Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Ferfiersmiddel, Mobiliteit en Ferfierûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsFerfiersmiddel· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Ferfiersmiddel Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts

Velo Solex Revival is in elektryske fyts basearre op de oarspronklike Solex bromfyts op benzine dy't yn 1949 yntrodusearre waard. De frame-geometry en de frame-foarm folgje it orizjinele model fan 1949, wylst it frame oanpast is om in elektryske motor en in akku te befetsjen. Der wurde moderne materialen brûkt, wêrûnder aluminium, koalstof en stiel. Lichte materialen lykas koalstof en kevlar helpe it gewicht leech te hâlden, wat past by it ljochte en sportive karakter fan de fyts. It fiertúch mjit 180 cm by 55 cm by 95 cm en waacht 25 kilogram. It ûntwerp is ûntwikkele mei ynsjoggen sammele fan 500 konsuminten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. Velo Solex Revival Elektryske Fyts foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

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