mIdlife lifestyle changes :-)

[Geonz]

Some people get closets of shoes, some people get a red sports car or that big pickup truck...
... I have ordered the bicycle powered blender to go on my Xtracycle from (of course) http://www.bikeblender.com (this isn't me or it; it's on the way from California, so CA ladies wave as it goes by!) Smoothie recipes, anyone? Margaritas?

[Brandi]

wow I thought it was a joke at first. My husband would like a margarita please!

[Bad JuJu]

Hey, if you're not having fun, you're not doing it right--and it looks like this is definitely a fun biking accessory!

[SalsaMTB]

That's crazy, I've never seen that before. Let us know how well it works!!

[Quillfred]

What a fun idea Sue! That inspired me to do a little web search on bicycle-powered options. It seems like a great idea to harness the energy created. I saw info on powering Ipods and cell phones. It would be nice to at least pedal-recharge my light batteries.

Carole

[wabisabi]

The students at the university where I work have a Campus Center for Appropriate technology with some GREAT examples set up at their house of pedal power; this is from their website: http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/pedalpower/inventions/frames_final_htm..htm

You can even see our college president working the cycle generators during an event!

There's a sewing machine, grinder, drill press, tv/vcr and wringer washer. I personally like the "Concert Generator." Bart, with the Solar cooker, sets up at the food coop pretty regularly--and it seems to work great.

[MomOnBike]

You know, I still sew on a 1902 treadle sewing machine. I even used to sew for a living on that thing.

My mid-life crisis buy was my bike - and a new sleeping bag, and a new tent... We joke about our bikes being our RV(s).

I'll let you, Geonz, handle the Margaritas.

[wabisabi]

You know, those old machines are still the best, aren't they? At least in my opinion. Especially when they are all metal; you can sew just about anything on those things, and nothing breaks!

[Geonz]

I'm tracking its progress from the UPS site... it left San Pablo at 3:11 a.m. on 4/08... due to arrive THursday. (I'm also getting a new wheel and disk brake on the Xtracycle so it can carry what it's supposed to carry if I see, say, a bookcase at a yard sale...)