tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post5561904898660043297..comments2023-11-29T13:50:03.704+01:00Comments on Cycle ChicĀ®: The Five Cycling Senses - SoundColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-70689238149084575202008-12-02T17:45:00.000+01:002008-12-02T17:45:00.000+01:00As the mornings and evenings are getting darker th...As the mornings and evenings are getting darker these days, I'm finding myself more and more familiar with the hum/buzz of the bottle generator against my front tire. Not always my favorite sound, but at least it's one that means I can see where I'm going, and be seen by cars and other bikes coming my way.Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-73671749942351019142008-11-06T04:39:00.000+01:002008-11-06T04:39:00.000+01:00This video was awesome :)This video was awesome :)chococat78https://www.blogger.com/profile/04627221272959259560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-79322893012635118552008-11-05T21:50:00.000+01:002008-11-05T21:50:00.000+01:00I love to hear the sounds of houses in Prague. The...I love to hear the sounds of houses in Prague. There are places like a musical school when most often, when you are on that corner, you can hear somebody play the piano. When you pass a restaurant, you hear the people chatting, the sound of forks and knives. You can often hear the church bell ding-danging or even playing a song. Our concert hall next to the river always has some little music on the outside speakers as well. The sound of water is important for a city on a river.<BR/><BR/>As for listening to digital music players, I think it actually quite often trains people who need to ride in heavy traffic safer, because it's a very strong imperative that we always say to all fellow cyclists not to rely on the sound for serious things. Some cars, in some situations, even big ones, you don't hear them. Forcing somebody to rely more on his sight than hearing is a healthy thing for his safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-15166524773336690982008-11-05T14:59:00.000+01:002008-11-05T14:59:00.000+01:00I love to ride my bike whilst listening to my ipod...I love to ride my bike whilst listening to my ipod. And luckily I don't ride very fast and I live in Copenhagen and ride on the lanes and I don't concieve it as dangerous at all. I have biked with music in my ears every day for the last 12 years and I have never been in a dangerous situation. As Zakka wrote, the emergency vehicles are very loud and I have no trouble hearing them. And then I use my eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-37075516794185310562008-11-05T07:14:00.000+01:002008-11-05T07:14:00.000+01:00Cycle Chick: I used to sing while racing. I wasn't...Cycle Chick: I used to sing while racing. I wasn't necessarily doing it to myself either. I'll sing anytime, anywhere I won't actually get assaulted for it.<BR/><BR/>It gives me the giggles when people complain about musicals because "You don't see real people just walking down the street suddenly bursting into song, do you?"<BR/><BR/>They don't know me very well.<BR/><BR/>Although sometimes I just play a penny whistle instead, but not while riding . . . often.<BR/><BR/>M.O.: My favorite composer is Anon. Go figure. <BR/><BR/>But Bach and Vivaldi will do.<BR/><BR/>Anon: My bike has two fenders, two caliper brakes, two panniers on the rear rack; but one wicker basket on the front and . . . one fixed gear on the back.<BR/><BR/>This allows me to hear the frogs sing as I bicycle my violin home 49k through the country after midnight.<BR/><BR/>What iPod could give me a better soundtrack than that? Even the Ode to Joy cannot compete with the real thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-12047522844711662392008-11-04T23:20:00.000+01:002008-11-04T23:20:00.000+01:00I think regarding wearing headphones for riding - ...I think regarding wearing headphones for riding - where you are riding makes a big difference... Here in Portland, I'm mostly riding in traffic on the same roads that cars are riding on, so it would be much more dangerous for me to wear headphones while riding than in Amsterdam or Copenhagen, where bike traffic is totally removed from car traffic.<BR/><BR/>I do like Preisner though, and Gorecki (another Polish composer), amongst many others :)Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-36153425543913187862008-11-04T12:39:00.000+01:002008-11-04T12:39:00.000+01:00I do gear up and down stopping, because I have art...I do gear up and down stopping, because I have arthritis in a knee (and various other body parts). Cycling is excellent for it, but I have to be careful. Bicycle is an old 6-speed Raleigh sprite (think she was originally a 5-speed); no need for 21 speeds... <BR/><BR/>Bought my bicycle bell in Amsterdam. If I ever should get back to Copenhagen, I'll surely pick up a basket or some other bicycle souvenir there. <BR/><BR/>I'm thinking how dark it must be getting in Copenhagen now, when people are commuting. Guess it is a lot easier to get out there when there are so many other cyclists. <BR/><BR/>Another sound, of course, is the crunch of new SNOW. We got a bit last week, but it will be very warm today and tomorrow - they are predicting 18c tomorrow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-62601335868278022762008-11-04T08:00:00.000+01:002008-11-04T08:00:00.000+01:00Thanks for all the comments!Tony... The film clips...Thanks for all the comments!<BR/><BR/>Tony... The film clips are a combination of my Canon G9 and my Sony HD HDR-HC5 Handycam. The shot with the spires at the end of cyclists in rush hour is the Sony... great mic. But the G9's film capabilities are quite exceptional, too.<BR/><BR/>Lovely to read about sounds I don't hear over here. Pedal clips, and a Kickbike [cool addition!].<BR/><BR/>Regarding iPods... they are great for putting a soundtrack on your city. I prefer Preisner when I choose to wear my iPod. Emergency vehicles are very audible here, so no problem. What of motorists who play their radio too loud? Far more dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Bike bells WERE mentioned... they're in the film I made. Church bells are a good addition to the list, though, and appropriate here in Copenhagen. We have many churches from back when people actually went to them.