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About mbudd

My name is Matt Budd. I am an athlete, engineer, and citizen of Massachusetts. I can build you a bike that will meet your functional expectation of it whatever that may be but I can't do it for free.

Sunrise in Seattle (or) Welding Plastic

TweetWhere to even begin, six months later everything is  completely different yet entirely the same.  Wherever you go, there you are I guess.   Despite frame building taking a hiatus while I establish my footing on the career track, I’ve re-upped … Continue reading

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2nd Post from the Left Coast.

TweetSometimes you’ve got to just go with what you got, and then turn around and come right back so you can make some money. Carried way more than necessary for a single overnight but had to test the load capabilities … Continue reading

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2nd Post from the Left Coast.

TweetSometimes you’ve got to just go with what you got, and then turn around and come right back so you can make some money. Carried way more than necessary for a single overnight but had to test the load capabilities … Continue reading

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First Post from the left Coast

TweetToday’s brain storm is going to be figuring how best to lash my new tent to my old bike frame. Never toured before and most bikes that i’ve ever ridden or built were designed for free and flighty miles just … Continue reading

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“The ship should not have been asked to demonstrate achievements when she had not had a chance to demonstrate her weaknesses.” (or) The Failings of Top Down Design

TweetQuote at the beginning of Chapter 7 of “Engineering and the Mind’s Eye” by Eugene Fergusson. Read this just before figuring out what the F’ had been going wrong with the belt drive and internal 8spd on the last Mortuary … Continue reading

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Muscles not Motors (or) Old Timey Pants in VT

TweetGot down and dirty on some demolition during the rain this memorial day and had the walls down in time to ride when the sun came back out. Great weekend up in VT. Thanks to my fellow Budd’s for the … Continue reading

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Cicada for breakfast (or) Spring Greens

TweetSo, 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 … Continue reading

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Billable Hours vs. Better Enough

TweetEver walk around an older city and come across the kind of architectural detail that you know could have only been executed with a near unfathomable investment of time by some one immensely skilled with their hands? I frequently work … Continue reading

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All that was old will be new again

TweetHave some sleuth work to do. Moved the Newton Historical Society out of Storage and into their nicely re-vamped site on Waverly St. last week and got a second chance to photograph a really early, full on (as in I … Continue reading

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Relocation engineering (or) Salesman are always in the black column.

TweetWaylay ed from my ideal day by relocation engineering SNAFU caused by lack of due diligence of a sales associate, no respect, so bummed I missed the swap. 28 minutes ago · Like Budd Bike Works Clients who appreciate how … Continue reading

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