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Commissioned line drawing of the no-welding pedal generator stand concept published by Bespoke Gear
Bespoke Gear / Renewable Energy Innovation — No-weld pedal generator stand, 250 W roller and 500 W hub generators1,2,3 Image: BicycleCinema.org, drawn from the research corpus

Bespoke Gear / Renewable Energy Innovation

United Kingdom, Nottingham · Equipment supplier

Active last verified 2026-09
Topology not documented
2, 4, or 8+-bike configurable cinema systemsDocumented
  • Open manual source

Websitehttps://bespokegear.co.uk

Bespoke Gear, Matthew Little's Nottingham workshop, sells pedal generators and has published free "no-welding" generator plans since 2011. The plans are based on the generator Magnificent Revolution used for its Cycle-In Cinema.

Key facts

  • Generators sold

    250 W roller-wheel; 500 W hub/recumbent1

    Documented

  • Cinema systems

    2, 4, or 8+-bike configurable systems1

    Documented

  • Open plans

    No-welding pedal generator plans online since 20112

    Documented

  • Rider output rating

    50–100 W typical (builder rating)2,3

    Manufacturer rating

Bespoke Gear also trades as Renewable Energy Innovation; Little runs both and shares the same technical content across bespokegear.co.uk and re-innovation.co.uk 6. The plans give full construction drawings for a bicycle stand and generator that need no welding: a permanent-magnet scooter motor, run in reverse, carries a lathe-turned aluminium roller that is pressed onto the rear tyre by tensioned elastic — tent-hoop elastic or bungee cords rather than a screw clamp 2. Little has since built cinema rigs for a Magnificent Revolution offshoot in Sydney and for a Brussels collective 4, and a separate, smaller energy-challenge rig for Ireland's Pedalcents 5. The generator and cinema-system pages were last substantially updated in October 2024 1.

Specifications

What do these labels mean?

FieldValueConfidenceSources
Roller-wheel generator rating250 WManufacturer rating1
Hub/recumbent generator rating500 WManufacturer rating1
Rider output rating50–100 W (builder's own rating, not independently measured)Manufacturer rating2,3
Generator type (2011 no-welding plans)MY1016-type, 24 V permanent-magnet DC motor (scooter-motor origin)Sourced by the builder from eBay and run in reverse as a generator.Documented2
Roller dimensions (no-welding plans)25 mm diameter × 70 mm length, lathe-turned aluminiumDocumented2
Wheel-to-roller step-up~26:1 before chainring/cog ratioDerived from the plans' stated wheel (~660 mm, 26-inch class) and roller (25 mm) dimensions; not printed as a ratio by the builder.Estimated2
No-welding plans published2011 updated October 2024Documented1,2
Hardware built for other operators8-bike cinema for Magnificent Revolution's Sydney offshoot (2012); 12-bike rig for a Brussels collective (2014); 4-bike energy-challenge rig for PedalcentsDocumented4,5

In their own words

Little, on the 2011 plans: "I have built two of these stands and they have proven to be quite reliable and robust." 2

Diagram showing the rigs built from Bespoke Gear's open plans for Magnificent Revolution, a Brussels collective and Pedalcents
Bespoke Gear plans → Magnificent Revolution rigs, Brussels 2014, Pedalcents1,2,3 Image: BicycleCinema.org, drawn from the research corpus
Timeline strip marking the 2011 publication and 2024 update of the open pedal-generator plans
Plans online 2011, updated October 20241,2,3 Image: BicycleCinema.org, drawn from the research corpus

Descends from:Magnificent Revolution

Seeded:Pedalcents

Sources

  1. [1]Bespoke Gear — Roller Wheel Pedal Generatorsbespokegear.co.uk
  2. [2]Bespoke Gear — DIY 'No-welding' pedal-powered generator plansbespokegear.co.uk
  3. [3]Bespoke Gear pedal generatorsbespokegear.co.uk
  4. [4]Bespoke Gear — tag: magnificent revolutionbespokegear.co.uk
  5. [5]Pedalcents — FAQ/About and school event reportspedalcents.ie
  6. [6]Re-Innovation docswww.re-innovation.co.uk

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