{"id":181576,"date":"2021-02-09T08:37:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T08:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=181576"},"modified":"2021-02-09T08:43:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T08:43:45","slug":"the-sound-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/02\/09\/the-sound-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sound of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Most gyms blare music when you\u2019re working out. Some paying customers find the music motivates them to push harder, while others opt for ear plugs \u2013 does this habit extend to riding your bike?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is music a distraction?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It didn\u2019t matter if I was driving, cycling, running, or washing the dishes. If Slayer hit the playlist, my foot weighed heavier on the accelerator or, when cycling, I would attack every hill with needless aggression.\u00a0 Consequently, I no longer listen to music for any of these pursuits. I was my own worst enemy.<\/p>\n<p>Bat for Lashes\u2019 video for What\u2019s a Girl to Do should result in a more calming ride, but the choreographed BMX troupe have clearly inspired a generation of copycats intent on audio-synced routines. CNET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/health\/how-to-safely-listen-to-music-while-biking-or-running\/\">offers advice<\/a> on cycling safely when listening to music. Just keep your hand on the bars and don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2020\/10\/01\/level-up-with-the-bunny-hop\/\">bunny hop<\/a> to the beat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Copia plano secuencia - What&#039;s a girl to do\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLfBWP2IRDk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Podcasts &amp; audiobooks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I was so starved of pro cycling in 2020 that I actually cried when Eurosport featured Luca Paolini\u2019s epic third stage win in 2013\u2019s Giro. Just listening to the commentary when you\u2019re out on the bike is enough to amp your wattage by 20%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Giro d&#039;Italia 2013 - Part 3 (stage 3)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09j29LPQpZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Or you could educate yourself about how great cyclists are forged in William Fotheringham\u2019s excellent biography of The Badger. Enjoy soaking up every detail of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Bernard-Hinault-Fall-French-Cycling\/dp\/0224092049\">Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling. <\/a>Particularly inspiring when interval training on your local 20% gradients.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The environment<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>John Cage, the maverick 20<sup>th<\/sup> century composer, said that some of the best pieces of music he\u2019d heard were when he was walking through the countryside. Cage says music is just paying attention to sound \u2013 check out all the sounds Frank Zappa gets from a bike in this video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Steve Allen show, Frank Zappa Playing music on a Bicycle 1963\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9P2V0_p6vE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been out on rides and heard something not quite right with our bikes. But how many of us have just listened to the music our bike makes when everything is good on a ride?<\/p>\n<p>One of the best pieces of music I\u2019ve ever heard is a ride with my father after he\u2019d shown me how to clean and grease my bike&#8217;s drive chain. The soft whirr, and smooth clank of the gear change, the rhythmic panting and the wind in my ears. Turn the sound up and listen to this beautiful piece of music.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=cOwns6jm9eI params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/cOwns6jm9eI\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most gyms blare music when you\u2019re working out. 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