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Old 07-16-2009, 02:48 PM   #5 (permalink)
RandomFact314
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
I'm with bikin'Ed, nothing is for free. I don't see people putting in extra effort just to ride around. Much more efficient would be to have a nice light bike for riding, and a dedicated generator at home. Pedal when you're watching television, slow down and the TV shuts off. Much simpler, no heavy bikes, ultracaps, large losses in efficiency, etc.
So you could actually power a tv with a generator bike? I think that would be awesome. I wish all tvs were like that, then America would be less fat (wanna watch "Survivor"? then I guess your going to be burning off that Twinky And I'm American too so don't think I'm hating or anything
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