Geordi Filiotis - Founder - CEO

Incredible Electromotive Systems

UGLY TERRAIN

THE NEEDS• Go further

• Go faster

• Climb higher

• Tackle more difficult terrain

• Lower demands on the rider

THE END

THE END*not

THE PROBLEMS• Unsprung weight

• Durability & Maintainability

• Efficient Power Transmission

• Power to Weight Ratio

• Control and Cooperation with rider

• Ground Clearance

• Beauty

• Heat management

• Independence of Motor and Bicycle Geometry

BIKE MOTOR MARKETElectric Bicycles

AKAPedelec

Electric “Moped”Bicycles Custom Builds

low powerlow speed

High powermedium speed

licensure required

Anything GoesOff-Road Only

Over 2M bikes per year globally

500K bikes per year globally

80K bikes per year globally

700-2500 EUR1200 avg

1800-6000 EUR2100 avg

1000-25000 EUR4500 avg

Timeline

2012

GARAGE PROJECT

Two guys trying to make an electric motor for their mountain bikes

2013

MORE GARAGE PROJECT

Wait, this motor we made is really great!ok let’s make it better

2014

MORE GARAGE PROJECTWITH MORE PEOPLE

Ok this is seriously cool now,let’s see how much power we can produce!

2015

PARADOX KINETICS IS BORN

Revisit every detail, make it reliable and beautiful.

2015 - LESSONS

• Take your budget and just double it

• In theory there's no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is

2016

HERMES IS BORN

2016 - LESSONS

• Good tools are expensive, bad tools are more expensive

• If you cannot sell one today, don’t tell anyone about it

• Culture is not automatic

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT

Geordi Filiotis - Founder - CEO

Incredible Electromotive Systems

WHY ME?

• Mathematician and Programmer

• Worked on Grand Theft Auto 4

• Did some freelancing

• Designed a weird chair

• Interested in electromotive systems