Or Produits pour Bébés · 2022
Zulu Two Heir Vélo de montagne pour enfants
- A' Design Award d'Or 2022 in Produits pour Bébés
- CLIENT: Prevelo Bikes
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 61,040
- Verification code 33DC596E6C · Verify this award
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About Zulu Two Heir Vélo de montagne pour enfants
Le Zulu Two Heir est un vélo de montagne semi-rigide de 16 pouces conçu pour les très jeunes cyclistes évoluant sur les sentiers. Son empattement long et sa géométrie ouverte se montrent indulgents envers les enfants qui apprennent encore à rouler sur les sentiers. Un boîtier de pédalier bas et des manivelles courtes maintiennent le cycliste près du sol tout en favorisant une bonne ergonomie de pédalage. Le cadre est réalisé en alliage d'aluminium 6061 et les freins à disque hydrauliques assurent un freinage simple et puissant. La fourche à air, conçue pour des roues de 16 pouces, fait appel à la fibre de carbone et à l'aluminium pour limiter le poids et peut être réglée pour les cyclistes légers.
About the A' Design Award d'Or
Zulu Two Heir Vélo de montagne pour enfants est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Zulu Two Heir Vélo de montagne pour enfants est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Zulu Two Heir Vélo de montagne pour enfants crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.
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- Unique Properties
- The Prevelo Zulu Two Heir is the first 16-inch hardtail mountain bike. It is a trail-capable bike for very young riders. The long wheelbase and slack geometry are forgiving to young riders who are still learning how to ride on trails. Making this bike required a new airfork designed to fit small wheels and capable of working with lightweight riders. The Heir 16 fork is the first airfork designed for 16-inch bicycles and features carbon fiber and aluminum construction.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Wheel Size: 16" inches
Fork: 60mm travel airfork with HM Carbon Fiber and AL6061 lowers and AL7050 hard anodized 30mm diameter stanchions and adjustable rebound, lockout and compression
Brakes: Hydraulic disc
Frame Material: 6061 aluminum alloy
Wheel base: 790mm - Tags
- bicycle, bikes, childrens bike, kids bike, mountain bike, kids mountain bike, 16-inch bike
- Production Technology
- The frame is made of 6061 alloy and incorporates a special low bottom bracket design and short crank lengths to create a bike that keeps the rider low to the ground while maintaining good pedaling ergonomics. The cranks are cold forged aluminum and custom made to our specification for length. The Heir 16 fork on the Zulu Two Heir uses aluminum alloy and carbon fiber construction to minimize weight. The fork utilizes an air spring that can be adjusted to accommodate lightweight riders and adjustable rebound dampening.
- Design Challenge
- Prior to the development of the Zulu Two Heir, there was no air fork available for this size wheel. We needed to develop a fork that would work with a 16-inch wheel. We also spent time researching how children ride on trails. There was little understanding of optimum geometry for bicycles for very young children on trails. We needed to research and observe children riding to understand the best geometry.
- Research
- Our objective was to create a bicycle that would make children most confident riding a bicycle on trails. Our primary form of research was watching children ride on trails, and soliciting input from parents that frequently rode trails with their children. In particular watching children ride trails, and experimenting with different geometries and components. We found that children rode more confidently with bikes that were lower, had strong easy to user brakes, and had forgiven geometry and suspension that helped correct for learning mistakes over technical terrain.
- Inspiration
- The design was inspired by watching children learning to ride on trails. We wanted to design a bike that would make children more confident riding on trails. In order to be confident on trails, children need a bike that is forgiving and stable, and has easy to use brakes, and a low center of gravity.
- Project Duration
- The project started in 2017 in California. Prototyping completed April 2018. First production bikes available to ship to kids in the United States in November 2018. Continued refinement through December 2021.
- Operation Flow
- This design makes it easier for children to ride on trails.
- Patents
- "Prevelo" and "Heir" are registered trademarks of Triunfo Sports LLC
- Image Credits
- Photographer Kevin Wing
