MIT’s Copenhagen Wheel turns your bike into a hybrid, personal trainer

You really can’t fault MIT’s branding strategy here. Debuting at the biggest climate change conference since Kyoto, its Copenhagen Wheel is a mixture of established technologies with the ambition to make us all a little bit greener and a little bit more smartphone-dependent. On the one hand, it turns your bike into a hybrid — with energy being collected from regenerative braking and distributed when you need a boost — but on the other, it also allows you to track usage data with your iPhone, turning the trusty old bike into a nagging personal trainer

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While we are in the area of MIT’s Copenhagen Wheel turns your bike into a hybrid, personal trainer | Goldlink.cc Blog, The idea of using a different weight has been suggested but in order for a body part to grow it must be overloaded. I’d let the non-dominate side dictate the weight. Or have a spotter help you out. I usually start the set off with my right (being I’m left handed) so that I know when I’ve reached failure.

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