can it be used with a bicycle in movement or only a stationary one?
318576
When you attach this generator while moving it will add resistance to your pedaling so that you will have to work harder than normal. So for instance if you wanted to put a 20 Amp Hour 12V Battery onto your bike and charge the battery while you ride the bike around town. This would make it very hard to make your bike go faster than 5 miles per hour because it would place such a drag on your tire. If you installed a button on your handle bars for regenerative breaking, then you could use this button when you go down a hill or only when you want to stop the bike, that way you could harvest the kinetic energy (1/2 x Mass x Velocity) from your bike and put it into the battery. When you attach this generator while moving it will add resistance to your pedaling so that you will have to work harder than normal. So for instance if you wanted to put a 20 Amp Hour 12V Battery onto your bike and charge the battery while you ride the bike around town. This would make it very hard to make your bike go faster than 5 miles per hour because it would place such a drag on your tire. If you installed a button on your handle bars for regenerative breaking, then you could use this button when you go down a hill or only when you want to stop the bike, that way you could harvest... » Read More When you attach this generator while moving it will add resistance to your pedaling so that you will have to work harder than normal. So for instance if you wanted to put a 20 Amp Hour 12V Battery onto your bike and charge the battery while you ride the bike around town. This would make it very hard to make your bike go faster than 5 miles per hour because it would place such a drag on your tire. If you installed a button on your handle bars for regenerative breaking, then you could use this button when you go down a hill or only when you want to stop the bike, that way you could harvest the kinetic energy (1/2 x Mass x Velocity) from your bike and put it into the battery. « Show Less
318577
I bought mine for other purposes, but you should have no problems hooking it up to a regular bicycle. I've seen it done. I just haven't used mine for that purpose. You might look at YouTube and see what videos they may have.
318578
i guess anything is possible, but of what purpose? it's for charging a 12 volt battery. the only thing i could guess is if your bike is battery powered? this unit is a slow charger not for a fast recharge. it is a workout on a stationary bike as it is. best of luck!
318579
yes. I actually used it on a bicycle and was still able to ride around town in.
29770
We chose this particular model because the width was smaller than the other ones. With this generation, you can "rock" on the bicycle, ie, stand pedal, but it can be a little scary. My husband did it too much one time and the machine unhooked from the bicycle and he fell. So you can rock on it, but not too hard.
846620
As long as the bike has a kickstand or something stable keep it upright, you can operate it alone
927478
The carrier is large... If the bike rack is large enough to support it is the question... We had to connect a small board across our scooter rack so the carrier didn't shift and slide to the side. This solved the problem for us, and we use it quite often.
1940900
Nope, save your money and buy a good stationary bike. I wish I had. This thing just sits under one of my end tables because I spend more time moving it back into place than actually pedaling it.
2223467
My husband uses it when we bike with our daughter. It is never used to push. It works wonderfully when we bike with her.
2001554
If you are a mobile person, I think you can. If you can stand the bike up, stand next to it, adjust the seat to be even with your hip, you can ride it.
1159092
It will absolutely NOT track stationary bike movement with your hands holding fixed bars. Nike admits this. It isn't great with eliptical either, even with arms in motion. I wore mine for a 40 minute rigorous stationary bike ride and it said I burned around 10 calories Uh, not so much...
1234872
Hey, you might be able to use it on a stationary bike. The dynamo has a wheel that needs to be in contact with a bike wheel and that's what makes it spin which generates electricity. If your stationary bike has a physical wheel that spins and is external to the machine then it would work. For example I have mine connected to the back wheel of my bike which is on a trainer in my house. So the bike doesn't actually go anywhere but the spinning of the wheel spins the dynamo which generates the electricity. Hope this helps.
201899
I can speak to using it on exercise bikes - the answer is no. It won't catch all the movement because it is too smooth. My solution was to ask my wife to make me a velcro strap to go around my ankle. That works great. If you make one, use elastic and keep the fitbit between your ankle and the strap - don't hang it so it is on the outside of the strap. It'll be more secure.
441726
I have mine stationary in the house so can not really say. However, it can slide rearward with a quick pull and relock to stabilize more during travel.
424141
It can be stationary, just place it in the desired postion and it will stay. We love it and would purchase it again and again.
1867339
As long as the wheel has spokes and Is the correct diameter. The unit uses a magnetic sensor that attaches to the spoke to count wheel revolutions it then take the diameter of the wheel to calculate everything else. So if the stationary bike has wheels and can the computer can calculate the correct wheel diameter in theory it should work.
11379
It is better than riding in a stationery position even if you don't go far. I am not in competition with anyone, just trying to keep on the move anyway I can and go some place. I also have a recumbent trike, bike and Trikke.
175800
Yes, you can move it left/right and up/down. There is a limit amount of travel, but it does move.
1867345
Yes but if you use it on the back tire (like on a bike trainer) you will have to place it on the back tire and the unit will have to be mounted shorter than the handle bars. The sensor goes in the spokes so if your using a stationary spinning bike it will have to have some type of spoke to place the sensor.
1671102
It can be used, but it is not designed for use other than bicycle. I would not use it for other use