Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Charbadan, Gluasadachd agus Còmhdhail Competition Category.

UmhaCarbad· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Carbad Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain

Is rothar dealain é Velo Solex Revival atá bunaithe ar an mópóid gásailín bunaidh Solex a tugadh isteach in 1949. Leanann céimseata an fhráma agus cruth an fhráma an bhunleagan ó 1949, cé gur athraíodh an fráma chun mótar leictreach agus ceallraí a choinneáil. Úsáidtear ábhair nua-aimseartha, lena n-áirítear alúmanam, carbón agus cruach. Cabhraíonn ábhair éadroma amhail carbón agus kevlar leis an meáchan a choinneáil íseal, rud a oireann do charachtar éadrom spórtúil an rothair. Tomhaiseann an feithicil 180 cm ar 55 cm ar 95 cm agus meánn sé 25 chileagram. Forbraíodh an dearadh le tuairimí a bailíodh ó 500 tomhaltóir.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Velo Solex Revival Rothar Dealain a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

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