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-82019425295508385512008-11-04T05:33:00.000+01:002008-11-04T05:33:00.000+01:00I usually commute early in the morning and there a...I usually commute early in the morning and there are rarely any cars on the road. Something I noticed a while ago is the audible click when traffic lights change. Something that a person in a car would be completely oblivious to. <BR/><BR/>Also, I am surprised that bells have not been mentioned yet. Bike bells, church bells, even wind chimes strung up on some distant porch.CrowMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032043331595630274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-3857394054498984792008-11-04T03:24:00.000+01:002008-11-04T03:24:00.000+01:00For a couple of years I lived in a house at the bo...For a couple of years I lived in a house at the bottom of a hill in Mount Rainier, Maryland (just over the northeast boundary of Washington DC). I would continuously hear cars roaring up and down the hill, but occasionally there would be the soft clicking whirr of a bike going by as it came down the hill, to delight my ears. <BR/><BR/>This isn't quite a bike sound, but I add a very unique sound to the street soundscape when I travel with my Kickbike, at least in cold weather when I do it with shoes on. As I kick along on the street, alternating feet every 25 kicks or so, people on the sidewalks will often turn their heads to see what on earth it is that is moving up behind them going tap! tap! tap! tap! tap! tap! and so on... It's not a very loud sound, but it makes a slow, stately rhythm interspersed with stretches of silence as the Kickbike just rolls quietly on until the next footfall...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-77843124331899177252008-11-03T21:19:00.000+01:002008-11-03T21:19:00.000+01:00What I think is a shame is the trend of cyclists w...What I think is a shame is the trend of cyclists wearing iPods as they ride. For one thing it is dangerous, because they can't hear you, a car or an emergency vehicle. Secondly, look at everything they are missing with speakers plugged into their brains...Wallabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045839850821701528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-50902852136480298892008-11-03T20:27:00.000+01:002008-11-03T20:27:00.000+01:00Actually, that reminds me of one of my favorite th...Actually, that reminds me of one of my favorite things about cycling home in the evenings - again going through the neighborhoods, which seem to inevitably be completely silent around 5.30pm - it's so nice to ride in silence and just hear the noise of natural things instead of cars or machinery or trains or whatever else you often hear in the city.Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-69537542177559094172008-11-03T20:21:00.000+01:002008-11-03T20:21:00.000+01:00Don't forget the absolute silence of a bike withou...Don't forget the absolute silence of a bike without gears and freewheel ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-59430362135583582752008-11-03T19:05:00.000+01:002008-11-03T19:05:00.000+01:00since the kind of official "bike routes" through P...since the kind of official "bike routes" through Portland usually lead through areas with low car traffic, you do get used to hearing the sounds of other bikes near you. clicking of the hub as you roll or the tires on the road, squeaking pedals or saddles...<BR/><BR/>I love the sound of bicycle tires on wet leaves, the rustle of trees as the wind blows through them, the rush of wind in your ears as you go down a hill...<BR/><BR/>I almost never hear people talking as they're riding (usually people here are in too much of a hurry), which is a shame... but when I do, it's wonderful. I love talking with my wife as we ride around town.<BR/><BR/>One sound that has become familiar to me is the sound of pedal clips... which seems extremely laborious and inconvenient for riding in a city - having to unclip and re-clip every time you stop at a light or a stop sign... but people do it, for whatever reason. I think this is also a great motivation for people to not stop at lights and stop signs (so they don't have to bother with the pedals).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I also love riding through areas where there are a lot of pedestrians, and hearing the noise of people walking around, talking, clanking dishes from bars and restaurants, etc - the sound of people just being people.Dave Feuchthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103790541088515008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-50722574135932492212008-11-03T15:55:00.000+01:002008-11-03T15:55:00.000+01:00May I ask what you filmed with? It's got a pretty...May I ask what you filmed with? It's got a pretty good mic on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-67505201852249346552008-11-03T15:54:00.000+01:002008-11-03T15:54:00.000+01:00My bike has theoretically 27 gears, but in practic...My bike has theoretically 27 gears, but in practice I use only 14. I have to use this kind of bike to spare my knees and I really enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-54132595673203204902008-11-03T14:43:00.000+01:002008-11-03T14:43:00.000+01:00wow. different species of bike!!!wow. different species of bike!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-72057469375244808652008-11-03T13:56:00.000+01:002008-11-03T13:56:00.000+01:00the sounds of unlubricated drivetrains(birds) and ...the sounds of unlubricated drivetrains(birds) and mis-aligned brakes(pig squeal)...makes me feel like i'm in the country<BR/><BR/>-homesick mechanicbloodlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519109611746481790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210935752673952814.post-9503211448502519292008-11-03T13:29:00.000+01:002008-11-03T13:29:00.000+01:00I love it when I overtake or cycle behind someone ...I love it when I overtake or cycle behind someone who is singing or humming to themselves. <BR/><BR/>I also love when I ride by Tivoli and hear all the happy screams from the rollercoaster and other rides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com