Evil Bikes unleashes their first ebike: the Epocalypse eMTB, a full carbon, Shimano EP8 powered, long travel trail beast.
It’s hard not to crack an evil smile when motoring by non-assisted riders on a climb, isn’t it? The folks at Evil Bikes have been experimenting with this schadenfreude for the last few years, and they’ve just unleashed the Epocalypse!
Designed by Dave Weagle, the DELTA suspension linkage offers a dual progressive rate curve that was developed for coil sprung DH bikes. The compact linkage aims to provide a supple initial stroke, maintain solid traction through the mid-stroke, and significant ramp-up at the end stroke to offer a bottomless feeling. This linkage leaves plenty of tuning room for different terrain or shocks, so you can run an air shock if desired.
The Epocalypse’s rear end was kept as short as possible, so Evil revised their rear triangle with a new split-yoke chainstay design. Where their non-electric bikes have a yoke at the front of the chainstays, the Epocalypse cuts that piece out to get the wheel closer to the motor. This allows for 442mm chainstays, while the width of the SuperBoost+ rear end provides ample clearance for 29×2.6” tires.
Flipping the chip also adjusts the frame’s reach by 7mm, and the chainstay length by 2mm. Evil claims the Epocalypse has the shortest chainstays of any eMTB available at 442-444mm . See the chart above for all other geometry figures.The chosen one for the Epocalypse’s powerplant was Shimano’s EP8 system. The EP8 motor puts out a maximum 85Nm of torque, and this bike runs Shimano’s 630Wh battery. The EP8 system offers three power modes , and a ‘walk’ function.
One unique component on the Epocalypse bikes is Evil’s new Energy Bar. Boasting internal cable routing for the controller and display, the carbon Energy Bar keeps your eMTB cockpit clean. The bars feature an 8° backsweep, a 5° upsweep, and can be run from 760-810mm wide. Evil sets up the small Epocalypse with a 780mm bar, runs 800mm on M/L, and goes to 810mm on the XL’s. All sizes of the Epocalypse come with Evil’s 45mm 12 Gauge stem.
After a lap or two, myself and Gerow both agreed the Epocalypse frame feels stiff and solid. With that one-piece Superboost+ rear end the bike descends like a DH bike, plowing straight through rough sections with ease. Its generous amount of travel doesn’t hurt either, and I would agree that the linkage’s ramp-up provides that bottomless feeling Evil claims. I noticed landings from jumps and drops felt soft and slow, and the bike also rounded off sharp hits quite nicely.
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