Cyclist Musician To Tour with Cello and Recycled, Solar-Powered, Electric-Assist Bicycle Trailer
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Ok, that busker has the ability to cover some serious territory.
Photos: Kristin Rule
A couple of years ago Kristin Rule, alias ‘The Unconventional Cellist’ undertook a 20 week music tour, toting her cello on a motorbike with a solar trailer. With a new album recently released, she is soon to be touring again, but this time by bicycle accompanied by a solar-powered, electric-assist trailer.
The 30 watt solar photovoltaic panel on the ‘Mechanarchy ‘Watt-Bot’ trailer stores electrical energy in a pair of 12 volt batteries. These provide up to three hours of electrically assisted riding for pedalling a cello laden …Read the full story on TreeHugger
