FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThis exercise bike can store your pedalling power and run your fridge - is this the future of indoor cycling?www.cyclingweekly.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down112
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkThis exercise bike can store your pedalling power and run your fridge - is this the future of indoor cycling?www.cyclingweekly.comFARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works to micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareFARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah. but if you’re doing it anyways for exercise, might as well use the energy.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoEhh, not necessarily. Would you even recoup the energy and materials needed for such a bike? Would be a bit different if the energy was stored in something other than a battery.
minus-squaresizzler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re already going to have the exercise bike if that’s what you want so now we are only recouping the generator and parts. Why do you hate progress?
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoBecause if you can’t recoup the energy cost then it’s just more waste. I’m just saying it’s not straightforward.
Yeah. but if you’re doing it anyways for exercise, might as well use the energy.
Ehh, not necessarily. Would you even recoup the energy and materials needed for such a bike? Would be a bit different if the energy was stored in something other than a battery.
You’re already going to have the exercise bike if that’s what you want so now we are only recouping the generator and parts. Why do you hate progress?
Because if you can’t recoup the energy cost then it’s just more waste. I’m just saying it’s not straightforward.