Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waka, Nekehanga me te Hari Competition Category.

ParahiWaka· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waka Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko

He paihikara hiko a Velo Solex Revival, i ahu mai i te mōpeta penehīni Solex taketake i whakaputaina i te tau 1949. Ko te āhuahanga anga me te hanga o te anga e whai ana i te tauira taketake o te tau 1949, engari kua whakarerekētia te anga kia noho ai he motuka hiko me tētahi pātengi hiko. Kua whakamahia ngā rauemi hōu, tae atu ki te konumohe, te waro, me te rino. Ko ngā rauemi māmā penei i te waro me te kevlar e āwhina ana kia iti tonu te taumaha, e tika ana mō te āhua māmā, hākinakina hoki o te paihikara. Ko ngā inenga o te waka he 180 cm te roa, 55 cm te whānui, 95 cm te teitei, ā, 25 kirokaramu te taumaha. I whanakehia te hoahoa mā ngā mātauranga i kohikohia mai i ngā kaihoko 500.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Velo Solex Revival Paihikara Hiko i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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