Let’s face it: music is a major motivator in many aspects of life. At the gym, on the trail, in the office, on the bus – no matter the activity or location, people can be spotted with headphones on jammin’ to their favorite tunes.

Crafting a playlist takes some careful consideration. It might not be too pleasant hearing heavy metal first thing in the morning, but then again, it might help you pedal that extra mile during your bike ride.

We’d previously asked our Twitter followers to tell us what they listen to while exercising or riding a bike, here’s a sampling of some of their responses:

Heavy metal group Godsmack, electronic music duo The Chemical Bros, English hip-hop recording artist Tricky, and Grammy-winning Jamaican musician Ziggy Marley were choice options from twitter peep snoopy_magoo.

And the opposite of metal? alimd11 prefers the sounds of the birds chirping when riding outside. And, of course, whatever the spin people select when riding on an exercise bike at the gym.

Not all of us are so easy going however, and could use some suggestions on building out a solid playlist for a good ride. So to help in crafting your next epic playlist, here are some of the songs that could be found on a few professional athletes’ playlists:

Cyclist Liz Hatch likes the metal/grunge hit “My Own Summer” by Deftones. (TheAdventureLife.org)

Professional racing cyclist Sarah Hammer offered the early 1990’s hit “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. (Self.com)

Australian surfer Steph Gilmore mentioned “Love Her Madly” by The Doors. (TheAdventureLife.org)

Ironically, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong likes the song “Loser” by Beck. (InTheGym.net)

And American skateboarding icon Tony Hawk has “The Beginning of the End” by Nine Inch Nails at the top of a playlist that he breaks out whenever he needs “a little extra energy during a skate session.” (TheAdventureLife.org)

One of our favorites is a song by The Beastie Boys in which they refer to Bell, well the Bell telephone system called “Get It Together” anyway.

We would love to hear what you think of these recommendations, and encourage you to leave a comment or fire us off a tweet with examples of your favorite exercising/biking songs.

Love bikes? Love films? Then you’re sure to love bike films, right?! Not sure? Well then, we suggest you check out the world-traveling Bicycle Film Festival presented by Brendt Barbur and Friends.

In 2001, the bike-loving enthusiast and founder of the Bicycle Film Festival was riding his bike in New York City when he was struck by a bus. While many people may have grown fearful and lost their passion for cycling, Brent became empowered by the situation. He decided there needed to be something done in support of the bicycle culture.

So why a film festival of all things? Being involved with the arts by profession (actor) it seemed fitting to Brent to show his love of bikes through music, film and art.

The festival celebrates bicycles of all kinds, from mountain biking to bike polo and BMXing.

Now in its ninth year, the 2009 Bicycle Film Festival kicked off at the end of May in Memphis, Tennessee. But not to worry – there are still many more stops to go! The festival tours through 39 cities worldwide and still has stops scheduled in cities such as Orlando, L.A., Houston, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Denver.

In fact, if you wanted to, you could bike-fest your way across the world from now until December! For the full tour schedule, check out: http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/?p=dates

So join in with the 250,000 other people who are expected to attend the festival this year and follow along with Brent when he says, “I say bikes, you say rock!” ROCK!!