62 year old’s BBW 19 has near fatal complications from cosmetic procedure, saved by the surgeon, she’ll look better than ever on her trip to France.
My uncle announced ahead of his 62nd birthday that he’d be riding the French Alps this coming September and that he’d be taking the bike I built for him three years ago to do it. This is the fulfillment of a decades old dream for him, and an honor for me that he’d choose his Budd Bike Works to ride some of the same storied passes that had been battled over by... 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
Budd Bike Works is hiring.
Well, sort of, maybe, for the right person with a penchant for photography and social media and willing to work in exchange for a bike frame. My friday night light is low, and the camera was shaky. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Budd Bike Works is hiring.", url: "http://www.buddbikes.com/2011/11/budd-bike-works-is-hiring/" }); 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
Milo Minderbinders bicycle.
At the confluence of the jaded viewpoint of Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut and wanting to believe Ayn Rand isn’t an evil eugenicist is a guy with an engineering degree from Northeastern University building advance designed bicycles one at a time by hand. Short stories on the toilet are all I ever read anymore. Trade your shares for a performance bicycle not made... Read More
Weeks End, Weeks Begin (or) Sysaphian Cycle
Friday oi cat enjoys experimenting with gravity & warming her loins on key boards. It is the latter activity that resulted in having to write Fridays intended blog post by hand. The general jist of this. Is this. “My bike needs a bath so badly that I think I might have to put on the NEOS (water proof overshoes) and get the business done at the car wash tomorrow. The... 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@#$
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Triple Crown Fork and Kittens in the cieling
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Anthrapomorphising Metal (or) The Declining Likelihood of Procreation
I at long last put the last welds on a frame I was commissioned to build, a track bike for a local rider among the many pining for a closer velodrome to the Boston Metro Region. Here it is photographed in front of my fantastic BBW Banner. Finished welding and did the parts fit test, all passed and ready for paint Soon enough it’ll be painted up with my branding emblazoned... Read More
