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A Bird In The Hand: Lyrebird Cycles 'The Tonewood Project' II

A Bird In The Hand: Lyrebird Cycles ‘The Tonewood Project’ II

When a bike strikes up a lengthy conversation at a post-ride coffee stop, mid-ride bottle refill or even out on the road, you know you’re riding something interesting. When you have to consider factoring in extra time for a ride because of having been caught explaining a bike for extended periods of time on previous…

Lyrebird Cycles 'The Tonewood Project'

Lyrebird Cycles ‘The Tonewood Project’

In his spare time, Mark Kelly creates bicycle frames under the guise of Lyrebird Cycles. He refers to these frames as ‘The Tonewood Project’ — so named because of the Australian hardwoods used in the finished article, which are renowned as ‘tonewoods’ by Australian luthiers.

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