Since a child I have loved building and designing. I am inspired by handcrafted materials that I can build with my hands and mind. I enjoy the freedom and adventure of being outside, especially when riding bikes.

 

My first job as a bike mechanic at Bumsteads Bicycles

is what sparked a more serious interest in cycling.

I have been working with bikes for over 13 years now.

I gained an appreciation for mechanical parts, the construction of a bicycle, and the cycling community.

 

In 2015, I attended the Yamaguchi Frame Building School in Rifle, Colorado. The opportunity to learn

from Yamaguchi and build my own frame was my cyclist dream. With his guidance I left with an all steel road bike (frame, fork, and stem). After the experience of learning the artistry and craft of a hand-built frames,

I continued building handmade and custom-built

bikes ever since.

 

My style of builds are modern with the traditional methods of fillet brazed and use of lugs. I provide frames with uniqueness, quality, geometry, and purpose of the individual customer‘s needs.

 

Los Angeles Handmade Bicycle Show  Aug. 8, 2018

All Plante Cycles frames are of a fillet brazed or lugged construction, built with Columbus or Nova cycles tubesets or a blend of tubes to suit the design and the intended use of the bicycle. Predominantly using Paragon machine works dropouts, braze-ons and headtubes. Frames are designed around the wants and needs of the customer weather it is for road, off-road, or mix surfaces.

 

I choose to build fillet and lugged bikes because it is the traditional techniques used to build bikes. I can add a modern twist with details, ornate features, and smooth transitions not found on tig welded frames.

 

What is brazing?

 

Brazing uses a filler metal of brass or silver to join the metal tubes. In brazing the filler metal has a melting temperature lower than the frame material and the filler melts to connect the tubes. Lugged frames are built the same way but the tubes are brazed inside a sleeve called a lug. Lugs are beautiful and can have ornate designs that add a classic look. Most frames built pre 1990’s were all lugged construction, but now frames have a modern twist with sloping top

tubes and modern components such as disc brakes and

electronic shifting.

Plante Cycles are built to the individuals’ wants and needs - To see more bikes click on the gallery

Contact Plante Cycles

plantecycles@gmail.com

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