about cykel
Enhancing accessibility, transforming commute
about cykel
At CYKEL, we are step-by-step transforming eBike experience, with the goal of increasing eBike usage as an alternative mean of commute
Sustainability
Everything from our initial product conception to our latest prototypes have been carefully built with this in mind. We want to be conscious and responsible players in the ecosystem so that we can leave the world in a better place than how we found it.
Community
We know that we can go much further together than we can on our own, and that’s why we believe in investing in our local community. We design and assemble our products here at home in Vancouver, Canada and hire locally whenever possible.
Adventure
eBikes are fun! And we want to maintain that levity and spirit of adventure as we grow. We are not afraid to try new things or do things differently and we want to encourage our customers to do the same.
The story behind CYKEL
As the world pushes for better and more sustainable transport solutions for an ever-growing urban population, there has been a lot of focus on efficiency, but not enough energy is spent on improving the consumer experience itself.
CYKEL was born from this realization when Daniel Godfrey (Co-Founder and CEO) found himself working in a Vancouver eBike shop.
The eBikes were well-built and provided a fantastic mode of transport but it very quickly became apparent that the interfaces on these eBikes were outdated and frustrating for users.
There was a lot of opportunity to innovate on this part of the experience and bring better data in a clearer way to riders to enhance their enjoyment, safety, and engagement with the bike itself.
Daniel set out to create a prototype of what something like this could look like and that’s when he met Simon Chapman (Co-Founder and Head of Product Development) at a local maker space.
Simon was a rapid prototyping specialist and product designer who was immediately drawn to the idea – recognizing the tremendous potential that there was to elevate the riding experience. Together they set out to create a new device that could be retrofitted to an eBike and stream important data to a user’s smartphone, thus providing a significant upgrade to the tiny and not very user-friendly screens that were the status quo. His involvement brought crucial experience in terms of creating the device and developing the idea further, and their partnership would be one that unlocked the potential for a brand-new eBike technology company.
And thus, in September 2022, Cykel Technologies Inc. was born.
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CYKEL Technologies Inc. acknowledges that we gather and work on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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