The restriction of activity during the pandemi makes hundreds to thousands of people’s economy wheels hit even free waterfalls, from switching professions to change the effort to survive.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemi in Indonesia, sports, especially cycling became one of the public-loved alternatives to improve immunity.
When the pandemi pumps the world, the UMKM squad of Yudiantara Yudiantara bicycle bags began to develop creation and innovation by making three folding bicycles similar to English-made bicycles, Brompton. One bicycle purwarupa is successfully completed at the end of 2019 and many are demanded by the bicycle community. And then, from the car garage room sized 5x10 meters, Yudiantara managed to create a three Kreuz folding bike in April 2020.
Workers complete the process of consolidation of the frame (main frame) the Kreuz folding bike in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
Worker conducts the trial of the creuz folding bicycle frame in Bandung, West Java, Saturday (21/11/2020).
Although most people call Kreuz as Brompton "made in" Bandung, according to Yudi, the bicycle made it has a difference like 16 inch tire size, the upper frame is lower and the bicycle frame raw material (main frame) uses chromoly or chromium and molybdenum material mixture.
The Kreuz withdrawal for this three folding bike is taken from the German language that has a curling and in the Sunda language to "kareueus" which means pride. The crucifix can also be interpreted as the Kreasi of Sunda People.
Creuz folding bike is not a large factory production result, but the home bike UMKM whose manufactures rely on hand or handmade skills. Yudi then also involves the youths affected by the pandemi that has the ability and ductility work to help him produce the Kreuz bike.
Directed Kreuz Indonesia Yudiantara conducted a final examination of the Kreuz folding bike as a assembly in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
Worker conducts the trial of the resilience and accuracy of the Kreuz folding bike in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
A variety of components used in the creation of Kreuz bicycles is the results of collaboration and cooperation with several UMKM players in Bandung, West Java and East Java. This is in harmony with the purpose of Creuz, to be beneficial for many people.
Until now, the Kreuz bicycle order has reached 400 Ð 600 units, so the new viewers must wait or inden to mid 2021. In order to meet customer orders on time, Kreuz targets to produce 100 Ð 150 bicycle units per month. During the time, Kreuz Indonesia also managed to invite and collaborate with vendors to create a bicycle framework section (main frame) only in the factory to speed up the order workmanship that has been exceeded by many.
Kreuz has a bicycle frame price or main frame around Rp3.5 million. While it costs to build a complete bicycle per unit reaches Rp15 million or more, adjusting the request of the various components of the dies. Kreuz itself has a local component content of about 70 percent.
Workers sort the fork (fork) creuz folding bike before the smoothing process in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
Workers painting frames (main frame) creuz folding bike in Bandung, West Java, Monday (23/11/2020).
Now, the creuz folding bicycle manufacturer has achieved the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) test results and still wait for other test results assisted by the Ministry of Industry. It is important to ensure the standardization, reliability, feasibility and quality of this Indonesian children's artificial folding bicycle.
Photo and Text : M. Agung Rajasa
Workers measure the frame (main frame) creuz folding bike in Bandung, West Java, Saturday (21/11/2020).
Kreuz folding bicycle process groove board in Bandung, West Java, Saturday (21/11/2020).
Workers check the list of completeness of the final stage product as the assembly of the Kreuz folding bike in Bandung, West Java, Saturday (21/11/2020).
Frame row (main frame) creuz folding bike that has been painted.
The work of the frame (main frame) the creuz folding bike as a painting in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
Worker checks the creuz folding bike as a assembly in Bandung, West Java, Friday (20/11/2020).
Editor : Danika Wahyu
