I ride ride daily along the docks where houseboats are moored. I don’t know much about boats and water, but I get a feeling of grandness and possibilities when the wind caress my face, the sun glitters in the open water and and the seagulls are wheel high above.
Heard some atypical bird noise on my ride home friday. Stopped to locate it and saw a pair of bald eagles perched on a power pole. Nice little pause at the end of my week.
I’ve never understood people who have to have music playing all hours of the day. I suspect that they’re not comfortable with their own thoughts…or maybe they’re so boring that they bore themselves. Whichever, I can’t imagine ruining my rides by having a Soundtrack.
Different strokes. I usually listen to Morning Edition on the way to work and Fresh Air on the way home. I’ll also listen to audio books. Only occasionally will I listen to music.
I used to listen to those shows, but only because WBHM (our local public radio station) insists on broadcasting that NPR stuff instead of classical music, which is the only reason I listen to public radio. They finally took all classical programming off their daytime schedule and replaced it with NPR talk shows; I cancelled my membership, demanded my most recent contribution back, and quit listening to WBHM at all.
In my case, it’s to keep my brain from wandering down thought paths that can not only deeply distract me, but even upset me. I have ADHD and my brain is never quiet or still. It will follow the least distraction without warning. Playing music or tv to keep it entertained ensures that I can focus on what’s at hand. When what’s at hand is a listening task, I must do something unrelated with my hands and eyes (like needlework) to stay focused.
It’s one thing to have your way and see it as effective, but please do not assume it’s better, best, or otherwise superior. I actually was discriminated against and lost marks because I didn’t attentively copy down verbatim what the instructors were saying (I’d have wound up daydreaming and doodling) and they mistook my hand activity for negligent attitude.
If the ride is somewhere i would want to shut out the outside then I don’t because I need every piece of information as to where cars etc are, and otherwise I don’t because why would I want to shut it out. Sometimes I play music at work to shut out annoying background from co-workers – always need something I know so it doesn’t distract thought.
i guess some people have headphones permanently superglued in – but in my case I walk with my mp3 player ‘cos I can’t play music at work, not all my music tastes match at home, I don’t often drive alone for any distance, so it’s my only chance to listen to what I want. I’m careful to look around at junctions. Would listen when cycling, but I think that may not be adequately safe.
There are some times that I would kill to have my Ipod along with me.
I had one 35 mile ride when I had the same song playing in my head for the whole route…the beat rising and falling, synching with my cadence:
“…I like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand (hand)
Take me by the hand (pretty mama)
Come and dance with your daddy all night long….”
15 minutes in, I was fairly annoyed
By the end of the ride I was a drivelling idiot. I really do like the Doobie Brothers, but still get a little twitchy when I hear “Black Water”
before ipods I learned to sing the ear worms. If I could sing the damn through without flaw and with personalization, as though I were performing, it would go away. Otherwise, only cure was more ear worms.
I don’t mind getting a song stuck in my head — sort of a mental iPod really. All I have to do is hum a few bars of another song and it replaces the one balready ouncing around my skull.
On the other hand, as a teacher I’ve grown to despise IPods and other such music devices; they are a constant irritant and distraction in class and in the hallway. And don’t even get me started on nitwits walking down the MUT weaving all over the place while they groove to their tunes, oblivious to their surroundings, self-selected mugging targets on the hoof. They never hear my bike bell or a verbal warning, then act startled when passed.
One thing I noticed overseas, away from the US, is that kids seem to be more socially oriented and don’t seem to iPods and MP3 players as much as ‘Merican kids while walking around town. the only time I see individual use in public is when they are waiting for a bus or train, or perhaps in a cafe. Even then, as soon as a friend turns up the ear-buds get put away. They do seem to lead the world in texting though. LOL. I’ve even seen two girls in Italy on a bike, one facing backwards on the handlebars, the other peddaling, and both texting away while riding.
Can any of you from across the pond verify about iPod use, or am I just seeing this in the places I visit (central Europe mostly, Italy, Austria, France, Germany, etc.)?
Certainly in the UK ‘buds’ are everywhere along with the induced ignorance and failure to observe etc. Legally banned when driving but seen everywhere etc.
IMHO use of buds when riding are a quick trip to hospital!
