BMXmuseum.com Bikes / Master Bikes / 2006 Master bikes Tsuanami frame from Brazil

History about : Rogério "Rodela" Lauria and three friends started Master Bikes at the city of Taubaté, São Paulo (Brazil) because they were tired of not having good BMX parts to buy and any imported bicycles and parts were too expensive due to tons of government taxes.  Master Bikes is a rider-owned company since Rodela and his friends are all riders.  Master bikes' frames, handlebars, forks, pegs and seatposts are made of chromoly, and can take as much abuse as any frames on the market.  Rogério "Rodela" Lauria, Dig #23, july 2002 : When I was a teenager, I couldn't afford the good bikes I saw in the US magazines, so I wanted to start making bikes for my friends. I went to a BMX bike factory called JNA, had a few parts made, then rented my own space and bought machines and that was the beginning of Master bikes.  I never studied any engineering or welding, I just did it.