From: Winston@Bigbrother.net   
      
   Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Vaughn"  wrote in message   
   > news:ju0up7$1ft$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   >> ...>  Assuming that you could cobble all the equipment together for   
   >> $500, and you had no maintenance or cooling costs and 100%   
   >> efficiency, you would break even on your investment in a mere 95,238   
   >> hours of peddling.   
   >>   
   >> This idea is looking better and better!   
   >>   
   >> Vaughn   
   >   
   > The payback period is a lot shorter if you can delete the gym   
   > membership.   
      
   I did it by *losing* 0.1 kWhr/hr.   
   So it only cost me 1.4c to exercise for 1/2 Hr using   
   pedal power.   
      
   I'll make it up in volume.  :)   
      
   --Winston   
      
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