However, the bike powered generator could not power the larger load of a computer. The remedy for this was to purchase a solar charge controller and a 12 volt battery. The bike charges the battery ...

Do not cycle excessively quickly on the bike, or else the drive belt will lose traction with the generator, and it won't work. Turn on the switches for the lights you want to operate. Mount the ...

The average person might be able to sustain this for about half an hour before the dream of a bike-powered generator for a desktop fades into the realm of fantasy. Feeling discouraged? Don't be!