02-08-2007, 04:30 PM
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Mike,
You may be skeptical, but I am doing everything possible to reduce my
footprint on the environment. This includes using a combination of solar
and human power for my computer. I have adapted my old mountain bike to
turn an alternator from a car to suppliment the power from 3 15 watt solar
panels which charge a 12V battery bank (solar isn't the best this time of
year in my region). I use my road bike for commuting to work, and for all
errands to the market. I do have a few questions regarding my search for
your TRUTH. Is my ex-mountain bike still a mountain bike even though it is
now only used indoors and for generating the electricty beeing used to send
this message tonight? Now that it is snowy and icy here in the midwest, I
am considering using my road bike for the generator and using my other bike
for commuting with better traction. (riding a road bike in four inches of
snow is a real challenge with those 10mm tires) Will this mean that I will
once again become a mountain biker even though the bike will only be used on
roadways, or do I need to convert it to a hybrid, put fenders on it, or do
some other form of transformation on it?
Thanks for your advice!
Charlie Maxwell
"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:7vcds2121i1ndf53ut7c4oautjcioektbv@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:29:54 -0500, "Charlie Maxwell"
> <nospam@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
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> Congratulations. I'll believe it when I see it. We all know how much
> mountain bikers lie....
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> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
> fond of!
>
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
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