[jakerobins]

has three specialty spin bikes that push electricity back into the grid, helping provide power to the gym and other electricity customers. Its the first human-powered fitness studio in San Diego, according to its owners.

Sounds like a good plan...Put those prisoners in Cali jails to work...Make em power their own Electric Chair......

[DBrow]

“Spratt expects to add elliptical bikes in October to help offset their carbon footprint to an even greater extent. “

People can generate about 150-250 Watts, and that’s being generous. The clients will emit far more carbon driving there than they can hope to spin into the grid.

But it makes good ad copy. The whole thing is straight out of Brunner’s “The Sheep Look Up”.

[VA_Gentleman]

I always wondered if that was possible.

[Old Flat Toad]

So how many hours of bike riding are necessary to offset a 3 min hot shower in the dark?

[Grizzled Bear]

"The bike's are retrofitted by a company up in Seattle that we work with called Resource Fitness," said Greenasium's co-owner Byron Spratt. "As the bike (spins), the wheel creates DC power, converts it to AC power, which is plugged back into the wall, which puts energy back into the grid."

Wasn't this featured in the novel "Soylent Green?"

[JerseyHighlander]

This used to be an exhibit in the “Universe of Energy” tour at Epcot Center in Florida.

The exhibit was “Video Bicycle.” There, guests pedaled a stationary bicycle to generate electricity. A video monitor displayed how much power ...

[One_Upmanship]

This is good news. The last real advances in fitness equipment hasn't been since the turn of the century.

[DemonDeac]

If this can save them money in the longterm and works then good on them. I like it when people think outside the box.