Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ọkọ̀, Ìrìnnà àti Gbígbé Competition Category.

IdẹỌkọ̀· 2020

Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná

by Francisco Cervantes and Brian Hoehl

Client: Velo Solex and Diavelo

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ọkọ̀ Category

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The Design

About Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná

Velo Solex Revival jẹ́ kẹ̀kẹ́ ẹlẹ́rọ oná iná tí a ṣe àdàkọ rẹ̀ láti orí kẹ̀kẹ́ mọ́tò Solex tí a lò epo, tí a kọ́kọ́ ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ rẹ̀ ní ọdún 1949. Àwòrán àti àpẹrẹ férémù kẹ̀kẹ́ náà tẹ̀lé àpẹrẹ ìpilẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ti ọdún 1949, ṣùgbọ́n férémù náà ti yí padà láti lè gba ẹ́ńjìnnì oná iná àti bátìrì. A lo àwọn ohun èlò òde-òní, títí kan aluminiomu, kaboni, àti irin. Àwọn ohun èlò fífúyẹ́ bí kaboni àti kevlar ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́ láti mú kẹ̀kẹ́ náà wúwo díẹ̀, èyí tí ó bá ìwà fífúyẹ́ àti eré-ìdárayá ti kẹ̀kẹ́ náà mu. Kẹ̀kẹ́ náà ní ìwọ̀n 180 sm ní gígùn, 55 sm ní ẹ̀rọ̀, àti 95 sm ní gíga, tí ó sì wúwo kìlógíráàmù 25. A ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ àpẹrẹ yìí pẹ̀lú ìmọ̀ tí a kójọ láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn oníbàárà 500.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Velo Solex Revival Kẹkẹ Ẹlẹrọ Oná Iná ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

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