BusinessWeek 06 Mar 2010 12:00 am

READER TIP: Magtenlight Harvests Energy from Your Bike Wheels

The Magtenlight is a lighting system for your bike that uses a contact-less dynamo to generate the energy to illuminate your way at night. The system works by mounting a ring of 28 magnets on the spokes of your bike, which move past the dynamo generating an electric current. Since the dynamo is not in physical contact with the magnet, the system is frictionless, which means you don’t feel any resistance when cycling. Read the rest of READER TIP: Magtenlight Harvests Energy from Your Bike Wheels Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bike light , eco bike light , eco design , green design , green light , kinetic energy , Light , magnets , magtenlight , renewable energy , sustainable design

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READER TIP: Magtenlight Harvests Energy from Your Bike Wheels

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