Comments on: Radical Rent-a-Bikes Generate Eco-Friendly Energy http://webecoist.com/2009/08/23/power-generating-bike-alternative-energy-design/ Green Design, Sustainable Technology and Environmental Oddities Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:36:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Craighttp://webecoist.com/2009/08/23/power-generating-bike-alternative-energy-design/comment-page-1/#comment-54091 Craig Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:50:36 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=8948#comment-54091 What a silly idea. They are making it harder for someone to ride a bike. That dynamo is robbing you of energy that normally would be put towards propelling the bike, not to mention the extra weight of the battery. A fit person is probably only good for about 200watts on a sustained basis, there ain't that much energy to be found.You would be better putting the money into Solar Panels at the docking stations. More energy per $ invested, free shade and harder to steal. What a silly idea. They are making it harder for someone to ride a bike. That dynamo is robbing you of energy that normally would be put towards propelling the bike, not to mention the extra weight of the battery. A fit person is probably only good for about 200watts on a sustained basis, there ain’t that much energy to be found.

You would be better putting the money into Solar Panels at the docking stations. More energy per $ invested, free shade and harder to steal.

]]> By: Brendanhttp://webecoist.com/2009/08/23/power-generating-bike-alternative-energy-design/comment-page-1/#comment-53765 Brendan Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:30:49 +0000 http://webecoist.com/?p=8948#comment-53765 That sounds like an awesome idea. People love incentives. But its not clear if this is just an idea you have or is some organization actaully implementing this? I notice the Oyster card - Is this a London thing?Brendan PlentyWays.com That sounds like an awesome idea. People love incentives. But its not clear if this is just an idea you have or is some organization actaully implementing this? I notice the Oyster card – Is this a London thing?

Brendan
PlentyWays.com

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