Last month we were invited by Anna Best to Dorset. We went to celebrate a new Sustrans cycle path that will be opening up soon. The path is set in an outstanding place of natural beauty on what used to be an old railway track. As part of our trip we pedal powered some tunes [...]
February 22, 2010
We finally managed to perfect our Bicycle Blender. Isn’t she lovely? She’s hand-made using a recycled bicycle training stand, a flexible drive shaft, pannier seat rack, blender and a bit of mdf. The average electric powered blender can use anything from 400-600 watts (around 10 people pedaling on our bicycle generators). Powered by just one person, [...]
February 17, 2010
LSE screening So we went back to LSE for a film screening of “Bellevue Rendez-vous” . The event was put together by the student’s union in collaboration with the LSE People and Planet society. We had a 1st public attempt with our new improved 8 bike generator rewired. We had a tiny bit of fusing [...]
January 19, 2010
Ahhhh. Remember the times when we wrote our first blog? Powered a light bulb for the first time? Back then we were just novices, pedal power fledglings. We’ve grown, matured and the cycle of life tumbled and tumbled… till we had our first official baby! It’s beautiful! It’s in Manchester! It’s called PowWow Pedal Power! PowWow [...]
January 15, 2010
If you not dining with him by candle light or smothering her with red roses, then you could be building a wicked bicycle trailer! Ditch Valentine, dig trailers….. Venue: London, Hackney City Farm, 1a Goldsmith’s Row, London E2 8QA Date: Sunday 14th February 2010 Time: 10:00 till 17:00 Cost: £40 As the name suggests this course is for those interested [...]
December 18, 2009
We’re a few blogs behind and there is so much to say and so many people that really deserve a mention on our website…Let’s start with two new additions to the Mag Rev’s family. They’re lads, Matt and David (pictured throughout). They’re both a pleasure to work with and certainly know their stuff! They support [...]
December 10, 2009
Venue: London, Pangea Project, 72 Stamford Hill, N16 6XS, http://pangeaproject.co.uk/ Date: Sunday 24th January 2010 Time: 10:00 till 17:00 Cost: £35 MR facilitates this workshop for those interested in learning the ins and outs of pedal power generators. Our workshops have a good balance of theory and hands-on experience. Participants can discover how to use their own bike as [...]
December 10, 2009
In Clean Air We Fly was the name of Kaffe Matthews’s dynamic sound installation that Magnificent Revolution had the pleasure to power by bikes. Eight speakers were mounted around the Square for cyclists to power. Kaffe Matthews sat at a laptop mixing the music between them. We thank all those 100s of people taking part [...]
February 23, 2010