What do you use your bicycle to power?

[Thorn]

I thought I'd read about a gym that did or was going to hook up their stationary bikes to the grid. Don't know where.

Kurt Kinetic was talking about marketing a generator that would hook up to the Kinetic trainer. They were expensive and were really just battery chargers, but we were seriously considering it to keep the charge on the sump pump back up battery fully charged.

[Ana]

I thought I'd read about a gym that did or was going to hook up their stationary bikes to the grid. Don't know where.

Kurt Kinetic was talking about marketing a generator that would hook up to the Kinetic trainer. They were expensive and were really just battery chargers, but we were seriously considering it to keep the charge on the sump pump back up battery fully charged.

I found this article a while ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/fa...n%20gym&st=cse

[redrhodie]

Well, there you go! Another great idea already done (I had not read this article or heard of this gym before). Great minds (but their's obviously greater since they knew how to do it!).

[Tri Girl]

That's a great idea, redrhodie! I think you could still do it, even if someone else already did. Different markets, right?
DH came up with a great idea for an ice hat. I made a prototype and he uses it daily. We did some research to find out if it was patented, and it was- back in 1993. Oh well, a great idea is a great idea.

[redrhodie]

Wow, I just found my old post, written several months before the NY Times article, and even before the gym in the article was opened.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...wer+station%22

I wonder if the gym is still operating and making money? Not that I have any ambition AT ALL! I'm sadly lacking in that.

[Aggie_Ama]

I think Mimi has a blender. Someone else too, Geonz? I can barely power moving me.