Pedal power blog
Pedal power blog
Welcome to the Blog, where we pedal towards a sustainable future by exploring the latest innovations in bicycle-powered energy, sharing tips, and highlighting how you can harness the power of cycling for a cleaner, greener world
Lakeville, MN STEM Classroom
An Elementary in Lakeville, Minnesota just received their STEM classroom package last month! They got a Human Power Generator + EcoGlow. They were discussing the difference bewteen LED, CLF, and incandescent light bulbs and the energy they consume. They told us how much the students…
Honeywell Family Day
How awesome is it that we had Baxter the Bobcat from the Diamondbacks visit us!!!!!! Years ago, he rode our bicycle generator at the baseball stadium in Phoenix at one of the baseball games! Good times, good times! Now we’re back at it and ready to do more.
Children’s Museum of Stockton Install, Pt. 1
Last week, we were on our way to Children’s Museum of Stockton to install 3 exhibits for their STEM room. A Heart Race, Beat Box, and Hand Crank Human Power Generator Light Display. We were there for several days setting them up. The room is still not complete yet, but the exhibits are ready to go. We can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s all finished. We’ll share photos as soon…
Human Power Generator
Two Ways to Power. One Machine. This is our only generator that can be cranked by hand, or pedaled by foot by simply switching the hand pegs for foot pedals. This option is great for exhibits to be wheelchair friendly. While most of the time, we install them with the hand pegs, we have also done them with foot …
300 Watt Exercise BIke Generator
Why do we love our Exercise Bike Generator? Because it is so versitile! Light displays, concerts, TV’s, bubble machines, plasma balls, Christmas lights, floating balls, blenders, misting fans and…
SLOT CAR RACING - PHOENIX, AZ
Man, this was so much fun! We set up a Neon Slot Car Racing Track that was a hit with the crowd at First Friday in Phoenix, AZ. We also had our Plasma Ball Bike, Christmas Tree, and our Human Power Station that can bank all of the power that riders produce to a…
Battle Bikes - PhoeniX, AZ
We set up our Exercise Bike Generators and a Human Power (Hand Crank) Generator at First Friday (outdoor market) in Phoenix, AZ! This time we used our Battle Bikes software to engage the crowd. We stored almost 2 kWh!!!! We had such a blast and can't wait to do it again! Maybe next time we can beat this kwh number!
Human Power Station - Fall Festival
We set up our Bicycle Generators at a Fall Festival in Gilbert, AZ! Our Human Power Station was banking all of the power generated to power the lighting for the live band in the park. We used our Battle Bikes software so the kids could see who was producing the most watts. We had such a blast seeing all these kids in their halloween costumes and can't wait to do something like this again!
DIY Bicycle Generator Mounting Plans: A Step-By-Step Guide
Here is everything you’ll need to know about mounting a B300 Bicycle Generator to your own bike. If you’d like to purchase one already assembled, you can find that here. First, we will…
How does a bicycle generator work?
We are starting a new series called, ASK BRAD! This is our most common question, but we want to know what questions do YOU have? Maybe your question will be our next video.
In this video, Brad takes you into one of his bicycle generators and tells us how it works!
Light + Lift
This interactive educational display is used around the world to teach what alternative energy is, and introduces Bernoulli's Principle, how a ball can be suspended in a column of air. As kids stand in front of the solar panel, the watts…
The Hover + Drop
We are excited to finally release our Hover + Drop: A Solar Reaction Display! It’s unlike anything out there because it uses LED lights as well as sunlight! As you block the panels, the balls drop. If you jump out of the way, the balls shoot up high into the air again. It’s such a fun way to interact with solar power. This one is headed to…
Power Racer Ultimate
We are so excited to introduce to you our all-new POWER RACER Ultimate Display! This particular display is headed to the University of Wisconsin. This model has all the bells and whistles!
Queen Creek, AZ School Family Night
Last weekend we had the pleasure of setting up a STEM booth which featured the Exercise Bike Generator that powered a floating ball display, and our BigFoot Bike Generator powered the EcoGlow light display. The kids had…
Ikea Display
At the IKEA in Burbank, CA, we have set up our Human Power Generator + EcoGlow that allows customers to see for themselves how much more energy traditional incandescent light bulbs use. Ikea promotes their LED bulbs throughout their store, so they…
Earth Day - Phoenix, AZ
At last year’s Earth Day event, our booth showcased a fun and interactive way to generate clean energy using bicycle and hand crank generators. Passersby had the chance to hop on stationary bikes and experience firsthand how…
Energy in action - mobile exhibit
This is our Human Power Generator in action. Energize Connecticut has a mobile exhibit that allows students to learn how to “make decisions that will not only manage energy, but will help the planet, too.” As they crank the handles, they can actually feel…
The Oregon Zoo Exhibit
There is an amazing Polar Bear Exhibit at The Oregon Zoo in Portland. They reached out to us, because they wanted a way to give people the impression of how hard it is to for polar bears to swim when hunting for food, versus traveling by walking on ice. They use about 3 times more…
Arizona Science Center
Check out our Bicycle Generators at the Arizona Science Center! Arizona is home to us, so this installation was extra special.
The Arizona Science Center created a display for the two Exercise Bike Generators, that teaches riders the difference between LED, CFL, and incandescent light bulbs. You can …
Earth Day in SIngapore
More than 300 cyclists participated in Singapore first ever Zero-Waste and Carbon-Neutral race event…with Brad Whaley as Chief Enineer….