My Story

     I have always had a passion for anything on 2 wheels. My desire to know everything I can about bicycles and motorcycles began when I was a child. I raced BMX and got my first job as a bike mechanic at the local bike shop. Once old enough, I made the transition to motorcycles in both mechanics and racing. I was fortunate to learn from one of the best fabricators in the Northeast and got to race nationally for several years. I then reignited my love for cycling and went on to race at the Elite level until my early 30's. When I retired from racing bikes, I used all of my previous knowledge and experience to become one of the most successful  professional team mechanics in the US spending time with the Saturn Cycling Team and Timex Multisport Team; arguably two of the most successful US based teams in the country. 

     This passion for cycling and finding the pinnacle of performance lead me to the A2 Wind Tunnel where I developed and ran the bicycle testing program for 6 years. During that time, I worked with countless athletes and products and became one of the industries "go-to guys" when aerodynamics counted or was up for debate. I was a guest presenter at many symposiums and classes around the world. My drive for development landed me as the Chief Design Officer at Blue Competition Bicycles and private consultant to many World-class athletes. I continued my work with athletes as I took a job as Technical Director for Cyclologic in Arizona and was contracted by USAT as the Technical Advisor for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 

     After Rio, I found my way back to motorcycles and fabrication. I built many custom bikes and other projects for several years. I had the opportunity to build one of the race bikes used in the "Battle of the Baggers" road race put on by Moto America. This was the first ever V-Twin Touring bike road race held at the famous Laguna Seca Raceway. 

     I now split my time between my two passions: Fabrication and Cycling Performance. I, along with my business partner, created a line of cycling  and multisport clothing called MGE Apparel and Topstitch (respectively) that is proudly made 100% at our facility in Tempe Arizona.  In my spare time, I continue to do custom fabrication work for a wide variety of clients,.....including some truly bad-ass projects of my own! 

Mike Giraud