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Post by martinw on Jul 8, 2008 13:32:03 GMT
If i go out on me own up the tops I usualy listen to my MP3 player. But i dont know wether it helps me ride or just annoyes me, and half the time i wonder if i have actually heard any of it.
Any one else ues one?
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Post by Rob on Jul 8, 2008 13:43:26 GMT
Martin,
I take mine out with me when im on my own and i find i perform better, i tend to listen to stuff that gets me going on the ups but downhill i hardly hear a thing as i block it out to concentrate on corners etc and on my last trip out i did the black at Llandegla in just over 1hr 40m compared to the usual high 1hr 50m - 2 hrs.
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Post by martinw on Jul 8, 2008 14:31:29 GMT
I think you do push yourself a bit harder when listening to music, especially on the uphills, I was out this morning on my road bike, put an album on, the next min it was finished, like I never heard a bit of it, but subconsciously I think it did make me work harder.
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Post by xybadog on Jul 8, 2008 17:38:43 GMT
I always pack mine but never used it yet
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Post by sikora on Jul 8, 2008 18:23:34 GMT
I find listening to music too much of a distraction while riding.
I prefer to listen to nature ;D
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Post by gw8izr on Jul 10, 2008 20:41:02 GMT
I use the mp3 to kill the boredom of the rack (alpine climber) and the turborollers when trying to drag my aching body back to some level of fitness - outdoor if I use it, I generally fall off :-)
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Post by ftasb on Jul 11, 2008 8:58:54 GMT
I worked in Bristol for a while a couple of years ago and managed to get out on my bike loads, the local ride was the Ashton Court Estate, Timberland Trail & Leigh Woods area (fantastic riding by the way).
Because i was riding alone i used to stick on my MP3 player on, i found stuff like Funeral For A Friend, etc, made me grit my teeth and peddle a little bit faster ;D
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Post by xybadog on Jul 11, 2008 12:18:51 GMT
Read somewhere that Linkin Park gets the pedalling going that much faster. I have to agree. I often have the track "Bleed it Out" on Repeat when I'm in the gym.
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Post by martinw on Jul 11, 2008 12:22:45 GMT
listenin to linkin now
;D
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Post by Laurence-CE on Jul 25, 2008 20:44:47 GMT
Nothing can beat the melodious noise of a the mech and chain clanking about as you are pinning it down some steep single track.
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Post by gw8izr on Jul 25, 2008 21:04:23 GMT
So there I was in a hotel in Milton Keynes - bored.
It had a Gym so I took my mp3 player and decided to try to bust my knees on a treadmill.
3.5 minutes warm up to Pink Floyd, then the start of my all time workout favorite tracks, but wait whats this .... Pan Pipes chillout volume 3 ... no no how did that get on the player? where did my noises go?
Later I rang home ...
Ellen have you been messing about with my player?
Yes.. its broke I think.
hmmmm.........
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Post by xybadog on Jul 25, 2008 21:20:56 GMT
So there I was in a hotel in Milton Keynes - bored. It had a Gym so I took my mp3 player and decided to try to bust my knees on a treadmill. 3.5 minutes warm up to Pink Floyd, then the start of my all time workout favorite tracks, but wait whats this .... Pan Pipes chillout volume 3 ... no no how did that get on the player? where did my noises go? Later I rang home ... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Women and technology just don't mix!! Ellen have you been messing about with my player? Yes.. its broke I think. hmmmm......... |
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Post by tc on Jul 29, 2008 22:12:58 GMT
i always carry an mp3 its nice to know i can have a boogie if ever i want 1!!!wicked for the down hills and hiding them annoying creaks ya carnt always pinpoint and wreck your head like a dripping tap!!until you can be bothered to fix it!!! I treat riding like clubbing bang some banging tunes on and stomp them pedals spin and just get into that trail like ya bouncin round a club!!defo the healthier option!!!!
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