Velo Bláha No. 2
(“noblesse oblige“ – “The Cat“)
Type:
EPAC Commuter / Randonneur
(EPAC = Electrically Power Assisted Cycles)
Design & construction period:
Key highlight:
2014-2016 – Handmade in Switzerland
the world first integrated productive release of Pendix eDrive
Selected key components [suppliers, see list below]:
Frame design: enhanced diamond, universal/multi-engine-prepared, fillet brazed [6]
Tube set: asymmetric, reinforced, CrMo-steel w/ non-conified seat tube [2]
Cabling: Internally placed shifting, brake and electrical lines [6]
Carrier: custom-made rack, CrMo-steel, double-pannier-ready [6]
Fork: front-suspension w/ trapezoid multiple link system and air spring [5]
Seatpost: suspension w/ parallel-link technology [1]
Brake system: single front linear pull-brake, double rear linear pull-brakes [7]
Shifting system: planetary gearset w/ continuously variable transmission ratio [3]
Lights front: fixed double-headlight, hub-dynamo-powered [10, 10]
Lights rear: fixed primary tail light, hub-dynamo-powered & detachable 2nd tail light [9, 4]
Tech-connected assets:
Double headlights w/ automatic light sensor & integrated capacitor-side light [10]
Fixed tail light w/ capacitor-side light [9]
Detachable rearview radar-system w/ integrated tail light [4]
Automatic shifting system based on preferred cadence w/ stepless shifting [3]
Electrically Power Assisted Cycle w/ direct drive system & brushless bottom bracket engine [8]
![[1] Cane Creek](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600623097028-DC6O53JK90OZ8R6K6J2Y/cane-creek-temp.png)
![[2] Columbus](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600182415989-521HR7RBSBBK7TSCL5F1/columbus_white.png)
![[4] Garmin](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600345040105-940TEDV38PO42EDY2IFC/garmin.png)
![[5] german:a](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600345002490-8205IL94KH6N72AET65V/german_a.png)
![[6] Kolb Rahmenbau](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599581022262-JJB8U75WBWP5SOTH24LY/kolb.png)
![[3] Fallbrook Technologies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599505169282-RWGHE9NX9D9GT22WDAHD/nuvinvi-1.png)
![[7] Paul Component Engineering](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599677765724-DAEBAD3TG8NVO3ZXAA3V/paul-1.png)
![[8] Pendix](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1599581458236-DXC2PVJ4PN7M0B3G4MGH/pendix.png)
![[10] W.Schmidt Maschinenbau](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600344793624-P04SC99VY5LOQWQ1VGFN/son-1.png)
![[9] tout terrain](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4baa54b37db73a7238d505/1600344702840-UH3X1MX4JP9H2AJBHN8Y/toutterrain-1.png)
Timeline
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.
Bicycles - whether custom-made, sleek, playful, or electric, they are not only means of transportation but also have cultural value. Velo 3rd Gear introduces the world’s best bikes along with their makers and related products.
Velo 3rd Gear is a showcase of today’s most covetable bicycles, the latest designs and technologies. .
Since 2008, the Bike Lovers Contest contributes to the bicycle culture in Switzerland and Europe.
The Event has become a platform for the art of handcrafted frame building and bicycle enthusiasts, as well as to pass on the fascination of experimental bicycles to a wider audience.
Article about handmade bicycles.
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.
Since 2016, the German Design Council has been honouring outstanding design and excellent brand management in the two-wheeler industry with the Bicycle Brand Contest. The competition discovers and honours the latest trends.