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I found a website that explains how to convert our human energy into electrical energy:

http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/pedalpower/

Posted by Nic Buron on January 30, 2008 03:30 PM |

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I looked through the site and I'm not real confident we could apply this energy conversion into something useful for our bikes. The projector takes to much current to create by pedaling, but perhaps the speakers in back could be pedal-powered?

The GRL videos showed two bikes towing the project bike, which has a huge load, so I don't think adding more pedaling resistance would be feasible for our bikes.

Also I moved this post to the *Green Mechanics* category to reduce having redundant categories. Feel free to post ideas and links like this in the *Grn Mech* category even if you aren't formally "listed" as being in the group.

Posted by: Dave Steinman | February 4, 2008 04:12 PM

I think you are right, Dave. This would be very difficult for us to accomplish, especially if we have to go up hills or anything with an incline.

Posted by: David Dobbs | February 22, 2008 04:04 PM

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