Originally Posted by john m flores

While this bike certainly won't break the laws of thermodynamics, could it possibly make biking more enjoyable and achievable for people whose route include some challenging hills? These bikes could charge the capacitors on downhills and also a little bit on flats (situations that don't place riders at their physical limits) and then use that charge to help "flatten" those hills. It's no panacea, but I could see that being useful for certain folks and certain riding conditions.