Sentences with phrase «pedal power»

The mechanical pedal powered machines in the book can be built for $ 10 to $ 50 (the washing machine being more expensive at $ 100), everything included.

Even if you make your own pedal power generator, the costs add up.

Today, the interest in pedal powered machines is almost exclusively aimed at generating electricity, for instance for charging cell phones and laptops - products that did not even exist in the 1970s.

Better to look at where the trend could take us: the organic bicycle cafe pictured carries a water heater and an entire food truck on pedal power!

The beach and the pier are just seconds away by pedal power.

Mechanical pedal powered machines are generally even easier to repair and maintain than bicycles.

The author brings up many good points all of which should be considered when designing pedal powered devices.

On days like today pedal power ain't going to cut it.

The trouble is that the present approach to pedal power results in highly inefficient machines.

Click here to check out the article which offers up several more suggestions on cost - cutting through pedal power.

The advantage of simple pedal power is that almost all humans have legs and can generate power small machines.

I thought the rolling resistance from them would make it impossible to move this bike under pedal power.

The possibilities of pedal power largely exceed the use of the bicycle.

Well, take heart and watch as one American fights back with a hybrid pedal power and electric car that he built himself.

It'd be very cool to see this modified to be pedal powered so it plays only while you cycle.

Feel like going 2500 miles using only human pedal power, and no fossil fuels?

The main problem with our approach to pedal powered machines is that we compare them to fossil fuel powered machines and not to the inefficient human powered tools and machines that went before them.

Was looking for a different article I remembered but found this on pedal power.

A hybrid, «split» powertrain solution of pedal power for stuck in traffic speeds and an electric mode for faster travel.

Options: 2 - Stage Unlocking Abs Brakes (4 - Wheel) Adjustable Pedals Power Adjustable Rear Headrests Air Conditioning -...

Locally you can use pedal powered becaks or bicycles or for sights further afield, ojeks and taxis.

Better yet, a windmill could be the primary power for the pump, with pedal power as a fallback for long windless periods.

But the advent of new, affordable portable high - density batteries and the proliferation of portable electronic devices - including cameras, tablets and especially low - power LED lighting - have brought new possibilities for pedal powered electric generation

Generating electricity is not only ineffiicient, it also makes pedal power less sustainable, less robust and more costly.

While pedal power is not a new concept, the theory is widely applauded and is likely spawning new and inventive approaches to the notion of staying fit the green way.

Another great must - read article on low - tech design: Pedal powered farms and factories: the forgotten future of the stationary bicycle.

Monbiot is the kid that got bullied at school, and now wants everyone to suffer in his tofu munching, pedal powered car, grow your own lentils grim world.

And there is video to prove the existence of this treasure trove... OK, so I have no doubt that the warehouses of non-profits like Pedals for Progress are at least as impressive as Mr Biggles» hoard, but what makes this effort so astounding to me is that it appears to be one guy's efforts to restore, customize and renovate the best in pedal powered transportation.

Scott Ertle was riding an exercise bike while reading a magazine when it struck him that combining pedal power with page turning may help students enjoy reading.

Options on this vehicle: 6.2 - liter V - 8 engine — $ 3000 Luxury package — $ 1950 Power adjustable pedals Power heated signal mirrors Power driver and front passenger seat Heated front seats Graphics package — $ 1075 Sony navigation package — $ 2430 Trailer brake controller — $ 230 Rear view camera — $ 450 Raptor orange accent seat — $ 395

If the bicycle is the most efficient means of transport ever devised, it's not surprising that humankind, the great toolmaker, has sought to leverage pedal power into other vehicles and apparatus.

The pedal - assist e-Bikes, produced by Silicon Valley - based GenZe, will help riders by boosting their natural pedal power, so they can get up hills more easily and ride for longer distances.

Not too fast and not too far, but faster and farther than is easy to go every day by foot, or the average commuter probably wants to go day in and day out by pedal power alone.

It's free and includes outdoor movie nights on the biggest pedal powered screen in the Southern Hemisphere.

The story of Brian's Pedal Powered Printing Press — from «slightly mad» idea to the Tour de Yorkshire finishing line.

May 17, 2017 - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia / California employees participated in the 23rd annual Bike to Work Day, commuting to work via pedal power.

After the warm up, I recommend that you substitute plank hold mountain climber / lunge jumps for Pedal Power Lunges.

F SPORT Package: $ 3,985 F SPORT Front Bumper And Grille 19 - inch Wheels Summer Tires: FR 235 / 40R19 RR 265 / 35R19 Blind Spot Monitor With Rear Cross Traffic Alert TFT Instrument Cluster Heated And Ventilated F SPORT Seats Perforated Leather Steering Wheel and Shift Knob Black Headliner Aluminum Pedals Power Steering Column Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) Sport S + Mode

Innovation Grants awarded for the 2013 - 14 academic year are Antena at Blaffer, Art Lies in Gulf Coast, Bodas de Sangre / A Blood Wedding, Napoleon and the Battle of Nations, On Screen: A Film and Video Series, Shifting Spaces, Spit My Story, Re (cycle): Pedal Power Pop Up, Theaster Gates with FEAST: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art, Visiting Artist and Scholar Series with Blaffer Art Museum, and an Artist Residency with Raqs Media Collective.

When you have to carry every liter of milk, stick of butter and pot of paint either by foot or on your own pedal power, cargo bikes had started to look more and more enticing.

It felt like all of Tel Aviv was out celebrating Earth Day yesterday in Israel as cyclists pedal powered a phenomenal show at Rabin Square.

Electric Bikes a Better Work - Out Than Pedal Power Scwinn's New Line of Electric Bikes

Four wheeled bikes, pedal powered quad bikes, quadracycles.

The CDM Board at its 99th meeting here in Bonn approved a new methodology for calculating the volume of emission reductions achieved through projects that establish bicycle lanes, bicycle parking, and bicycle - sharing programmes, encouraging a shift in passenger transport modes from their usual fossil - fuel - burning traffic in favor of clean and green pedal power such as bicycles, three - wheelers or e-bikes.

These multi-person pedal power generators were pioneered in the 1970s by the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT).