The exercise bike

[jpbago]

4 minutes ago, robert k said:

30 years ago on a television program there was a story about a family where the father had put a generator on a bike to power the tv his kids watched. No peddle, no watch.

I can see lola on the bike while her sons and grandchildren are laying around watching the TV.

[sonjack2847]

2 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

That actually would be a great business opportunity if it could be done properly!  LED TVs don't use much power so the juice could be pumped into a battery that the TV runs off of.

I guess that you would need a dynamo ,battery and inverter. Not complicated for someone who knows electrics I think.

[sonjack2847]

1 minute ago, jpbago said:

I can see lola on the bike while her sons and grandchildren are laying around watching the TV.

How long have you been here,that is very skeptical I mean as if the grandsons would lay around all day. 

[robert k]

1 minute ago, OnMyWay said:

That actually would be a great business opportunity if it could be done properly!  LED TVs don't use much power so the juice could be pumped into a battery that the TV runs off of.

Most TVs are 12 volt anyway, the line voltage gets converted to 12V DC in the unit. If I bought a van I was wanting about a 32 inch monitor/tv/dvd player but the larger 12V I could find was 24 inch, then I found out that most can be modified.

[sonjack2847]

15 minutes ago, jpbago said:

Some people will keep up the exercise forever and some do not. In our condo, I see newcomers all gung ho for about 2 or 3 weeks and then never again while the regulars use the gym and pool everyday year after year. I think that you will use it everyday. It is handy if you put the bike in front of the TV as generally exercising is boring unless you are talking or watching TV.

Yes I have seen this at the gym.However I think my wife may suprise me and keep it up especially if she goes to that gym down by Capitol Time will tell.

[OnMyWay]

6 minutes ago, jpbago said:

I can see lola on the bike while her sons and grandchildren are laying around watching the TV.

OK, then you have to add high tech solutions that can ID the puwet and the hand on the bike.  Only a perfect match of both will run the TV!  

[earthdome]

Congrats. She has continued well past the initial selfie pic on the bicycle.

[sonjack2847]

17 minutes ago, earthdome said:

Congrats. She has continued well past the initial selfie pic on the bicycle.

I am actually surprised at how often she does use it.

[mogo51]

On 8/26/2017 at 8:19 AM, sonjack2847 said:

Ron I told her in the shop when we were buying it in front of 2 friends who said they will witness it.I told her that if she does not use it I will stop it from her allowance each month until it is paid off.I am sure this is part of her incentive.I do hope she keeps it up as she now has more energy and is not feeling tired all of the time.Maybe I will have to buy some Cialis sometime soon,maybe that is wishful thinking.

Suffer from the same Kev, 'brewers droop' it is commonly  known as.  know something better than Cialis.

[sonjack2847]

1 hour ago, mogo51 said:

Suffer from the same Kev, 'brewers droop' it is commonly  known as.  know something better than Cialis.

It was sort of a joke Ron I don`t need it yet.