> I believe Bike generators are actually magneto's, And the wont drive from > the wind > At least they were a jillion years ago They are usually AC output, if that's what you mean by magnetos. They spin a permanent magnet in a winding. There's no field control as in an alternator, so you get what you get. They need some sort of blade arraingement to function as a windmill, but I've seen this done, using a bicycle wheel, and plastic or metal between the spokes to emulate the "american farm" type windmills. Not bad actually for this application, it's cheap and easy, if not technically efficient.