Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Vehículos, Mobilidade e Transporte Competition Category.

BronceVehículo· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Vehículo Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica

Velo Solex Revival é unha bicicleta eléctrica baseada no ciclomotor de gasolina Solex orixinal, introducido en 1949. A xeometría do cadro e a súa forma seguen o modelo orixinal de 1949, aínda que o cadro foi adaptado para albergar un motor eléctrico e unha batería. Empréganse materiais modernos, incluíndo aluminio, carbono e aceiro. Os materiais lixeiros, como o carbono e o kevlar, contribúen a manter un peso reducido, o que se axusta ao carácter lixeiro e deportivo da bicicleta. O vehículo mide 180 cm por 55 cm por 95 cm e pesa 25 quilogramos. O deseño desenvolveuse a partir de datos recollidos de 500 consumidores.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Velo Solex Revival Bicicleta Eléctrica satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

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