So why not harness that efficiency for other things? [Tony] had that same thought so he ordered a bike generator but after waiting too long for the company to send it, he decided to make his own.

[Hackett’s] back at it, this time with some practical advice for the next power outage to hit your city: why not prepare for the worst by building your own bike generator? You’ll no doubt ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This bike will give you 24 hours of power after a one-hour workout. The project was created by 5-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava with developing countries in mind.

Pedalling the bicycle generator supplies power to a bank of lights: incandescent, fluorescent, and LED. The pedal work required to turn on the lights depends on the energy efficiencies and ...