Chris Kostman's Top Two
Dozen CD's for Indoor Cycling

(I originally created this list in 1996. Frankly not a whole lot of it has changed since then, but I did add the additional list of music that follows the list in 1998. Finally, in 2002 I added the outline of specific songs and how to ride them.)

  1. The Alarm - Eye of the Hurricane
  2. Johnny Clegg and Savuka - Third World Child
  3. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
  4. Deep Forest - Deep Forest
  5. Def Leppard - Vault / Greatest Hits 1985-1995
  6. Electronic - Electronic
  7. Enigma - The Cross of Changes
  8. Enya - Shepherd Moons
  9. A Flock of Seagulls - Greatest Hits
  10. Sophie B. Hawkins - Whaler
  11. Luka Bloom - The Acoustic Motorbike
  12. New Order - (the best of) New Order
  13. New Order - Republic
  14. New Order - Substance
  15. Pet Shop Boys - Discography
  16. Sacred Spirits - Yeha-Noha
  17. Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits
  18. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
  19. Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down / Greatest Hits 1982-1992
  20. Tina Turner - Simply the Best
  21. U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
  22. Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison
  23. Voice of the Beehive - Honey Lingers
  24. Yanni - Live at the Acropolis

Other Faves: Cranberries, Cure, Ashley MacIsaac, Eagles, B-52's. Prince, Neil Young, Guns N Roses, INXS, Clash, Midnight Oil, Depeche Mode, Peter Gabriel, Ace of Base, Bryan Adams, John Mellencamp, Soul Asylum, Devo, Police, Journey, Angelique, Annie Lennox, Pink Floyd, Queen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, OMD, Van Halen, Yes, Duran Duran, BoDeans, Aerosmith, A Flock of Seagulls, and.....

How To Ride Music

I am often asked specifically how to "ride the music," so I put together this outline of specific songs and how to best ride them. Remember, "the music is the road." (Please note that these songs are in no particular order and are not intended to be strung together in this order for an actual class.) Enjoy!

Artist Song Length Best Movement
1. Sacred Spirits Yeha Noha 4:06 Warm up or slow climb
2. Deep Forest Café Europe 4:17 Seated Climb
3. Sting/Cheb Mami Desert Rose 4:45 Climbing in third position (off the saddle)
4. The Cure A Forest 6:56 Climbing in third position (Tantric climb off the saddle)
5. Van Halen Jum 4:01 Jumps
6. Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 5:56 A bit heavily choroegraphed: Start with a slow seated climb, then run, alternating slow & fast cadences with the music, then climb in third off the saddle
7. Dario G Life in a Northern Town Remix 6:19 Start seated, slowly picking up speed, then ride fast in third position off the saddle from 3:30 onwards. Option to take it up and down a few times, from first to third positions, in the second half of the song, as an alternate.)
8. Monaco Blue 2:40 All body climb ("ABC"), seated in first position or off the saddle in third position
9. Monaco Junk 9:14 Fast in first and third positions, on and off the saddle, with the music ("heart attack music")
10. Khaled Sahra 4:12 Climbing: start seated in first position, then in third position off the saddle
11. Madonna Power of Goodbye 4:12 Climb in third position off the saddle
12. New Order Perfect Kiss 8:02 Seated climb, then climb in third off the saddle, then spin fast in third from 4:58 to the end (or fast to 6:12, then finish with jumps)
13. Soft Cell Tainted Love extended mix 5:54 Cool down or climb
14. BT Lullaby for Gaia 5:21 Warm up or mellow climb
15. Luka Bloom Acoustic Motorbike 4:15 Warm up or quick legs
16. Modern English Melt With You 4:09 Climb in third position off the saddle and then accelerate with each chorus
17. Electronic Disappointed 5:40 Ride fast with a series of funs and / or with jumps
18. Flock of Seagulls I Ran 5:06 Ride quick in the saddle with two sprints with the music
19. Flock of Seagulls Wishing 9:36 Climb seated in first position, then climb in third position off the saddle for the second half
20. New Order Temptation 6:59 Alternate climbing & slow running on the beat with the music, then finish with fast legs and jumps
21. New Order World in Motion 4:29 Climb in third position and accelerate with each chorus, then lighten the resistance and sprint to the end off the sadle in third
22. Anderson,
Bruford,
Wakeman,
Howe
(Founding
members
of Yes)		 Order of the Universe 9:00 This is heavily choreographed! - Start with an easy roll with rhythm press, then add resistance and climb in third at 3:00, then stand tall to run on the beat at 4:30, then pick up the pace at 4:45, then sprint while running tall from 5:30 to 6:00, then add resistance and climb off the saddle in third position, then lighten resistance and sprint in third position off the saddle from 7:00 to 7:34, then slow, add resistance, and finish it smooth in whatever manner is possible (8:30 to 9:00 is recovery).
23. Deep Forest Deep Forest 5:34 Ride fast, alternating first position seated and third position off the saddle (or “The Pain Drill”)
24. Peter Schilling Major Tom 4:59 Ride fast with runs on each chorus
25. Rush Spirit of the Radio 4:59 This is also heavily choreographed! - Start rolling quickly, take it tall to a fast run three times (at :30, 1:50, 3:00), slow down and rhythm press in between runs, then sprint in saddle three times at the end (3:30, 3:57, 4:11)

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