What does your business do?

I design and build custom steel bicycles and components. Everything is designed and built by myself in my live/work warehouse. It's a very small operation, and one of the very few of it's kind in Los Angeles. Custom bicycle building has grown over the years, but there are still only a couple other women in the country doing this kind of work as well.

If Idea Cafe's Grant helps your biz reach greater success, how will you "pay it forward" to help others in some way?

I'll be picking out and helping racers get bikes they may not necessarily be able to afford. I'm currently a very active bike advocate, volunteer and donate to several non-profits that have similar goals and ideals.