http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Blog of almost daily workouts on the PPPM - Pedal Powered Prime Mover - to generate electricity for use in my home office. en-us Copyright 2007, The WEBworks http://www.got.net/~davidbu/davidbu/avatar.gif http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html David Pedaling the PPPM http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fast ride on a cool, cloudy morning. My battery bank needs service. This weekend I'll clean the terminals. The flywheel is great and the roller is great. If I tune up the batteries I'll be set for another year! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice fast early morning ride. It's great that the days are getting longer! I started the ride in the dark and ended in daylight. My batteries are still low, but I'm pedaling hard and I think I'll catch up soon. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fast ride! I stayed over a 120 Watt pace for the first 50 Watt-hours. After that I gradually tapered down to 100 Watts as the batteries charged up. I still had some power left for the sprints at the end! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Awesome ride! I drove the eGo electric moped to Fresh DESCRIPTION Easy Friday night, and today was "charging day." The charger in the eGo is a real challenge, but I just pushed harder when it wanted more. I finished the workout feeling great, with a charged eGo! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice fast ride! Beautiful day. I guess I was inspired. My battery bank is not inspired, however. After more than 10 years I believe it's reaching the end of its life. I have software and hardware from West Mountain Radio for testing battery capacity, and I'll be starting tests tomorrow. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Short ride due to an extremely busy day. I'll catch up a bit tomorrow! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html 10 Extra Watt hours to make up for several missed days earlier this year. 120 Watt-hours is a long ride! Spring is coming, and I'll be in terrific shape for bike rides. I can't wait. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Tough ride after a long work weekend. Hard to keep the pace! Big work week shaping up. No pedal powered generator improvements this week. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Difficult ride. This weekend I worked until past midnight Friday and Saturday, and I was definitely low on energy! While I was able to maintain more than 120 Watts for the first 50 Watt-hours, I had to pace myself back to about 90 Watts until the sprint at the end. Early to bed for me tonight! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Late night ride, but it felt great. I'm steadily losing the "holiday pounds" I gained late last year. I'm looking forward to some long bike rides! Are YOU still buying Iranian gasoline? http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Missed yesterday due to a very late night of work. I hate it when I miss a day. I'll pedal extra this weekend to catch up. It was 70 degrees F yesterday and beautiful. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice fast ride after some extra sleep. This is the week my biggest project ends and it's insane! This weekend I'll catch up on PPPM repairs and tune it up a bit. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html When I dry-land swim, I have to slow down my pedal cadence or hy heartrate goes too high - love to hear your experience with arms and legs, Norm! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Smooth fast ride after plenty of sleep. I do "dry land swim" every 20 Watt-hours for my upper body, Norm. It's a challenge when I am already riding hard. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice ride. I read a National Geographic and the Watts piled up fast. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice fast ride in the early evening. What a beautiful day. Unseasonally warm and sunny. I charged my cell phone, razor, electric toothbrush, spotlight, radio and powered my laptop. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Tension spring is fixed. Pedal Powered Prime Mover is singing out power again. My day is empty without you, babe. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Halfway through the workout, the tension spring broke. 5 years of pulling the generator down onto the flywheel finally wore it out. I'll have a replacement in place tomorrow. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Take care, Norm! I hope you recover fast. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fast ride! I am finally getting on top of my workload. All during my workout, as I generate electricity, I plan my workday. Hey you! You, reading this! Get out of your car and onto your bike! Get into shape with a PPPM and stop buying gas from Iran! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fast ride before my Monday staff meeting. Nice steady 105 Watt pace in the middle and of course the 120 Watt sprint at the end. Are you still buying gasoline made from Iranian oil? Why? http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fast late night pedal. Lots of work to do this evening, and tomrrow will be a huge day with many month-end deadlines coming due. Wow! I'm glad I'm in shape! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice fast pedal late in the day, just before dinner. I charged the Datsun, the Portable Power Pack, 12volt spotlight, battery radio, and my cell phone. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Warm morning! It feels like spring already The PPPM is rolling well. I'm tired from many late work nights and my WattsUp meter shows it! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I pedaled an extra 10 Watt-hours to keep warm. You cannot be cold while pedaling, no matter how cold the air is around you. More energy is coming off you as heat than is flowing out the generator! My pedal generator has a 12 Volt computer fan to keep me cool and I run it even in Winter, outdoors. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Hard ride after a late night of work. Very warm morning as a tropical storm blew through. Working all weekend wore me out. I had trouble holding The 105 Watt pace after the first 50 Watt-hours. It's tough sometimes, but I keep riding! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Short fast ride! I stayed above 130 Watts the whole time, finishing in less than 30 minutes. Unfortunately, my workload is so heavy I am working this evening so I could not take the time to do the full 110 Watt-hour ride I usually do. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice ride! A full hour to think about whatever I want. Increased bloodflow and endorphins revving up my thought processes. Power flowing into the battery bank! Very cool. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Warm, wet morning as the first winter storm arrived. Work is killing ne, yet I ride! It feels great. Are you still exercising and NOT generating electricity? Why? http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Rain coming. It's a tropical storm, so it will warm up a bit. I'm pedaling steadily, studying every morning while I ride, and losing a pound a day! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Hard, fast ride. First storm of the season arrives tomorrow - heavy rain predicted. My workload is increasing - good time to be shut in. I charged phones, razor, eGo electric scooter, radio, and spotlight with this ride. Are you still overweight from the Holidays? I'm losing a pound on every ride.