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 Nice morning. Few visitors for webcast. Three day weekend coming! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html A set of plans - 10 Wh extra for production! Beautiful Fall day. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Caught a bit extra from yesterday - had to keep riding while Microsoft fixed their bugs. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Held 105 Watt pace! Beautiful, cool morning. Got up earlier - and it worked. I did a complete ride. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Long ride - I finished reading A Winter's Tale. I charged the eGo electric bicycle, my Roomba, and two new batteries for the Pedal Generator all at the same time. What a book. What a ride! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Stopped a little early so I could work on weekend projects. I'll make it up tomorrow! Reading A Winter's Tale. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Feeling stronger - held the pace! Economy is crumbling. What next? http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Held the pace to 70 Wh. - recovering from 10 days off. 105 Watt pace is challenging. This is a serious workout! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I pedaled the box fan for an hour to cool the couse - 102F yesterday! I have a couple of used 12v 20 amp-hour lawnmower batteries, Norm. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html A little tired from yesterday.Had to push hard to keep Watts up. Cool morning helped. Knee a little sore. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Back after a break. A little out of shape. There is only one cure! Ride! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Strong start, but faded a bit at 70 Wh. Had to push myself to stay over 100. Maybe a nice ride tomorrow! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html On pace the entire ride - with effort. Maybe a new movie this weekend. Charged Datsun! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice strong ride. Market is down - double-dip recession looms... http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Ran out of time - I have to remember to get up earlier to finish before the early work meeting. I rode hard - mostly above 110 Watts - felt great. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html I slept in after a long day at TechShop and a long night writing letters to friends (some in French!). Today is laundry room shelves day. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Early morning ride - a day of projects awaits. I am going to narow the PPPM so it fits in the Harbor Freight carrier! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Smooth ride at 105 Watts. Overcast morning. Big weekend plans! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Smooth ride at 105 Watt pace. Charged car battery. Read world news on laptop powered by me! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Finally caught up on sleep, and rode steadily at 105 Watts. Nick dropped in to discuss his PPPM and we discussed requirements for the crank and bottom bracket. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Fough ride. Tired from last weekend's long ride in San Francisco. It was worth it! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice strong ride. I caught up on reading during the ride. The PPPM was smooth and quiet. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Very tired - short on sleep. Tough to keep the pace. Friday eGo shopping planned. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html 10 extra for plans! Strong 110 Watt riding pace. Huge weekend plans. Bike ride! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice strong ride on a cool morning. PPPM II work this weekend - it's almost ready. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html A little extra to make up for a missed ride yesterday. Nice cool morning. The PPPM is singing to me. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Strong ride charging the eGo. Then I jumped on my bike and headed to TechShop! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Smooth, cool ride, but I was hungry! I'll need to pay more attention to what I eat before the ride tomorrow. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Nice chat with "Lego" during the pedal powered webcast. Inspiring! He's back to school in three weeks. http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html An extra 10 Wh to make up for yesterday. The new generator is running perfectly. Nice cool morning too! http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen/workout.html Late start. I'll catch up tomorrow!