Cicada for breakfast (or) Spring Greens
So, the mid atlantic’s ears and for the daring, stomach’s, are about to be in for a treat. A massive protein source is about to fly briefly, god willing fuck, and then slowly die after 17 years residing beneath everyone’s feet.http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/pdf/cicada%20recipes.PDF,http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2306599217 http://video.wfyi.org/video/2306599217/, http://www.cicadamania.com/where.html Wild... Read More
Marking the time (or) Getting Wheelie Excited for Providence
Yup, It’s OCTOBER as of Monday, the Harvest moon is upon us. Even as an urban dweller without a true stake in the season as our farming fore bearers might’ve, there is something to the air as the temperature drops that sparks a command in a part of the brain that goes too often ignored, the need for a flurry of activity that you hope will be enough to pull you through... Read More
Rings Around Boston (or) The Things You Carry
Been busy here at Budd Bike Works World Head Quarters, Sean P’s pink cross racer dubbed the Crux Slayer gets handed off in a few hours, after which I’ll be traveling south to meet the newest non bike addition to the Budd clan; excited to welcome my nephew Lochlan Buggins Budd to the world. I’d seen some of the photos of this little guy in gestation. Amazing as... Read More
Nude ’6-’9′er BBW Pics (or) MTB prototype
This guy is torquing the last bolts into this one as we speak, hoping to hit the trail with Ted for the first test this weekend sporting our matching kits. It has since been powdered in special edition peak a boo cherry cola, hoping it will be a log jumping monster in the woods. I love my local customers that pop by for a pint and take a pic or two while their bike is in progress,... Read More
It sure beats blabbing about religion, politics, or sports (or) The man it’s fast though manifesto.
It took the Socks sort of sucking, the Celtics wilting to the Heat, and the end of hockey season for Boston to get to the topic but alas, Last Night the BSA space on the historic Atlantic Wharf was ready to Talk About Bikes. It took some real talent for the over,under crew to translate the mouth foaming proselytizing of full time bike zealots like myself into something digestible... Read More
Need A Ham Bacon & Swiss, on Rye (or) Card Counting
I’m feeling the same excitement as at 13 years old coming home knowing that the UPS man may have left something shiny from Bike Nashbar to keep my mongoose IBOC with Grove Innovations hardcore fork and Hammerhead bar stem Combo running smooth and looking boss. Just placed an order with Paragon Machine Works for some of their beautifully machined dropouts, inserts, and threaded... Read More
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
Balancing Act (or) The Seven Billionth Baby
Budd Bike Works is something like a Fairy. Yeah, a magical winged thing that only exists when someone believes in them. At that point, that some soul believes enough to commission a custom frame build, the lights come on and I start designing and building. This fantasy world where I hone metal to earn my keep is not independent of the reality of the fact that I have to keep... Read More
Seattle Stealth
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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
