I think I remember reading that 2 hours on a stationary bike with an attached generator/altenator will produce enough electricity to watch tv for 1 hour.<div><br></div><div>Me, I'd want an easier way. My hairbrained idea is probably not feasabile, but----</div><div><br></div><div>I would get a long treadmill, elevate one end 4 or 5 feet, attach a generator/alternator to the treadmill, then build a ramp beside it that leads up to the elevated end of the treadmill. Electricity would be produced when the treadmill is going.</div><div><br></div><div>2 or 3 people would take turns riding the treadmill down. After one person reaches the bottom, he or she would walk back up the ramp and wait in line until it was time to ride down again. One person on the treadmill at a time.</div><div><br></div><div>Riding a bike non-stop makes me tired, but I think I could handle walking up a ramp, resting during the ride down and while in line on the ramp. And, it would be fun for the whole family!!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Or not. While I think it would work, I'm not so sure it would work well or produce enough electricity to be worth it. Just sounds more fun than peddling my butt of on my way to nowhere. <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"></div>
