Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Magalimoto, Kuyenda ndi Mayendedwe Competition Category.
BronzeGalimoto· 2020
Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi
by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl
Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo
Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Galimoto Category
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About Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi
Velo Solex Revival ndi njinga yamagesi yozikidwa pa Solex yoyambirira yoyendetsedwa ndi mafuta a petulo yomwe idayambitsidwa mu 1949. Mapangidwe ndi mawonekedwe a fremu amatsatira chitsanzo cha 1949, koma fremuyo yasinthidwa kuti izitha kunyamula mota yamagesi ndi batire. Zida zamakono zimagwiritsidwa ntchito, kuphatikizapo aluminiyamu, kaboni ndi chitsulo. Zida zopepuka monga kaboni ndi kevlar zimathandiza kuchepetsa kulemera kwa njingayo, zomwe zimagwirizana ndi mkhalidwe wopepuka ndi wamasewera wa njingayi. Galimotoyi ili ndi kutalika kwa 180 cm, m'lifupi mwa 55 cm, ndi kutalika kwa 95 cm, ndipo imalemera makilogalamu 25. Kapangidwe kake anakonzedwa pogwiritsa ntchito malingaliro ochokera kwa ogula 500.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award
Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Velo Solex Revival Njinga Yamagesi amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.
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
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