EVOS-SESSIO BICYCLE FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT

The EVOS-Sessio bicycle was introduced to the general public at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennesssee on July 13, 1982. The grantee participated in the daily parade through the fairground. This event was chosen as the public introduction of this vehicle due to the fair's emphasis on energy technology and resources. Sessio, Latin for sitting, was chosen as the name for the new generation of bicycle designed to be ridden in a comfortable seated position. This vehicle is designed to be more useful than a conventional bicycle through the incorporation of a covered cargo area, fairing, windscreen, weather-proof brakes, rechargeable Ni Cad lighting system and rearview mirrors. Jim Bradford, a bicycle maker for seven years, developed this new bicycle with the assistance of a grant from the Department of Energy, Appropriate Technology Program. Design studies and prototypes have been evolving since 1976; this grant enabled these to be fully explored and devloped. The name EVOS is derived from evolutionary system, the philosophy of this design. This philosophy allows continual improvement and refinement as our needs and expectations change. The new shape and construction techniques will specifically allow an effective use of the materials of the space age in improving the most efficient vehicle Man has devised. (ERA citation 08:057272)

• Corporate Authors:

  Bradford (James C)

  Conyers, GA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bradford, J C
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Brakes; Rearview mirrors; Vehicle design; Vehicle lighting; Windshields
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384840
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE-R4-10457-T1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM