Welcome to the 2007 Thylacine Cycles Website! |
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| It’s pretty tough trying to find a new custom bike, isn’t it?
I’m
guessing this is the 10th website you’ve been to today, right, and I
bet you’re expecting yet another “We make the best bikes in the known
Universe” spiel concocted by some PR/Marketing Wannabe, and some pics
of yet another flashy Aluminium matte black powder-coated range of
bikes, fresh off the boat from wherever, featuring ‘Circular
Reticulated Anti-Pedal” or something. As much as we hate to disappoint, you’re not going to get that from us. Thylacine Cycles is a different breed of custom bike. Here’s why. Thylacine is a unique design based custom bike company, attempting to bridge the gap between Artisanship and Industrial Design. We love Artisanship, but hate it’s bearded, “Don’t hassle me, I’m ‘creating’” grumpiness. We love Industrial Design, but hate the way it’s become a tool to make something for 5 bucks and sell it for 200. So what we’re doing is creating a unique melding of the two which creates a much better bike than it would be if it was created by either individually or created on a single premise. Bikes that are lovingly hand made with equal emphasis on form and quality, designed with a focus on the individual as well as the global bigger picture. As well as the unique combining of Design and Artisanship, Thylacine Cycles is all about the journey. What we are interested in is the experience of designing a bike with a fellow bike nut. We want to know about you, where you ride, how your ride, what you like about your current bike and what you want from the dream machine we’ll be creating for you. Most other custom bike companies simply get you to fill out a form, they send a drawing back, you mark any changes you want and that’s your custom experience. The Thylacine Cycles custom experience couldn’t be further from this. A typical customer calls us a few times, swaps 30-odd e-mails with us, and goes through 3-4 design revisions. For us, there’s no such thing as too much information. In some ways the essence of what we do is a shared experience, at the end of which you just happen to get a kick-arse bike. It’s the combination of those three factors – Quality Design, Quality Construction, and Quality of Experience that sets Thylacine Cycles apart. What doesn’t set us apart though is that essentially we’re just like you. Riding everyday. Putting in the miles on the road bike. Scooting around town on the singlespeed/fixie. Doing epic rides and enduros in the mountains. Dreaming of cycling adventures in far away countries. There’s no question Thylacine Cycles is different. It’s a more personal, more real, more focussed way to design and build a custom frame. I think you’ll like it. Cheers! Warwick Gresswell Owner |
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