In-Frame Storage Hatch
Launch 2024
Launch 2024
A storage door in a bike frame is an extremely trendy usability feature but the resulting hole in the carbon is highly detrimental to race bike performance. Internally, a very controversial product for Cervelo.
Our solution was to minimize impact to the racing potential of the frame by reducing the overall size of the hole to the narrowest possible (aerodynamic) and as light as possible. I found inspiration in how a bottle opener retains its grip on a cap and engineered a door that cammed its way into the bike frame. Compliance in the plastic would adsorb the varied tolerances in the carbon frame from 1mm-2.5mm and the frame would bear no mechanical feature other than a hole. This resulted in a lightweight door that could be used across several models in the Cervelo portfolio.
To date, I believe this door remains the lightest solution in the market.
Our solution was to minimize impact to the racing potential of the frame by reducing the overall size of the hole to the narrowest possible (aerodynamic) and as light as possible. I found inspiration in how a bottle opener retains its grip on a cap and engineered a door that cammed its way into the bike frame. Compliance in the plastic would adsorb the varied tolerances in the carbon frame from 1mm-2.5mm and the frame would bear no mechanical feature other than a hole. This resulted in a lightweight door that could be used across several models in the Cervelo portfolio.
To date, I believe this door remains the lightest solution in the market.
