Questions for Chris Cocalis, CEO of Pivot Cycles

[Rob Rides EMTB]

Hey all,

Not often that you get an offer from a CEO of a bike company to volunteer for an interview, so hugely thankful to Chris and Pivot for saying yes! Now, I'm going to get a list of things that I'm going to ask.

I need your help!

What would you like to know? It can be about anything bike related, but would be cool if we can get it to EMTB specific and perhaps around the industry, future for ebikes etc.

List your q's below and I will add it to my list to ask

Thanks
Rob.

 

[mark.ai]

Are they considering/planning a bike that uses the Fazua motor?

 

[davegixer]

Does he think the EMTB industry is heading towards more powerful bikes, or lighter longer range bikes.

I’m hoping the latter, mainly because I’m worried if they get more and more powerful they’ll eventually be banned from trails.

 

[jd_3d]

+1 on the Fazua motor. Specifically if they will introduce a full-suspension EMTB w/ the Fazua. I'd really like to see more lightweight FS EMTB options here in the USA w/ 20MPH max assist speed.

 

[eFat]

Are they satisfied with the sales of the Shuttle?

And before selecting the motor, are they planning to expand their eMTB offer?

 

[R120]

I saw an interview with him on Loam Wolf, its interesting because its from the American perspective where e-bikes seem a lot more controversial, particularly in terms of trail access. I kind of get the impression he's saying at times they had to make an e-bike because of European market demand. I know they worked for a while on the shuttle, and the shimano motor enabled them to use the DW Link suspension due to its size, as they couldn't get it to work well with the Bosch etc. Be interesting to get his view on his competitors because (and this is a good thing) they focused totally on making a great Pivot Bike with the shuttle, and i get the impression didn't look too much at what everyone else was doing.

He also mentions the Fazua motor as being really interesting in the interview

And ask him why the hell you need to undo so many bolts to get the battery out!

 

[Elroy]

any plans for more range/more battery capacity ?

 

[JKG53]

Where will e bikes be in say 3 years time.