pedal power

Use common mechanical attachments with a standard bicycle using this one weird tip. Also, you won’t believe what happened next.

Dec 8, 2014

Bicycles

apocalyptic world, bicycles, dental drill, extremely poor technical diagrams, no batteries, pedal power

Background: A person can generate on the order of ~100W on a stationary bicycle for a half hour or so, for a total of 0.05kWh. This would be enough to power a space heater for about 3 minutes, or a low-draw 10 watt LED light for 5 hours. There are already various electrical contraptions with…