Freerunner-powered bike ride

Michael Shiloh michael at openmoko.org
Thu Aug 7 05:45:11 CEST 2008


Please someone create a wiki page for Freerunner biking enthusiasts. 
There seem to be quite a few of you and it would be great to consolidate 
all this information in one place.

I don't bike much. My motive is to have a great example to show when I 
am asked what community members are doing with the Freerunner.

Michael

atweb wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> Yesterday, I bought a Solar-Charger from "Ansmann".
> Later this week, I will test it (We have until Monday a Town-Party).
> 
> cu
> Markus
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Brad Midgley schrieb:
>> Hey
>>
>>   
>>>> The next step would be a dynamo-powered charger for the Freerunner. I
>>>> read an article in the german computer magazine ct [2] about creating a
>>>> converter for charging USB devices while riding your bike with a
>>>> hub-dynamo.
>>>>       
>> I like the idea of a hub dynamo or using induction like the reelight.
>> I don't like the idea of a separate dynamo that has to make physical
>> contact with the wheel. It would probably generate more energy in the
>> form of heat than electricity :)
>>
>>   
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