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2017 Nomad Cycles / EcoSpeed Updates from Interbike

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• published: 20 Sep 2016
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I got to meetup randomly with Brad, the founder of Nomad Cycles, at Interbike Outdoor Demo Days to learn about his company and one of their custom builds. This ultra-powerful fat ebike was a shared project between Phil Wood & Co. and Nomad Cycles using the EcoSpeed mid-drive motor. Kits from Eco Speed can be purchased starting around $3,000 and offer a lot of power and torque for climbing, off road and pedicab bike riders. The standard kits toggle from 750 watt output to 1,300 watts so you can use them off-road on off highway vehicle (OHV) trails. The bike shown would cost $25,000 and uses an EcoSpeed 2,500 watt motor running off of a 52 volt 6 amp hour miniature battery pack. They used a downhill mountain bike frame from Santa Cruz and re-engineered the suspension fork with an oversized triple crown. The hubs are custom with 72 holes and I was told that the extra spokes improve strength. At the center of the EcoSpeed motor is a White Industries trials riding freewheel which allows the motor to spin independently from pedaling motion (you can pedal or use the trigger throttle to move). Check out the official Nomad Cycles website at http://www.nomadcyclespdx.com/ and Phil Wood & Co. at https://www.philwood.com/ for more information. EcoSpeed motors, software and circuit board hardware is produced in America and the company has employees in Portland Oregon, it sounds like they’ve been doing this for over a decade but are just now opening up more units to the public (he said 500 units in the video). They can fit a wide range of bottom bracket sizes including 68 mm, 73 mm, 83 mm or even 100 mm (fat bikes, commuter, road, downhill, folding, cargo, recumbents, trikes etc.) the motor with gearing and controller weigh ~10 lbs according to Brad. Brad used to be an employee of EcoSpeed but ended up taking it over and then starting the online business to compliment it.