.
11-04-09, 09:40 AM
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Union City, TN
Posts: 255
Bikes: Trek 7.5 FX, Trek Navigator 2.0
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I can play my harmonica while riding, as long as I'm not pedaling too hard.
11-04-09, 02:35 PM
#15
your god hates me
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,937
Bikes: 2018 Cannondale CAADX 105 SE, 2016 Richard Sachs, 2010 Carl Strong, 2006 Cannondale Synapse
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 494 Post(s)
Liked 109 Times
in
64 Posts
My Dad's college yearbook (Oberlin, class of '59) has a picture of him riding on the back of a Triumph motorcycle, facing backwards, playing the bongos. That always struck me as the epitomy of cool (in both the Beat Generation sense of cool as well as the contemporary sense. Wait, is there a difference?).
But riding a bicycle no-handed while playing an instrument? Uh...that's a circus act. I.e., not cool.
But riding a bicycle no-handed while playing an instrument? Uh...that's a circus act. I.e., not cool.
11-04-09, 02:37 PM
#16
Time for a change.
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: 6 miles inland from the coast of Sussex, in the South East of England
Posts: 19,913
Bikes: Dale MT2000. Bianchi FS920 Kona Explosif. Giant TCR C. Boreas Ignis. Pinarello Fp Uno.
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
2 Posts
Been looking for it but there is a military band that rides bikes while playing. A lot of instruments that can be played with one hand like a trumpet- but most instruments are in their orchestration.
Edit---Found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ragGCgQDmY
Edit---Found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ragGCgQDmY
__________________
How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan
How long was I in the army? Five foot seven.
Spike Milligan
Last edited by stapfam; 11-04-09 at 02:43 PM.
11-11-09, 06:32 PM
#21
Senior Member
Carrying an instrument on a bike might be do-able, but playing something that requires both hands? Big safety no-no. Emergency maneuvers would be out of the question in case of a dog, deer, right-hook car, etc.
