Bicycle generated power

[Hrusai]

hah! you beat me to it skvez i was gonna start this very thread.....those dynamo ones are certainly useful but im looking more at something to be used in a stationary location personally as not only does it provide an important resource but it also provides exercise whilst your in your...hopefully...secure location....i think a small dynamo should be part of any bicycle kit anyway, and a quick look around on bicycle generators suggests that you can create roughly 3 watts per kilo of bodyweight...obviously athletes can do alot more, but its a reasonable assumption to say that the average person can create 100 watts of power an hour on a bicycle, the type of bicycle will also effect this output as will the method of generation...for instance


from http://www.magnificentrevolution.org/diy...generator/

that type will fair better by using a road bike as opposed to a mountain bike or a town bike...whereas this type

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB3TZ4/

should be independent of what type of bike and differ more from rider to rider.

similarly a single gear bike will give you a set output whereas a geared bike will differ person to person, but be easier for different people.

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cheers for the link skvez!

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coincidentally that belt drive system i posted is in one of the pedalpowergeneration.com's videos!