Now Taking Deposits for the First 10 UpCycle Eco-Chargers!

Be the First on Your Block…

The first UpCycle Eco-Chargers will look a lot like the pictures here, but more refined. They will fit most bikes, but we want to make sure it will work with yours before sending them out, so if you order one of the first 10, here is how it will work:

You pay a 50% deposit to insure you get one of the first 10
I will contact you to determine what type of bike you will be using with the UpCycle Eco-Charger
I will create your UpCycle Eco-Charger to fit your particular bike in about 6 weeks
Once you have paid the final 50% and shipping, I will send you your UpCycle Eco-Charger
Once you get your UpCycle Eco-Charger, we will have a Google+hangout session to make sure everything is hooked up properly
If for some reason it doesn’t work with your bike, I will refund your money and pay to ship the UpCycle Eco-Charger back

The cost of our Beta Version will be $750 plus shipping, enough to cover my costs to purchase components and assemble them. I anticipate the normal retail cost to be somewhere around $1000 to $1250, so you will be saving a few hundred dollars. Make your deposit

The Story of the UpCycle Eco-Charger

The UpCycle Eco-Charger makes turning your own bicycle into a human power generator as easy as replacing your back wheel! You can plug it into a normal wall outlet and help power your building. And, maybe more importantly, when the power goes out, you can charge a 12 volt power pack that can keep your phone and laptop computer going, and even boil water.

The Green Microgym and Plugout Technology were invented by Adam Boesel, a school teacher turned personal trainer who started up his first gym in Portland, Oregon in 2008.

Adam and his gym have been featured by CNN, BBC, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Club Industry and Club Solutions Magazines, Popular Science, and countless green bloggers.

After Hurricane Sandy, he was contacted by the New York City Mayor’s office to explore ways to help people without power for long periods of time to have the ability to at least charge their cell phones.

Adam realized it was time to complete a product he’d been thinking about, but putting off because it didn’t make sense to have in a gym: A pedal generator that could be used with most bicycles.

Why The Upcycle Eco Charger is Awesome:

Security

In a prolonged power outage, you will be able to keep your phone charged, work on a laptop, and boil water without having to put gas in a generator or borrow electricity from someone else.

Smooth Ride

As a personal trainer and gym owner, Adam knows you’ll never use it if it doesn’t come as close as possible to simulating riding your bicycle outdoors. In stark contrast to all other pedal generators on the market, the Upcycle Eco Charger doesn’t have a herky jerky feel caused by the added resistance the generator creates. Adam has added a custom designed flywheel around the outside of the generator.

Convenience

By plugging into the wall and sending electricity back to the grid, you don’t have to hassle with a battery, except when it’s needed in an emergency situation. If your power does go out, it’s as simple as plugging the UpCycle Eco-Charger into the 12 volt cigarette lighter input on a battery pack.

Stability

With its custom bike stand, the UpCycle Eco-Charger is very, very stable. Adam’s 70 year old mother-in-law said it felt completely sturdy and safe when she tried out an early prototype and very easily generated enough watts (30) to power a laptop, or 3 ipads, or 6 smartphones.

Efficiency

Since the generator is attached to the chain of your bike, the maximum available amount of energy from your legs is transformed into electricity, with the minimum amount of loss compared to other pedal generators (most commonly using the rear bicycle wheel pressing onto the generator) that use other means of connecting to your bike. By “plugging out” (90% efficient) instead of charging a battery (which loses about 40% efficiency), you are able to generate nearly twice the amount of usable electricity.

Simplicity

With a minimum of parts used, there is less to break down and wear out.

Two Versions Available:

	DIY	FULL
Super Stable Stand	X	X
Grid Tied Using Plugout Technology	X	X
Battery Pack Attachment	X	X
Painted and Sealed		X
Flywheel Added on For Ultra Smooth Ride		X
Watts Being Generated Display		X

Upcycle Eco-Charger vs Other Pedal Generators

Brand	Stabilty	Connection to Generator	Efficiency	Grid Tied
Upcycle Eco-Charger	Outstanding	Direct from Bike Chain	Outstanding	Yes, via Plugout Technology
Pedal Power Generator	Good	Wheel presses onto generator	OK	No
MNS Bicycle Generator Kit	Not Good	Belt and Pulley attached to a bicycle rim with the tire removed	OK	No
Pedal-a-Watt	Not Good	Wheel presses onto generator	Not Good	Yes
Windstream Power Bike Pedal Generator	Not Good	Wheel presses onto generator	Not Good	No

The UpCycle Eco-Charger is Coming Soon!

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Apply your $100 or $150 enrollment fee toward Personal Training, Small Group Personal Training, or Trainer Assisted Independent Workout Programs

More info on memberships…

We’re all about Sustainability at The Green Microgym. Sustainability for you, and sustainability for us.

For you, we want you to successfully achieve the vision you have when you join a gym. If you succeed, so do we. But the harsh reality is that 80% of the people who join a gym quit or stop coming regularly within 3 months. We don’t want that, and neither do you.

That’s why we give you $100 or $150 toward personal training, small group, or trainer assisted independent workouts with your enrollment, because we know that 90% of people who are successful at the gym have worked with a trainer.

Sustainability for us means we have happy, committed, consistent, long term members and training clients. We are committed to paying a competitive wage to our employees, keeping the facilities up to date and clean, and continually innovating and experimenting with new ideas, programs, and technology.

We feel it’s our job to continually encourage you to try out new things, work with our Eco Fitness Personal Trainers to achieve your goals and aspirations, and be one of the 1% of gym members who are really happy about how they look and feel!

We know this will happen if you feel like we are genuinely trying our best to get to know you, so we can help you, while also making sure that we are running a successful, profitable, and sustainable business.

It’s Not About Fitness Models, It’s About Role Models. Everything we do, from our electricity generating exercise equipment, to our energy saving culture, to our Eco-Fitness Personal Training, to our Supportland supported workout rewards has been carefully designed to make your world, and ours, a better place.

One of the main complaints we hear about gyms is that you feel like we are always trying to sell you something you don’t want. Will we try to sell you on our products and services? Absolutely we will. We have to in order to succeed. But we will strive to do this in a way that makes you feel like we’re offering you options that will truly help you achieve your goals. We know this is the best way to do business.

See you soon!

The Green Microgym: Personal Training, Eco Fitness 24-Hour Gym, Electricity-Generating Exercise Equipment in Portland, Oregon

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