Bicycle Generator

I finally ran across this picture of the bicycle generator I had built a few years back.  Overall I am glad to have done the project.  However, I didn't use it very much.  One of the main reasons is that doing exercise in a hot climate on a stationary bike, I was sweating profusely in less than ten minutes.  The second reason is that we had solar panels and another whacky charger I had rigged up, so the bike generator was usually unnecessary.