Pedaling for Ipod power
Cool bikes September 12th, 2008
When I spotted this bike-powered Ipod charger, I had to post on it because our friend Mickey is currently attempting to make a homemade version of this device with my wheel that has a generator hub on it. Though I would not encourage people to listen to headphones while riding, this could be attached to speakers to provide some tunes while you ride. The description of how it works states, “Neodymium magnets attached to your back bike rim effectively collects power through electromagnetic induction. Oh and there’s a dynamo under your seat.” I can see how it could be handy for biketouring when you can’t get to an electrical outlet for extended periods of time.
-lauren
September 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am
you inspired me to recycle a few old images onto my page
some anti-headphone images
September 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Did Mickey see this? http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/511
Plus this article (the one you posted) seems way too complicated, why not just use a Shimano generator hub? It would be more efficient also…