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Following the theme of mybicycle trainer pedal generator, I wanted to build something with a more substantial flywheel in order to take advantage of momentum the added weight will provide. Anexercise spin bikeis a perfect candidate for making a pedal generator with just a few parts and fairly simple electronics. Like my other design, we will use an RC motor and a 3 phase bridge rectifier for the core of the design. This design should be adaptable to most other spin bikes with little or no modification. The 3 thicker wires out of the e-bike motor are the 3 phases of AC that we want to convert to DC so we can charge/power stuff.
Put on 2nutsandlock washerson the other side with the motor mounted bar sandwiched in the middle, but leave them loose. Place the non-motor bar against the right inside brace of the spin bike just above the flywheel. Adjust the bolts left or right to get the BaneBot wheel in the center of the flywheel, then tighten the bolts. For the flywheel, I had a local water jet cutting company create a couple 1/2″ thick steel donuts. I gave them the inside diameter just inside of where the machine screws mount the side plate of the e-bike motor, and a little under 18″ for outside diameter.
All bikes come assembled, adjusted and with a FREE professional bicycle fitting. Couple this with the efficiency losses of a charge controller and an inverter to get it back out as AC, and you might get 50% of what you put in.I advocate for direct charging, and I’ll explain why. Going out on a limb here, but I’ll assume everyone uses a mobile device or two, and maybe a tablet. Assuming you charge these things regularly, let’s look at the scenario of charging these using the methods above. Once the sprocket is on the motor, pull the original flywheel off of the spin bike and replace it with the hub motor, ensuring you route the chain over the newly installed sprocket.
It is EXTREMELY hard to get the limiter pin put through the holes – I was beyond frustrated with the process. I finally got mine through, but I was ready to throw the whole thing across the room by the time I managed to get it secured. The “big” Green Machine is MUCH easier to put together.. I hope you manage to get the pin through – it is the most difficult part of the entire process. It does help if you have a second person to hold the rear axle steady while you’re putting the pin through, but it is nearly impossible to get the entire assembly to line up. This bike was more challenging to assemble than the original version.
In our Friend of the SPACE series, we catch up with folks to see why they love riding and how they make their bikes their own. Green machine lots of fun for kids, mine have out grown this. When I was a kid I had the red version of the Green Machine, it was dubbed the Red Baron. I’ve never been able to find a photo of one or a scan of the advertisement on-line.
The receiving nut for the bolt that holds the wheels on is so full of welded metal that the bolt won’t even fit without stripping. Difficult to assemble, particularly the rear wheel assembly. My seven year old son received a Green Machine for Christmas. He is tall for his age, and this bike was preferred over the Green Machine Jr., since he would likely outgrow the Jr. version of the bike in a short period of time. The shipping costs for returning the original order are for your account.