Bicilavadora I bet no one here has one! ( If you must know- it's a bike-powered washing machine)

[mattl]

Saw this and had to post it where else but here!

From the link:

"Our friend Alyssa Danigelis over at Discovery recently found this great video of a bike-powered washing machine. It makes so much sense! I suppose that, with a friend, you could get a lot of laundry going by having him or her do a bike-powered spin dry before putting clothes out to finish drying on a line."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/02/bicilavadora-the-bike-pow_n_170983.html

 

[dj-gabriele]

Hahahah! That is way more interesting than doing cardio at the gym everyday!

 

[toggleswitch2]

The washer on Gilligan's Island is no longer far-fecthed.

Of course you could be pedaling a generator to run a standard washer or charge a bunch of large batteries.

 

[mattl]

Hmmm, like this one?

http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html

 

[laundromat]

I need to convert my bike to a washer.Take in laundry and fold while working out!

 

[peterh770]

Could be a bumpy ride shifting into spin! Build up those calves and quads with some oversudsing.

 

[laundromat]

reverse tumble

I wonder if there is a reverse pedal??? 12 seconds clockwise,3 second pause,12 seconds counter clockwise---etc...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Sooo, the part where your legs get too tired and need rest would be the 'soak' cycle?

RCD

 

[mattl]

I want to know what the rpm of the spin cycle is. I wonder if anyone can get it up to the classic Frigidaire speed--odds are no.