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there is an article on nature.com about that same gym (copper-top) (http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070226/full/070226-16.html) according to them “When all 13 machines at the Hong Kong gym are being furiously pedalled, the energy output is only enough to power five 60-watt bulbs.”
So 300 Watts.. not much, about 23 watts per machine.
As a frame of reference Lance Armstrong produces 500 watts when riding mountain stages in the Tour De France. (as a cyclist myself most normal people are lucky to see 300 Watts, and can only keep that up for 2-3 minutes, after years of training)
One desktop comptuer can easily pull 300-600 watts. You’d be better trying to play video games (Wii: 17watts, XBox 360: 160watts, PS3: 380watts) well… you’d be better playing the Wii… if you could figure out the logistics with waving a Wii-mote around while maintaining your balance on a treadmill or cross-trainer.
I realize in my previous entry i made a mistake. I meant to say that most people would be lucky to see *400* Watts, not 300.
Also, if you were powering a Wii with your treadmill/stationary bike you had better be playing a multi-player game because a 32in LCD will eat about 120W, more than what 4 people together can generate with their setup.