Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik by Arevo

Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik by Arevo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Emas in Kandaraan Competition Category.

EmasKandaraan· 2022

Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik

by Arevo

Client: Superstrata

A' Design Award Emas Winner in Kandaraan Category

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The Design

About Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik

Superstrata nyaéta sapédah anu ditawarkeun dina dua vérsi, nyaéta vérsi digenjot ku pedal jeung vérsi listrik. Rangka Superstrata dicitak 3D dina hiji tahap tina bahan komposit serat karbon térmoplastik, ngawangun struktur unibody tanpa sambungan atawa baut. Konstruksi ieu ningkatkeun kakuatan sarta méré penampilan anu lemes kana rangkana. Rangkana teu maké tabung jok, sarta dina vérsi listrik mah batréna disimpen di jero tabung. Unggal rangka dicitak nurutkeun ukuran awak nu bogana, kaasup jangkungna, panjang suku jeung bentang leungeun, ku kituna nu tumpakna anu rupa-rupa ukuranana bisa disaluyukeun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Emas

Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik mangrupa juara A' Design Award Emas, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain kelas kahiji, ngaranjing jeung unggul. Para juara Emas téh kréasi anu pohara inovatif, visionér jeung matak ngacung anu ngagambarkeun kajeniusan, hikmah jeung kaahlian para désainerna. Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik diharepkeun jadi panemuan anu pohara dipuji, pelopor tren, sarta monumental anu méré nilai anu can kungsi aya. Desain juara A' Design Award Emas ieu mangrupa proyék spéktakulér tur dihormat anu pohara mangpaatna sarta ngamajukeun watesan seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi. Superstrata Sapédah, Sapédah Listrik nyiptakeun rasa hayang anu kuat, ngahudang gairah, ngadorong kréativitas, jeung ngagumkeun urang.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Superstrata features an unconventional, no seat tube design and an in tube battery (in the ebike version) for a sleek, aerodynamic ride. The Superstrata frame is crafted via unibody construction, 3D printed in a single pass from carbon fiber thermoplastic composite, and free of joints or bolts of any kind, a global first. This improves not only the strength but also the aesthetic of the bike. Because the frame is 3D printed, each can be customized based on the body measurements of the owner.
Tags: Bicycle, ebike, carbon fiber, 3D printing, unibody
Production Technology: Superstrata’s frame is 3D printed from thermoplastic carbon fiber composite using a patented process. Our proprietary software engineers the directionality of carbon fibers before a robot arm bonds them together with melting polymer to create a strong, streamlined, unibody structure free of joints or bolts. This process enables a bicycle frame with an unconventional, no seat tube design that remains highly impact resistant.
Design Challenge: Every part of the Superstrata frame has its own geometry and load scenarios, and its composite parts will have their own optimum positioning of carbon fibers to meet these requirements. Realizing this unconventional, no seat tube design with elegant curves that maintains strength and stiffness took us nearly four years, countless iterations, and ten distinct versions.
Research: Since their invention in the 19th century, bicycles have remained popular as their makers have continued to look for innovations in bike designs. In recent years, carbon fiber has become the ideal material for bicycles due to its simultaneous and contradictory stiffness and lightness. By employing next generation thermoplastic carbon fiber composite and 3D printing technology, Superstrata pushes the boundaries of what a carbon fiber bike can offer through its eye catching design and unprecedented customization capability.
Inspiration: Carbon fiber frames have long been the premium choice of avid cyclists. Yet the thermoset carbon fiber composite and molded manufacturing processes used in traditional carbon fiber bikes are costly and limited in terms of customization. By employing thermoplastic carbon fiber composite and proprietary 3D printing technology, Superstrata realizes an eye catching, no seat tube design with unprecedented potential for customization and personalization.
Project Duration: Superstrata was launched in a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in July of 2020 with 7 million USD raised from over 4000 backers. It was developed and designed at Arevo’s R&D offices in Silicon Valley and manufactured in mass scale at the company’s 3D printing farm in Vietnam. Superstrata was exhibited at the tech conference, Web Summit 2021, the frontier materials forum, PuzzleX 2021, and the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2022.
Operation Flow: Each Superstrata frame is 3D printed based on its owner’s body measurements (height, inseam, ankle height, knee height, and wingspan), thereby accommodating riders from 4'7 to 7’4. Superstrata’s components and colors are also customizable, enabling total possible combinations of more than 500,000. Superstrata comes with both multi speed version and single speed version (Superstrata Solo).
Team Members: Branch Creative