Meet Neil Eamonn Smith

Chief Constructor, Devs.bike

I STARTED CUSTOMISING BICYCLES IN MY YARD AROUND THE AGE OF 10. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS SENDING TECHNICAL DRAWINGS OF SPORTS CARS TO LOCAL CAR MAKER, TVR AND WRITING COMPUTER GAMES FOR MY ZX81. SO YES, IT'S FAIR TO SAY I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED BY TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN - and I never gave up on these childhood dreams!

CONCERNING DESIGN, I'M ESPECIALLY DRAWN TO UNUSUAL SOLUTIONS, WHICH CAN EXPRESS SOME KIND OF UNIQUE PERSONALITY. YOU SEE IT ON MY FIRST CAR (A MORRIS MINOR) AND MY FAVOURITE CZECH MOTORBIKE, Čezeta.

This led me to start DEVS (short for 'developers'), which IS SORT OF A LOOSE COLLECTIVE BUILT AROUND OUR SHARED BELIEF THAT MOTORCYCLES ARE GREAT. As a testament to our achievements, our electric motorcycles have received international recognition and prestigious awards for innovation, design and sustainability.