Steven Shand joins gearbox and motor start up Intra Drive

Intra Drive has today announced that Steven Shand will be joining the electric bike powertrain business as Brand Manager.

Bringing over 25 years of bicycle industry experience, Shand will oversee Intra Drive’s push from product development mode into a commercial offering in 2022. This move, says the start up, signals the firm’s next phase as major brands begin the process to offer an Intra Drive powertrain equipped electric bike in their range for 2024.

Mark Revilious, Intra Drive Founder says: ”Bringing Steven on board is one of many exciting things we have planned for this year, as we move from pure product development into production. Our technology is now developed and ready to industrialise, we had amazing interest in the product at Eurobike 2021… now is the time to grow the team, secure investment, and accelerate development.”

Steven Shand, Brand Manager adds: “I’ve known Mark and followed the development of Intra Drive for a few years now and it’s great to become a part of such a tight-knit enthusiastic team. It’s clear to me that the combined gearbox and motor solution is the way forward for e-bikes and LEVs and I can’t wait to see it start to appear in model lineups.”

Steven Shand has operated in the Outdoor/Bicycle industry for over 25 years and most recently was the founder of adventure bike company Shand Cycles before its sale to Liberty House in 2017.

Intra Drive Ltd, formed in 2016, designs, builds and supplies a combined gearbox/motor e-bike powertrain system for use in e-bikes and LEVs (Light Electric Vehicles). For an in-depth dive into the system, head here for CI.N’s Eurobike recap.