# Muscle Power

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [February 13, 2014, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054 "2014-02-13T09:04:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Logrin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/logrin/32/209_2.png) [@Logrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logrin)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/1 "2014-02-13T09:04:47Z")

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Currently we have foot pedals for bikes and the like. That’s great and I love it but would it be possible to implement the following in any way shape or form?

Strength ((or possibly Dexterity)) determine how much ‘power’ your foot pedals give you.

Also, the last time I checked installing multiple sets of peddles increases the speed of a vehicle. While I’m all for tandem bikes someone should have to be sitting on them for that to be reasonable.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Scarfalot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/sir_scarfalot/32/9890_2.png) [@Sir\_Scarfalot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Sir_Scarfalot)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/2 "2014-02-13T09:09:46Z")

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That would basically tie in as part of a big overhaul of the vehicle system that they were talking about; I for one support this concept. +1.

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**Author:** ![The\_Lone\_Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/the_lone_badger/32/8063_2.png) [@The\_Lone\_Badger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/The_Lone_Badger)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/3 "2014-02-13T09:32:17Z")

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Can you add an alternator to foot pedals? If so you should be able to, at the cost of drag (reduced speed).  
That way we can have pedal generators.

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**Author:** ![Logrin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/logrin/32/209_2.png) [@Logrin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Logrin)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/4 "2014-02-13T09:35:55Z")

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You should take a look at my other suggestion then : Biceps - [The Solar Alternative!](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=5335.0)

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/5 "2014-02-13T16:27:07Z")

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This has definitely been on the to-do list (there is actually a note at the relevant code spot IIRC) for quite a while, just waiting for someone to do it.

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**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/muscle-power/5054/6 "2014-02-14T15:17:26Z")

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[quote=“The Lone Badger, post:3, topic:5054”]Can you add an alternator to foot pedals? If so you should be able to, at the cost of drag (reduced speed).  
That way we can have pedal generators.[/quote]

Was just thinking of the same thing yesterday.  
Requesting Dynamo-class alternator for pedal-powered vehicles.