Jack, I was really hoping you wouldn't put this where Randy can see it. Really.
Since other Euro cities are looking at this, we will, of course, have to have it first. Early adopters are SOOOO cool. Any international city worth its sel de mer has to take on such innovative and forward-thinking systems, especially if they will never provide a return on investment. GBSC!
@MayorSamAdams: Thanks Tim DuRoche for sharing this with me: Bike sharing that creates energy – and pays you to ride? | csmonitor.com - http://shar.es/J8YC
Now if we can just figure out a way to turn that generated power into unicorn hair and dragon dander, then it's a shoo-in. Hell, it might even be a bigger tourist attraction than the OHSU aerial tram. (Having finally seen the latter boondoggle, I'm serious. Don't bother suing the geniuses who came up with this. Go directly to tarring and feathering.)
I'm curious to know how many miles of bike riing it will take to create enough electricity to power.......anything. I would imagine that there are enough bicycle riders in China to make this viable, but even in bike-happy Portland, it doesn't seem to be a realistic option (which I know means absolutely nothing around here).
Maybe the cons should have to use their treadmills to power their TV's.
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Maybe they'll put them in the county jail, bolted to treadmills -- credit for time served and kilowatts produced.
Posted by Mojo | July 22, 2009 12:52 PM
The next retro rage in the post-foreclosure era: 21st Century workhouses. Go by E-bike! You'll have to.
Posted by Mojo | July 22, 2009 12:55 PM
Jack, I was really hoping you wouldn't put this where Randy can see it. Really.
Since other Euro cities are looking at this, we will, of course, have to have it first. Early adopters are SOOOO cool. Any international city worth its sel de mer has to take on such innovative and forward-thinking systems, especially if they will never provide a return on investment. GBSC!
Posted by Don Smith | July 22, 2009 12:56 PM
"Maybe they'll put them in the county jail, bolted to treadmills -- credit for time served and kilowatts produced."
Wow. You know, that's really not a bad idea!
Posted by Don Smith | July 22, 2009 1:10 PM
Our mayor is already on this:
@MayorSamAdams: Thanks Tim DuRoche for sharing this with me: Bike sharing that creates energy – and pays you to ride? | csmonitor.com - http://shar.es/J8YC
Posted by Garage Wine | July 22, 2009 1:30 PM
THese things are how Sammy justifies all his trips to Europe. Of course, we'll have them.
Posted by Steve | July 22, 2009 2:03 PM
Now if we can just figure out a way to turn that generated power into unicorn hair and dragon dander, then it's a shoo-in. Hell, it might even be a bigger tourist attraction than the OHSU aerial tram. (Having finally seen the latter boondoggle, I'm serious. Don't bother suing the geniuses who came up with this. Go directly to tarring and feathering.)
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | July 22, 2009 4:13 PM
Here is a bicycle monorail:
http://tiny.cc/bKUaJ
Posted by John | July 22, 2009 5:08 PM
I'm curious to know how many miles of bike riing it will take to create enough electricity to power.......anything. I would imagine that there are enough bicycle riders in China to make this viable, but even in bike-happy Portland, it doesn't seem to be a realistic option (which I know means absolutely nothing around here).
Maybe the cons should have to use their treadmills to power their TV's.
Posted by Michelle | July 22, 2009 5:48 PM
It would be good to have a basic understanding of physics prior to making such proposals.
Posted by john rettig | July 22, 2009 9:46 PM