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Bicycle technology ("biketech") is the extension of the basic components of bicycle construction to a larger field of uses. Power delivered to pedals (by arms, legs, or other source of motion), transmitted by bicycle chains, drive cables, and/or bicycle gears is applied to power machines or generate electricity. The supplied motion may be used for transport, pumping water, vacuum pumping, seed winnowing, blending food, mowing grass, spinning washing machines, and so on. Thus, without the infrastructure for electricity or internal combustion, the motive power of human beings can be multiplied and extended to alleviate tedious tasks in agriculture. When all aspects are considered, this technology is probably much less expensive than the current electric way of doing things (build-out for electric infrastructure, mining copper for electric motors, burning fossil hydrocarbons in power plants causing climate disruption etc.). (more...)