# Bicycle Power Generators **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 1, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-power-generators/282597 "2005-01-01T23:08:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ninetypercent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9de0a6/32.png) [@ninetypercent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninetypercent)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-power-generators/282597/1 "2005-01-01T23:08:14Z")
Could I power a computer, monitor, computer speakers, and one 60 watt lightbulb with one of these? How long would I have to cycle to generate enough power for one day? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-power-generators/282597/2 "2005-01-01T23:15:36Z")
Are you talking about the little generator than ran on my bicycle tire and lit the headlamp and tail light? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-power-generators/282597/3 "2005-01-01T23:16:59Z")
Do a search; this topic was discussed about a month ago. For a laptop it’s not too hard, whereas powering a desktop would be work. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2005, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-power-generators/282597/4 "2005-01-02T05:44:05Z")
[A previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285683) on this topic.