Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Tsheb, Kev Txav thiab Kev Thauj Competition Category.

ToojTsheb· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Tsheb Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob

Velo Solex Revival yog ib lub tsheb kauj vab hluav taws xob raws li tus qauv Solex thawj tsheb kauj vab roj (moped) uas tau tshaj tawm xyoo 1949. Tus qauv thiab lub ntsiab tsheb (frame geometry thiab frame shape) raws li tus qauv 1949, tab sis lub tsheb tau hloov kho kom haum nqa lub cav hluav taws xob (electric motor) thiab lub roj hluav taws xob (battery). Cov khoom siv niaj hnub tam sim no, xws li aluminium, carbon thiab hlau (steel) tau raug siv los tsim. Cov khoom sib nqus, xws li carbon thiab kevlar, pab ua kom lub tsheb sib npaug los sis muaj hnyav tsawg, uas haum rau tus yam ntxwv sib nqus thiab kis kis (sporty) ntawm lub tsheb kauj vab no. Lub tsheb muaj ntau ntev 180 cm, dav 55 cm, thiab siab 95 cm, thiab hnyav 25 kilograms. Tus qauv tsim khoom no tau tsim los ntawm cov ntsiab lus sib txuas los ntawm 500 tus neeg siv khoom.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Velo Solex Revival Tsheb Kauj Vab Hluav Taws Xob ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

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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