This is pretty humorous. I'm thinking a recumbent trike would have been a bit easier in some ways.

https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/bicycle-tows-15000-pounds/

#Humour #Bicycle #HumanPowered

@autistics
So, quite a few of my teachers in college pointed out that I have a talent for taking complex concepts and summarizing them. Does that mean I'm an #NI (#NaturalIntelligence)? Lol! And it doesn't take a #NuclearPlant to power my brain!

#AISucks #NoNukesForAI #HumanPowered #BrainPower #DoomGPT

Oooooh....! Test our #BikeGenerators in #Paris, #Rotterdam, and #Barcelona

December 1, 2023
Written by Kris De Decker & Marie Verdeil

"#LowTechMagazine built a bicycle generator for an exhibition on energy at the Pavillon d’Arsenal in Paris, now open to the public. Our two other bikes can be seen and experimented with in Rotterdam and Barcelona."

FMI:
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/12/bike-generator-at-paris-exhibition/

#SolarPunkSunday #BicyclePower #BicycleGenerators #BicycleGenerator #HumanPowered #HumanPoweredGenerator

So, a friend of mine who lived #OffGrid in #Vermont had one of these set up. Definitely make sure you have secure connections and test everything (more than once)!

How to Build a #BicycleGenerator

By saullopez52

"The intention of this project is to build a straight forward #HumanPowered generator from a used bicycle and to use it to power light bulbs, blenders, cell phones, laptops, and other small appliances. This project will help one develop engineering skills while learning about a clean way of generating electricity.

"The project was created as part of Infrastructure Academy's environmental technology curriculum for high school students, so it is intended to be both achievable and affordable.

"Before continuing with the actual bicycle generator, one should understand how it works, and the components that make it up."

Learn more:
https://www.instructables.com/How-To-Build-A-Bicycle-Generator/

#SolarPunkSunday #BicycleGenerators #Inverters #DIY #PowerGenerators #HumanPoweredGenerator

Photos from recent delivery runs.

To the greatest extent possible I do my work by human power, but there are limits to how much I can control.

This morning I made a delivery to someone who lives in a village in Drenthe so that delivery was made 100% by human power as I rode there and back in my velomobile.

Parts ordered by people who live thousands of km away are a different story. I can then only control the first few km. So I go as far by bike as I can and then those parcels continue their journeys by commercial shipping companies.

All shipping companies make green claims these days, and they make rather more grand claims than I do. But none of those claims amount to anything close to traveling by human power alone.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#humanpowered #humanpowereddelivery #dutchbikebits #velomobile #cycling #netherlands #biketooter #biketrailer #bicycle #recumbent #regel17

Are there rapid prototyping devices for #HumanPowered #LowTech machines with gearing and stuff?

Someone (Hi Leo & Grace) asked about how I made my keychain. I just sewed it from pre-printed ribbon, but the thought sent me down a rabbit hole learning about different methods that can be used to make a ribbon or strap from thread/string.

Now I'm probably going to try some really simple band #weaving when I find the time (lol), and then explore to what extent it can be automated without building anything large or expensive. I'm thinking shuttle guides in the heddle and a crank to tap the shuttle back and forth, or something like that. For making pride ribbons, plain weave would be plenty for most of the flags.