Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Ibilgailu, Mugikortasun eta Garraio Diseinua Competition Category.

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Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Ibilgailua Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa

Velo Solex Revival 1949an aurkeztutako jatorrizko Solex ziklomotor gasolinadunean oinarritutako bizikleta elektrikoa da. Kadrearen geometriak eta formak 1949ko jatorrizkoari jarraitzen diote, kadrea motor elektriko bat eta bateria bat izateko egokitu den bitartean. Material modernoak erabiltzen dira, aluminioa, karbonoa eta altzairua barne. Karbonoa eta kevlarra bezalako material arinek pisua baxu mantentzen laguntzen dute, bizikletaren izaera arin eta kiroltasunarekin bat datorrena. Ibilgailuak 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm neurtzen ditu eta 25 kilogramoko pisua du. Diseinua 500 kontsumitzailerengandik bildutako ikuspegiekin garatu zen.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. Velo Solex Revival Bizikleta Elektrikoa beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Our company has the right to use the Solex brand via a license agreement. The original Solex was introduced in the year 1949 as a gasoline moped. We have taken the design from that time and converted into an electric bicycle. The geometry of the frame and the shape of the frame is the same as in 1949. Wez have converted the frame to accommodate an electric motor and a battery. A lot of modern materials has been used to create this vehicle such as aluminium for the frame.
Dimensions & Packaging: 180 cm x 55 cm x 95 cm. Weight 25 Kilo
Tags: velo Solex, Electric bicycle; Bicycle, e-bike
Production Technology: A variation of materials are used to realise this vehicle. Alluminium, Carbon and steel
Design Challenge: The most critical challenge was to get the weight down to a record breaking level. The electric bicycle has a race bike dna and must therefor be light. But having the added weight of a battery and a motor was the most difficult challenge. The way we have solved the challenges is by using untraditional materials for an electric bike such as carbon and kevlar instead of metal and alloy
Research: We have done research in aerodynamics, weight ratio to stiffness of the frames. This is a totally new method in the electric bicycles industry where those parameters mentioned has not been explored before now with our new Velo Solex bicycle product. Diavelo, Easybike and K&K has the licence rights to use the Velo Solex brand for electric bicycles.
Inspiration: We have been inspired by the original Velo Solex gasoline moped from the year 1946. Then we have converted the old shapes into a modern vehicle with the use of modern materials and an electric drive train from Bosch.
Project Duration: 12 month from first sketch to the final Product. Paris 2019
Operation Flow: The design is developed based on insights collected from 500 end consumers
Patents: Velo Solex and Hoehl Design 2019
Team Members: Easy Bike
Francisco Cervantes
Romain Noyelle
Greg Trebaol
Emilie Rambonona
Loic Ballay
Brian Hoehl
Image Credits: #No 1: Francisco Cervantes #No 2: Francisco Cervantes #No 3: Francisco Cervantes #No 4: Francisco Cervantes #No 5: Francisco Cervantes