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: All the success of the project focuses on Minimfit World, which is the company with which the Minimbike was jointly designed. His clarity of ideas and his commitment to innovation were key to achieving such a radical and differentiating design. Minimfit did not want its first static bike to have references in the market, it wanted to open its own aesthetic language and we believe that it has been achieved.
: At all times the intention of Minimfit World was to achieve a product that, unlike its market analogues, could be placed in any home context and that the Minimbike had an aesthetic and / or decorative value. All this without ever forgetting the technological and mechanical aspects. In this aspect the product also incorporates many novelties.
: Minimfit World is already immersed in the design of a new Spinning bike and again the same design process will be followed. Now we have more experience and we have also expanded the portfolio of suppliers, expanding the possibilities of working with new innovations.
: Designing this concept was a rather laborious process that started with the rejection of many radical ideas. Little by little it was modeling a presence that was the taste of Minimfit. A process that lasted almost a year of hard daily work.
: The final result has a lot of inspiration, yes. It was, as we have said, a laborious and long process. Minimfit reviewed drawings and drawings with slight and subtle variations until one of them was OK. It was found fully leveled. That's when the authentic design process began. Make reality what had already been defined in a sketch. But what a sketch! It was not a simple project.
: The bicycle is manufactured by the company Minimfit World itself, which has also been a challenge because it is the first product that it manufactures.
: The briefing proposed by Minimfit was very detailed, so there was little chance of doing a different project in terms of personality and differentiation. The success of the project resides in the clarity of initial ideas of Minimfit.
: For the design of the product, many references were reviewed, both current and historical. It was looking for a very, very particular piece with organic aspect. In this process, as can be seen, the great architect Antoni Gaudí, a modernist, influenced us a lot.
: The users of Minimbike are very diverse. In fact anyone who maintains a healthy and dynamic training life is likely to be a Minimfit user.
: His aesthetic language is unprecedented. And the proposal of materials even less. It is a bicycle different from everything that exists. This already makes the product different objectively. But the value that also adds Minimfit from your training APP, make Minimbike an exceptional product.
: The philosophy of Minimfit, the manufacturing company, is very clear. He wants to bring to all homes technologically advanced and aesthetically minimalist fitness equipment. Hence the name.
: For the design of the Minimbike there was a lot of sketching process. First many pencil drawings were made and once the profile was decided on it was defined in 3D, which was also a very laborious process of adjustment and constant adjustment of measurements, surfaces and lines.
: The highlight of the Minimbike is very clear that is its presence. The cleaning of its lines and its two forks where the entire product sits. A relatively small drum and a continuity of its surfaces. Its structure, as we have said, is unprecedented in the market.
: Minimfit formed a very broad and diverse team for the design of this bike that included engineers, designers, electronics, grafiscas, marketing professionals and trainers.
: The role of technology in this design is everything. From the innovative manufacturing processes of the bike body to its fully adjustable training APP to its universalization of common devices, the technology is in the Minimbike a key aspect.
: Although quite traditional, that is, without using BITDATA, it has, of course, that the design process had a lot of very precise data, extracted from market studies and analysis.
: The project had many challenges. Making a continuous shape of this size with structural value was something that had not been done before. In this sense, the contribution of knowledge of the suppliers and their studies allowed us to make it a reality. In terms of connectivity, communication and the use of bicycles with common devices was also a great challenge.
: We were aware that the Minimbike was a very particular design and we wanted it to be valued beyond our own opinion. For this reason we think that subjecting it to the judgment of experts, in addition very numerous and within a contest with this prestige would give us a more objective assessment in this regard. We are very satisfied and we are very grateful for the positive evaluation.
: This project has made us learn a lot. It is impossible to explain here everything we have learned about technology, materials and processes. So much so that we expect many more successes in the developments that we are taking right now from Minimfit. We hope to win in 2019 another time! Ha, ha, ha.
: We were very surprised by the impact the project has had. And all the positive comments that it has provoked. We want to thank everyone for the confidence and interest. Thank you very much.
