Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine February 2015 | Page 37

MANUFACTURING ours are definitely not run of the mill ,” said Andrew .
Andrew went on to explain that another one of the company ’ s main advantages is that they are small enough to be flexible as far as being able to customise virtually anything their customers ask them to do . “ When we first started , we weren ’ t making bikes anywhere near as customised as we make them today . But through the continuous process of being asked to do any number of customisations , we find that our process has become as customisable as possible . Having
the flexibility built in to do that is key to our success ,” said Andrew .
If You Were a Bike Built and Ridden in Australia What would you be like ? If you ’ re a Flying Machine bike , you ’ re definitely high tech . Comfort is also of high importance , supporting long and enjoyable bike rides . The company does build to cater to a variety of riding experiences , from comfort and leisure-based to adventurebased . “ For us , it ’ s about being able to ride everywhere — to and from work , to the pub on the weekends , to the market for shopping —
A custom F Series machine for a customer from Portland with the colour scheme based on the 70 ’ s Gulf Oil racing team upon the customers request . This shot shows the super smooth , zero maintenance Gates Carbon Drive belt drive system . www . flyingmachine . com . au 37