They may be safer when used offroad etc but who wants to ruin the experience of the wild with artificial sounds when the natural ones are so much more fun?
Across the pond: Central Europe, Czech Republic: though quite a lot of (almost exclusively) young people use their I-pods, MP3 players or music-capable mobile phones, it really seems to be quite an individual activity. When two or more people get together, the ear-plugs usually go in the pocket… so it really seems to be an individual pass-time thing, used to entertain oneself when there is noone to talk to and/or when you want to “filter out” the unwanted noise (street ambient, bus humming etc.).
Across the pond: Central Europe, Czech Republic: though quite a lot of (almost exclusively) young people use their I-pods, MP3 players or music-capable mobile phones, it really seems to be quite an individual activity. When two or more people get together, the ear-plugs usually go in the pocket… so it really seems to be an individual pass-time thing, used to entertain oneself when there is noone to talk to and/or when you want to “filter out” the unwanted noise (street ambient, bus humming etc.).
My solution was a cheap mp3 player and a 1″ cube self-powered speaker for long rides. The whole shebang fits in a jersey pocket, my ears are still free to hear the world around me, and I can have a rockin’ tune to get me up and over that next hill at tempo.
My solution was a cheap mp3 player and a 1″ cube self-powered speaker for long rides. The whole shebang fits in a jersey pocket, my ears are still free to hear the world around me, and I can have a rockin’ tune to get me up and over that next hill at tempo.
Or the frogs croaking?
or the legs screaming?
Or the lapping of the waves?
I ride ride daily along the docks where houseboats are moored. I don’t know much about boats and water, but I get a feeling of grandness and possibilities when the wind caress my face, the sun glitters in the open water and and the seagulls are wheel high above.
Or the sounds of geese honking?
Ahhh – the sound of deisel engines thrumming
Sorry, didn’t notice that my login had lapsed. That was me.
you can copy, delete and repost it
I know – I tried! It failed to delete after numerous attempts (on the iPad) Thanks for the hint though…
i know that you know but i also remember that you once stated that you tend to forget
after reading your first sentence i immediately had my squealing chain in mind ..
Heard some atypical bird noise on my ride home friday. Stopped to locate it and saw a pair of bald eagles perched on a power pole. Nice little pause at the end of my week.
You don’t miss out on the birdsong if you use bone conduction headphones…
You just get a weird headache…
just the circle of life… new age vs. old age
I’ve never understood people who have to have music playing all hours of the day. I suspect that they’re not comfortable with their own thoughts…or maybe they’re so boring that they bore themselves. Whichever, I can’t imagine ruining my rides by having a Soundtrack.
Different strokes. I usually listen to Morning Edition on the way to work and Fresh Air on the way home. I’ll also listen to audio books. Only occasionally will I listen to music.
On group rides I leave the IPod at home.
I used to listen to those shows, but only because WBHM (our local public radio station) insists on broadcasting that NPR stuff instead of classical music, which is the only reason I listen to public radio. They finally took all classical programming off their daytime schedule and replaced it with NPR talk shows; I cancelled my membership, demanded my most recent contribution back, and quit listening to WBHM at all.
In my case, it’s to keep my brain from wandering down thought paths that can not only deeply distract me, but even upset me. I have ADHD and my brain is never quiet or still. It will follow the least distraction without warning. Playing music or tv to keep it entertained ensures that I can focus on what’s at hand. When what’s at hand is a listening task, I must do something unrelated with my hands and eyes (like needlework) to stay focused.
It’s one thing to have your way and see it as effective, but please do not assume it’s better, best, or otherwise superior. I actually was discriminated against and lost marks because I didn’t attentively copy down verbatim what the instructors were saying (I’d have wound up daydreaming and doodling) and they mistook my hand activity for negligent attitude.
If the ride is somewhere i would want to shut out the outside then I don’t because I need every piece of information as to where cars etc are, and otherwise I don’t because why would I want to shut it out. Sometimes I play music at work to shut out annoying background from co-workers – always need something I know so it doesn’t distract thought.
i guess some people have headphones permanently superglued in – but in my case I walk with my mp3 player ‘cos I can’t play music at work, not all my music tastes match at home, I don’t often drive alone for any distance, so it’s my only chance to listen to what I want. I’m careful to look around at junctions. Would listen when cycling, but I think that may not be adequately safe.
