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The development of the design concept XI, an intuitive, single-hand controled integrated brake/shift
levers (3x9) takes into account lower manufacturing costs while high-quality product appearance.
Target group:
trekkingbike segment,
unisex, quality-conscious,
prestige oriented
Shifting principle: Return to Center twist shifter
9 gears: simple rotation (twist).
3 gears: diagonal motion with light pressure to the handlebar middle (press+twist)
Display analogous to the shifting direction
New braking system with parallel lever guiding, optimized finger and Bowden cable paths through non-linear brake force ratio.
HS Coburg
Integriertes Produktdesign
Coburg, Germany
Professor Wolfgang Schabbach
, Johannes
Coburg, Germany
Johannes Tsopanides
Sabine Fleischmann