Hello, my name is Hernan Montenegro and I own Montenegro Manufacturing, a company mainly focused in hand made carbon fiber bicycles. Since I was young boy I always dreamed of having my own bicycle company. This was way before I discovered the wonderful material that is carbon fiber and making bicycles by hand. I had no clue how I was going to make these bikes but I could already imagine my awesome logo on the down-tube. I may add that these bikes that I was fantasizing about were BMX bikes. As a kid I never thought I'd end up making bikes with skinny tires.

I started Montenegro Manufacturing after quitting my full time job at Predator Cycling in August 2013. There are a lot of reasons why I left, but I guess the simplest way to explain it is that I felt like I had hit a dead end - yet I was extremely passionate about my job (If that makes any sense to you). My friends in the Aerospace industry had a job lined up for me. A job where I wouldn't have to worry about money ever again, work 8 to 10 hours a day and ride my bike on my days off. While this sounds ideal to most people, to me it was like I've given up doing what I love. I guess I needed someone else to tell me that I didn't have to give up on my dreams.

I had a chat with my friend Spencer Cannon, founder of Ritte Cycles, the day after I quit my full time job. I called my friends at an aerospace company and told them that I was going to take their offer. I guess Spencer could see eye to eye with me and asked me "What do you really want to do?" I told him I wanted to keep making bikes. We had a talk about the what I would need to start. He trusted my work so he decided to help me out to start this, Montenegro Manufacturing: handmade bicycles, custom composites fabrication, and carbon fiber repair.

It was a real struggle starting up and running my own circus, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Every single product that comes out of my work shop is top notch. I wouldn't put my name on it otherwise. Carbon repair is still the main specialty. We offer great prices, and proven reliability.

Custom components and modifications are a main stay of the business as well, the MMFG carbon fiber one piece bars are what I believe to be the most beautiful handlebars in the market - while being lighter and stiffer that a traditional set up.

I design, test, and make all the products myself. I also promote and organize events for the brand and hand made bicycle industry.

Hern Montenegro