What music for Turbo training ?

[ventoux50]

Its that time of year again - colder, darker, windier rainier, snowier !

So the turbo is brushed free of cobwebs, the bikes locked in, water bottle to hand, fan in place to keep you cool, stool beside the kit to allow one legged drills, brain about to enter a trance like state to complete a mind numbing hour (or two ! )



What music do you listen to to motivate / pass the time ?

Any suggestions ?

(apart from Kraftwerk Tour de France ! )

 

[aberal]

I find it impossible to "listen" to music or "watch" TV whilst on the old Turbo gizmo. Ambient music is what is required - Music for Films or similar by Brian Eno or anything by Tangerine Dream or.......erm,.....Kraftwerk?

 

[numbnuts]

the long and winding road.........going nowhere

 

[Dayvo]

Ambient music is what is required - anything by Tangerine Dream or.......erm,.....Kraftwerk?

Definitely agree with the above, and Scooter
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVjeheaFfsM
for when I' spinning.

Or AC/DC
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgk8xm707U


Not exactly 'ambient' but it'll get you up those hills!

 

[Garz]

Mix it up with some motivating hard stuff in the middle remembering the first and last ten mins are for warming up/down.

 

[ColinJ]

Mix it up with some motivating hard stuff in the middle remembering the first and last ten mins are for warming up/down.

The 1812 Overture is good for that - a long slow build up and then it all kicks off! I used to then alternate short loud/fast tracks with quiet/slow tracks for recovery in between.

 

[ventoux50]

The 1812 Overture is good for that - a long slow build up and then it all kicks off! I used to then alternate short loud/fast tracks with quiet/slow tracks for recovery in between.

Reckon I'd end up with a banging headache if I listened to the 1812 at full vol through the ipod !

Interesting choice though, I find my choice of music depends on the mood I'm in, sometimes it can be Clapton, Dire Straits, AC/DC,Black eyed peas, kaiser chiefs, lady ga ga,








michael bolton (just kidding !)

Some Dance compilations can be good too, but I was looking for fresh ideas.


Wonder how Bolero might fit in ?

 

[ColinJ]

Podrunner is supposed to be good, though I haven't tried it yet.

I have an analogue PVR which I will be using until the local digital switch-over in 11 months time. I was wondering what to do with it after that, then I realised that I can play MP3 files from it so I can download up to 250 GB of mixes to it and dedicate it to turbo music duties!

 

[zacklaws]

If your like me, tone deaf, half deaf and not got rythmn, then music is useless if you try and pedal to the beat.

 

[ColinJ]

If your like me, tone deaf, half deaf and not got rythmn, then music is useless if you try and pedal to the beat.

I didn't think such 'got no rhythm' people really existed until I tried to teach somebody a simple dum-diddy-dum-diddy-dum-diddy-diddy-diddy... pattern and he just couldn't clap it no matter how hard he tried - I find that weird!

 

[edindave]

How about something rousing and classical... Wagner perhaps?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAKJBzE8a3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[3narf]

Stereolab every day of the week!

 

[ventoux50]

How about something rousing and classical... Wagner perhaps?
http://www.youtube.c...be_gdata_player





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[accountantpete]

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[ventoux50]

Cheers AP - you've just reminded my subconcious of one of those annoying tunes that you internally hum through once, and then stays with you for at least a day !