About this episode

Hernan Montenegro shares his journey from bike messenger to running a custom carbon frame operation.

Hernan Montenegro does it all. He shredded a BMX and fixed-gear in “To Live & Ride in LA.” Nowadays he operates Montenegro Manufacturing, a custom carbon frame operation. But he had to work as a bike messenger for three years to keep the lights on. This is his story.

People in this episode

Host: Antoine Abou-Diwan

Guest: Hernan Montenegro

Topics covered

• BMX
• fixed-gear biking
• custom manufacturing
• bike messenger
• personal story

Keywords

• Hernan Montenegro
• BMX
• Montenegro Manufacturing
• bike messenger
• custom frames

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montenegro Manufacturing

Books & works: To Live & Ride in LA

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