Polo Bike (or) The Cobbler’s Son Gets Some Shoes

My personal bikes get the short end of the stick all too often, sure I’ll throw something nice for myself in when I am placing a parts order for a customer’s bike once in a while, but I’ll admit it, I dig the bottom of my spare parts bin when piecing together a bike for myself.  Such is the case to the nth degree in the example below, in this case its OK though,... Read More

Turkey Pie Main Street (or) Brown Friday

The inevitability that an uncomfortable conversation would begin among the kind of multi-generational  and politically/socially disparate group congregated for thanksgiving at the first mention of the occupy movement was palpable, and I was prepared to waffle.   I like that people are getting together and voicing that they are paying attention, and that they don’t like... Read More

Low Contrast (or) Interdependence Day

In moments that I am feeling particularly proud of my toil wresting a bespoke, high performance bicycle frame from a pile of steel I am prone to seeing in myself that stoic, independent, spirit that has always been such an integral facet of the American mythology.  Taking a step back I see the error in that thinking, I am but the smallest cog in a system of economic and social... Read More

Entry Fee for the Tournament (or) Built to take a hit

I heard  a short piece on the radio from the guys that wrote the book Freakonomics (interesting takes on the sorts of causes at the root of effects in society and commerce) that is one of those little things that sticks in my head that I keep coming back to.  The hypothesis was that the nature of the business of being a beauty queen was at its core very similar to entering the... Read More

Why BBW? (or) The Engineered Design Difference

Approaching the task of designing a performance optimized bicycle from an engineers perspective has resulted in subtle differences in Budd Bike Works construction that may require some explanation. CAD Production Documentation Fabrication is faithful to customer approved design documentation Utilizing powerful drafting software and a proprietary geometry program allows a frame... Read More

Embryonic Bicyles out and about.

Gestation periods for bounds pushing bicycles can be a bit unpredictable at times.  This one was not ready for the world in time for the first hardcourt bike polo tournament of the year at this past weekends Winter Lockdown at Hockey Town in Saugus.   It has been shown that forming fetus can be influenced from the womb.  This little guy’s tight quarters, one handed, handling... Read More

Irons in the fire (or) Precision is a c@#$

Progress is not cake. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Irons in the fire (or) Precision is a c@#$", url: "http://www.buddbikes.com/2011/01/irons-in-the-fire-or-precision-is-a-c/" }); Read More

“High Five to Back Slide” (or) POLO bike market study, Join the Discussion

I play bike polo every once in a while on whatever  bike I happen to be riding at the time which is almost always one that is inappropriate to treat so destructively.  I am on the hook to get a polo specific frame made as the tournament MVP prize for this January’s Winter Lockdown indoor tournament and am looking for ideas to make this into more than another one off custom... Read More