Sun - Wind - Strength: Bike Add-On Creates Power  E-mail
Written by Hank Green   
Tuesday, 26 June 2007


For those of us who are interested in distance travel without fossil fuels, but can't do without our cellphones, iPods and laptops, designer Paul Smith has put together the Navitas.

The Navitas can charge it's on-board, 24-volt battery in three different ways: Strength, Sun and Wind. The device, which I imagine doubles as extra storage space as well, uses the attached rear wheel to charge the battery when the bike is moving. Then, once stopped, the Navitas can be snapped off the bike and the rear wheel becomes a wind turbine, while a square foot of solar panels pops out for good measure.

It's good to see someone thinking about these kinds of things, but it won't be all that useful until there are a lot more distance bike travelers on the road.

Via Gizmodo and Bicycle Design

Bigger graphic after the jump.

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It doesn't really make sense to me. I can't imagine when or where I would use such a thing. Couldn't ride it into town, the add-on would be nicked, wouldn't find anywhere to park it.
Would you really want to lug the extra weight around on a longer run?
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written by rob , June 27, 2007
With the extra effort involved in towing the trailer around, you might as well install a generator in the wheel instead, a lot simpler.
And as Tenbees pointed out, if you left it in the car park, it wouldn't be there when you came back. Or someone would have bent the wind turbine pole in half (we have a lot of vandals in the UK).
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You can bike bike hubs with a built in dynamo, a much smaller frame mounted device to work with one of these would seem a much more practical option for the majority of people.
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