Velo Bláha No. 1
(“retro style tech“ – “The Dog”)
Type:
EPAC Randonneur
(EPAC = Electrically Power Assisted Cycles)
Construction period:
2005-2006 – Handmade in Germany
Final customisation:
Key highlight:
2014-2015 – Finalised in Switzerland
Integrated German engineered ultralight e-motor for bicycles
Selected key components [suppliers, see list below]:
Frame design: diamond, fillet brazed, based on customised Patria Falcon [4]
Tube set: CrMo-steel w/ non-conified seat tube [2]
Cabling: Internally placed shifting, brake and electrical lines [4]
Carrier: custom-made rack, CrMo-steel, double-pannier-ready [8]
Fork: front-suspension w/ trapezoid link system [6]
Seatpost: suspension w/ parallel-link technology [1]
Brake system: front and rear hydraulic safety rim brake in radial design with double brake booster [3]
Shifting system: full encapsulated multi-sprocket transmission drivetrain with 14 gears, linear gear ratios and twist-shifter [5]
Lights front: fixed double-headlight, hub- and rim-dynamo-powered [7, 9, 10]
Lights rear: fixed double-taillight, hub- and rim-dynamo-powered [7, 9, 10]
Motor: rim-drive unit with unique self regulated contact pressure engines [9]
![[1] Cane Creek](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600622754625-8Q9XD433JS5W1USQ2G53/cane-creek-temp.png)
![[2] Columbus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1601840716770-T81B301WF8STRKAZ06W7/columbus_white.png)
![[3] Magura](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599231420819-7V6MADFUPUQSI93X4Z94/magura.png)
![[4] Patria](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600623016195-0T2M65TAJHEIX1RE7XWU/patria-temp.png)
![[5] Rohloff](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600344131423-0TCKCX30WKMDBSR3F2SS/rohloff.png)
![[10] W.Schmidt Maschinenbau](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600343988873-XMM5J7ENRXEEBDNZP08O/son-1.png)
![[6] Fahrradbau Stolz](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599579720039-MUCDCQFV01KKSGZF8O2X/stolz-final-1.png)
![[7] Supernova Lights](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600783528738-RXWSL7EH0WEIQMW5MLK9/supernova.png)
![[8] tubus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600074720999-SSXRO9BIPSHBMKIKQ88G/tubus.png)
![[9] VELOGICAL engineering](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600344365879-E8VI43RXU9QIODZ9VVC4/velogical.png)
Timeline
2016 — Style Ride, Zürich/CH — Participant and Winner: “THE VIADUKT PRIZE”
The annual STYLE RIDE in Basel, Zürich and Geneva (2011-2020) is a two-wheel-celebration of life, style and cycling. It‘s all about individuality and a stylish attitude. The best dressed and outstanding riders and bikes will be awarded.
Unlike other cycling extravaganzas, Style Ride does NOT have a strict dress code or a limitation towards a certain era of bygone time. It‘s about individuality: invited are old-school dandies as much as contemporary Fixie lovers, fashionistas on elegant vélocipeds or steampunks with customised bikes. Everyone who loves bicycles is welcome.
2019 — Concoursvelo, Lausen/CH — Participant
First international beauty contest for bicycles.
For the exhibition CONCOURSVELO (since 2018), cyclists from all over the world will show their best bicycle-creations, -objects and -collectibles to the public. CONCOURSVELO presents a limited number of carefully selected bicycles, loosely lined up and clearly visible.
For the contest all types of bicycles can apply: new, old, fast or slow, expensive or cheap, electric drive is ok.