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Originally Posted by oldosc
Hi Flec, as an old lag, at Suez did you ever use the pedal generator Mark?, I was only in the OTC, but we used one on Manovers to power the old rs23(Ithink) tran/rec. I remember it was one of the most thankless tasks, Most of the fit young men could only ride and sustain the output for 20 mins or so..thus the team.
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No I never did, though I was aware of how tough they are to pedal. That's the trouble with pedal power for general purposes, fine for minutes, crippling for hours. I even find treadles like those on a branch spring craft lathe or early sewing machine heavy weather for any length of time. Strange how much easier actual cycling is.
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