Bicycle-Powered Electricity Generation @ GreenFest Chicago

A demonstration of the bike-powered generator shown on Discovery Channel's "Planet Green." Demonstrated at the GreenFest May 18, 2008 at Navy Pier in Chicago, here each cyclist is powering a Macintosh computer and monitor.
The rear wheel generates AC power via the power inverter.

Lots of folks have asked me where they can get plans for something like this. Here's some links I've collected:
The complete (expensive) kit from the video:
http://tinyurl.com/y8zofpz
A free version:
http://pedalpowergenerator.com/#FREE
Pedal generator, with plans; part of nice British DIY site:
http://www.gotwind.org/diy/Preliminary_Plans.htm
Use a car's blower motor to make a cheap bike generator:
http://tinyurl.com/am2atb
A guy with a beltless plan. He has all sorts of variations for hooking up everything from computers and DVD players to sump pumps:
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html

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Science & Technology

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• bicycle
• electric
• power
• generator
• green
• energy

[MrJetjoe]

i you did;t know that a electric bike can power your house . what were you thinking