Hey, thanks for stopping by! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed. You can also subscribe to BikeHacks by email. Thanks for visiting!A few weeks ago I ran across an article with an intriguing title: 101 Uses For A Bike Trailer. I was disappointed to find that the article [...]
Entries Tagged as 'green power'
101 36 Uses For Your Bike Trailer
February 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: · carry, gear, hauling, office, tools, trailer
Amp Human Energy Event
February 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment
T.V. commercials involving bicycles are not a staple on television (unless maybe they are being carried around by a car on a roof rack) so I was stoked to see a commercial related to cycling during the Super Bowl pre-game coverage. While it was not a commercial directly aimed at cycling, cycling was the [...]
Tags: · drink, energy, power, television
Move By Bike
February 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
There’s a bit of a movement (heh) going on in Portland (and elsewhere?) to help folks move their households entirely by bicycle. It definitely takes a village to do it, but it sure looks fun.
The latest MxB took place yesterday. I wasn’t there, but the move was well documented (and more).
This a great and [...]
Tags: · green, moving, portland, trailer
Filtration bike
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
This is the kind of human powered innovation I love seeing. It’s essentially a pedal powered water filtration system for developing nations. Pedal from your home to the water supply. Fill the tank. Pedal home. As you pedal, the water is filtered. There’s also a clutch with which the rider can disengage the drive and [...]
Tags: · bike pump, green, water
Bicycle Powered Television
January 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
I love all the uses people come up with for the energy created by bikes.
The idea of pedal powered television is killer. It’s the opposite of couch potato, since you’re literally paying for the TV you watch with your own sweat.
Be sure to check out the video linked at the top of that page. [...]
Tags: · electricity, green, television
Green Power: Bike Washing Machines
January 15th, 2008 · No Comments
I do not claim to be particularly creative, but I have creative ideas all the time. You know that high you get when you think of something or daydream and say to yourself, “Dang I am smart. I’m sure no one else has thought of that.” I am sure many of you have the same [...]
