Monday night is normally my fast long road ride with a group from Mammoth but as Cath had to go to an Orienteering Club Committee meeting I had to miss out this week and stay at home. I needed a session so I dragged out my little used turbo trainer and gave it a go.
Cath suggested just before she left that I borrowed her ipod Shuffle which is crammed with her ‘running 
tracks’. After a few adjustments I started my session outside on the drive in front of the garage, temperature -1 degrees, shorts and winter shoes, what I must have looked like to passing motorists!
After warming up I switched on the shuffle and decided as I don’t currently have a heart rate monitor or cadence meter I would just pedal at the speed of whatever was playing.
The first track was ‘end of the world’ REM – talk about going straight up to max effort – 105 bpm
then Green Day’s American Idiot – 96bpm after that Green Day again – ‘when I come around’ – 50bpm – up through the gears and out of the saddle it being a bit slow
Robbie – Hot Fudge – 100bpm, and so it went on, not much rest but I was having a great time and dripping all over the tarmac even with the low temperature.
After 40 mins on came ‘Walking on Sunshine’ Katrina and the waves. I got stuck in remembering it was the ‘first dance’ at out wedding where we just grabbed everyone out of their seats and on to the dance floor (Cath and I don’t do that whole smoochy dance stuff). I then thought this is quite quick, then the turbo trainer collapsed and started squirming side to side. I stopped mended the turbo trainer, reset the shuffle to the start of the song and started again. I only just made it through the track, legs and lungs burning with the effort of trying to stay with the beat.
I warmed down to Supergrass’s ‘alright’ and then went to go and find out what cadence I was trying to achieve for 4 mins – 118rpm
I now need to put my own realistc spinning music together, anyone any ideas……
Hi,
Thought it about time I let on I am following every move you make!
Disclaimer – I only listen to these tracks on the turbo or spin bike, do not think I listen to these at pleasure!
My favourite fast track is Darude sandstorm, closely followed by Blur’s Song2, great for some really fast all out sprints. For hard slow out of the saddle stuff, Survivor’s Burning Heart and Rhianna Disturbia have good strong beats to keep you going. I also have a lot of early 90’s dance music.
Have a look at http://www.turnstep.com it has some good and not so good ideas.
S
I always listen to music on my commute to work. Its full of great motivating dance type music. Now there is now way I can dance to it (unless you want to pay me) but its great for getting a sweat on when cycling.
I can bring my MP3 so you can have a listen to my selection and see what you think.
Its even better when you ride fixed. Santa will be here soon, you still have time to ask nicely for a nice new fixed bike.
If you want to go for a road ride just ask, as long as I can bring my fixed, as my geared bike has no tyres and no saddle at the moment.
We used to spin to the theme tune to Rocky (any of them) and Survivor – Eye of the Tiger. Personally I don’t like spinning to dance music as it is just beat, I prefer something I can wish I had the breath to sing along to. Anything will do, just sprint on the fast beats and climb on the slower ones.