Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ibinyabiziga Competition Category.

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Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibinyabiziga Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi

Velo Solex Revival ni igare ry'amashanyarazi rishingiye ku ipikipiki ya Solex y'umwimerere yakoreshaga lisansi, yatangijwe mu 1949. Imiterere n'isura by'igikonati (frame) bikurikije uko byari bimeze mu 1949, mu gihe igikonati cyahinduwe kugira ngo gishobore kwakira moteri y'amashanyarazi hamwe na bateri. Hakoreshejwe ibikoresho bigezweho, harimo aluminiyumu, karubone na icyuma. Ibikoresho byoroheje nka karubone na kevlar bifasha kugabanya uburemere, bikaba bihuye n'imiterere yoroheje kandi y'imikino y'iri gare. Iyi nyabwato ipima santimetero 180 z'uburebure, 55 z'ubugari, na 95 z'ubuhagarike, kandi ifite ibiro 25. Iyi ndangamuntu y'ubushakashatsi yakozwe hifashishijwe ibitekerezo byakusanyijwe biva ku baguzi 500.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Velo Solex Revival Igikapu cy'Amashanyarazi ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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