Originally Posted by
SpiderJones
It isn't a question of the competitive cost of the watts generated, since a plug-in supply isn't available and the city has removed the generators. It's a question of generating a useful supply for lighting and cooking. There are also synergistic benefits to be had, in getting exposure for typical cyclist grievances with an anti-cycling government.
10 well trained cyclists pedaling hard for 3 hrs will generate about the same amount of power you could generate from 1 gal of gas and a compact honda generator.
Pointless exercises like you are describing just make people scratch their heads...