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Your Cycling Playlist

Jan 16th, 2011 | By | Category: Blog

This is Paul's Playlist - What's Yours?

Someone once said that, “music is what feelings sound like.” Plato said, “Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.”

No matter what kind of music you like, you can’t deny its ability to stir feelings within us and to motivate us in one way or the other. I think that is why so many cyclists enjoy listening to music when they train and ride.

Leaving the controversy over using headphones while riding outdoors aside, I’m wondering if you have a particular list of songs you like to listen to when you’re out for a training ride or doing an indoor cycling workout? Is the list different depending on whether you’re doing intervals, climbing hills, or just tooling around on your single speed?

Personally, I don’t have playlists for cycling or other workouts. I either choose an artist or album I’m in the mood for and hit play, or I just shuffle all of my songs. Sometimes I may also listen to Pandora or Sirius satellite radio. Some of you apparently have quite a few playlists, with a purpose for each list and songs chosen specifically and meticulously for each of your rides.

A long time ago, a FredCast listener sent me his cycling playlist for when he wants to have a great ride and I have included it here (I hope he doesn’t mind). There are lots of songs from my iPod on this list including some favorites from Rush and Van Halen, but there are also a few songs I hadn’t considered and will be adding to my iTunes library very soon.

Meanwhile, I’m wondering about your musical listening habits. Would you be interested in sharing your playlists here with your fellow FredCast listeners? If not, perhaps you’d be willing to share your philosophy around what you listen to and under what circumstances.

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  8. Chris February 24th, 2011 2:27 pm

    Ha! Paul’s sample playlist would make me want to turn into oncoming traffic! As you said, we are all motivated in different ways….mine’s a “little” more hardcore…

  9. Fredcaster February 24th, 2011 2:30 pm

    Chris, why not share your own playlist?

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