This track is perfect for part of a long, steady moderate to hard climb where the goal is to focus on the moment. At 85 rpm, it can also be a warm-up or endurance track. Read more…
It’s astounding to me that this song has been around since 1995! It is as relevant and fun for your cycling class as the day it was released. In fact, you cannot go wrong with just about every song on this classic album.Read more…
Here are three tracks from one of my longtime favorites, a group that was created out of a desire to make a kind of music that did not obey “the old rules and habits.”Read more…
This 84 bpm trip-hop track from 1998 is incredibly versatile, working as either a flat or a climb at just about any intensity. At 6 minutes, it’s perfect for longer intervals or stepped intervals like the 3-2-1 efforts.Read more…
This track is sure to bring chills as you ride. It’s been a part of my repertoire for two decades. Here are two versions, each with a different feel.Read more…
This group formed in 2002 and broke up two years later, but this song found its way into a popular TV series and has become timeless. Use this versatile, gentle track as a warm-up, cool-down, or endurance/tempo pace flat or climb. Read more…
This track will have you conjuring up the New York City or London nightclub scene from the 1990s, when it topped the dance charts. It would be on my list of one of the top 20 best indoor cycling tracks of all time.Read more…
This versatile song can play many roles. I love to use it as a warm-up, but it also works well in the middle of your ride as a gentle climb, a slight headwind, or a moderate-energy flat road.Read more…
Four standing surges make this climb memorable…as do the lyrics (if you pay attention to them). Read more…
This popular electronic breakbeat song from 1997 is perfect for a climb that varies in steepness, using the beat drops to stand and push, easing up in between. Read more…