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Friday Favorites: Don’t Get Down on This Flat Road
What do you get when you match an electronic duo with a pop/rap star? A track that I’m sure you can get down with. This week’s suggestion is a hit from 2016 and is a perfect addition to your music library when you’re needing a song to help calm your riders’ energy down, or to refocus for an epic ride.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Ocean, Sea, Beach, and Waves
June 8 is World Ocean Day. One of the criteria for deciding whether a concept or an “international day” is worthy of a theme ride is whether there are a lot of songs on that theme that are good for indoor cycling. The good news: oceans definitely qualify, especially if you add the theme of water or beaches, or even just songs that make you feel like you’re sitting on a beach mesmerized by the hypnotic lapping of the waves (an Ibiza chill song comes to mind).Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Papa Palooza, A Father’s Day Extravaganza Ride
A shout-out to all dads from ICA, including a new express profile called “Papa Palooza” by Fern Stancer. Also included is a bucket Spotify playlist with 115 songs to choose from to honor the fathers in your classes!Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Celebrating Juneteenth with This Bucket Playlist
Juneteenth celebrates freedom from slavery. An important moment in American history.Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: An Infectious Dub-Infused Mix of Beats, Bass, and Breaks
A killer high-cadence track from a New Zealand electronica duo that I first heard at a Spinning® event two decades ago! At over 8 minutes long, it will take tremendous focus to stay committed to a cadence of 100 rpm, but you will be aided by those dub-infused beats.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: The Song You Didn’t Know You Were Looking For…
You may be surprised by this week’s suggestion, but to be fair, it is really catchy and versatile. You can choose to climb or recover to this song. It’s great for a warm-up, it’s wonderful for a cool-down, it helps set the mood before or after class… You can literally do anything with it. So go ahead, check it out! Read more…
Friday Favorites: An Emotional and Poignant Song for Surge Intervals
With so much emotional power at work, it’s a nice song to use for surge intervals.Read more…
Profile: A Tribute to Bikes! A Bicycle Ride Over Three Types of Terrain
Every day of the year is a great day to celebrate riding your bike with this bicycle-themed profile over three types of terrain typically encountered when riding outside. Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Unite Your Passion for Cycling and Running This Global Running Day!
Are you ready to combine your love of running and cycling? This June 5, celebrate Global Running Day by bringing the spirit of the run to your cycling classes with our bucket playlist of almost 300 songs! You can also draw inspiration from any running event, such as an international race or local fundraising fun run to create an engaging themed ride like this any time of the year.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: All Things Bicycle! Four Bucket Playlists for World Bike Day
World Bicycle Day is on June 3 and Ride Your Bike to Work Day is June 28. ICA is here to help you with the perfect bike-themed music to honor the reason that our indoor cycling classes even exist! We give your four bucket playlists to choose from with the categories of “bikes,” “ride,” “miles/distance/speed,” and “mountains”—a total of 500 songs to choose from for your bicycle-themed profile! Read more…