Two words: Electronic Pacifiers. Notice how many people can’t survive and make up all kinds of excuses to be continuously wired in.
There are some times that I would kill to have my Ipod along with me.
I had one 35 mile ride when I had the same song playing in my head for the whole route…the beat rising and falling, synching with my cadence:
“…I like to hear some funky Dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand (hand)
Take me by the hand (pretty mama)
Come and dance with your daddy all night long….”
15 minutes in, I was fairly annoyed
By the end of the ride I was a drivelling idiot. I really do like the Doobie Brothers, but still get a little twitchy when I hear “Black Water”
Mississippi moon won’t you keep on shining on me…. dang it, I’ll never get that out of my head now….
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q
Come on Eileen
This might have been Yehuda singing his favourite song in the video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgCqz3l33kU&feature=share
( don’t listen if the F-word offends you … )
before ipods I learned to sing the ear worms. If I could sing the damn through without flaw and with personalization, as though I were performing, it would go away. Otherwise, only cure was more ear worms.
Get the right music in your head and it can help you keep up the cadence when your legs want to go slow…
I don’t mind getting a song stuck in my head — sort of a mental iPod really. All I have to do is hum a few bars of another song and it replaces the one balready ouncing around my skull.
On the other hand, as a teacher I’ve grown to despise IPods and other such music devices; they are a constant irritant and distraction in class and in the hallway. And don’t even get me started on nitwits walking down the MUT weaving all over the place while they groove to their tunes, oblivious to their surroundings, self-selected mugging targets on the hoof. They never hear my bike bell or a verbal warning, then act startled when passed.
One thing I noticed overseas, away from the US, is that kids seem to be more socially oriented and don’t seem to iPods and MP3 players as much as ‘Merican kids while walking around town. the only time I see individual use in public is when they are waiting for a bus or train, or perhaps in a cafe. Even then, as soon as a friend turns up the ear-buds get put away. They do seem to lead the world in texting though. LOL. I’ve even seen two girls in Italy on a bike, one facing backwards on the handlebars, the other peddaling, and both texting away while riding.
Can any of you from across the pond verify about iPod use, or am I just seeing this in the places I visit (central Europe mostly, Italy, Austria, France, Germany, etc.)?
Certainly in the UK ‘buds’ are everywhere along with the induced ignorance and failure to observe etc. Legally banned when driving but seen everywhere etc.
IMHO use of buds when riding are a quick trip to hospital!
They may be safer when used offroad etc but who wants to ruin the experience of the wild with artificial sounds when the natural ones are so much more fun?
Across the pond: Central Europe, Czech Republic: though quite a lot of (almost exclusively) young people use their I-pods, MP3 players or music-capable mobile phones, it really seems to be quite an individual activity. When two or more people get together, the ear-plugs usually go in the pocket… so it really seems to be an individual pass-time thing, used to entertain oneself when there is noone to talk to and/or when you want to “filter out” the unwanted noise (street ambient, bus humming etc.).
Across the pond: Central Europe, Czech Republic: though quite a lot of (almost exclusively) young people use their I-pods, MP3 players or music-capable mobile phones, it really seems to be quite an individual activity. When two or more people get together, the ear-plugs usually go in the pocket… so it really seems to be an individual pass-time thing, used to entertain oneself when there is noone to talk to and/or when you want to “filter out” the unwanted noise (street ambient, bus humming etc.).
Man, I wish I heard birds too instead of the damn SUV/minivan/pickup truck/car traffic. So I listen to the radio instead.
That’s why I only ride on trails… no ear buds needed. Just nature.
That’s why I only ride on trails… no ear buds needed. Just nature.
That’s why I only ride on trails… no ear buds needed. Just nature.
My solution was a cheap mp3 player and a 1″ cube self-powered speaker for long rides. The whole shebang fits in a jersey pocket, my ears are still free to hear the world around me, and I can have a rockin’ tune to get me up and over that next hill at tempo.
My solution was a cheap mp3 player and a 1″ cube self-powered speaker for long rides. The whole shebang fits in a jersey pocket, my ears are still free to hear the world around me, and I can have a rockin’ tune to get me up and over that next hill at tempo.