Is there pedal power?

thriftyjo

I have seen bikes attached to generators that ppl use when camping - but don't know where they are sold - I shall ask a few friends somebody must know ...... As for now I'm off to see if I can harness my bike to the mains ....

500yearvision

krishna wrote:

Reminds me of the film "Soylent Green"

Soylent green? I've not seen that. Do they use people to generate electricity?

sm9ai

Most bikes down the Gym use the power generated to display the information on them. The ones down my Gym have small LCD tv screens using wireless and your bike effort powers it all

gromituk

Yes - and those displays need about 0.0001 watt, so the energy saved is negligible.

Ken68

The last film of Edward G Robinson, also with Charlton Heston. A polluted world where the dead were made into a product to eat. You know...... recycled. Waste not Want not.

Andreg

So THAT's the secret of Soylent Green!!

I wonder whether the grid tie inverter that comes with a windsave turbine would be usable for connecting a bike to the mains? Then I could make money selling my hard sweated electricity back to the local supplier.

steve_r123

There is a good piece on a BBC's Ethical Man video about pedal power, and how much energy it can produce.

VIDEO HERE fast forward to 5 and a half minutes to get to the bit I'm talking about.