Category Archives: cyclocross

Shifting (or) The Shimano Conspiracy

Posted on April 19, 2010 by mbudd

TweetOnce upon a time there was a company called Suntour, they were a Japanese component manufacturer that competed with but never quite got the market share of their neighbor, the big S. Their high end componentry was beautiful, precise, and … Continue reading →

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A month of Sundays

Posted on February 8, 2010 by mbudd

TweetFebruary is incredibly slow in the moving business and the little I’m bringing in through my labor of love handbuilding frames, the work I have to do on the old funeral homestead/shop for my landlord, and a sale of a … Continue reading →

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Black on Black

Posted on January 21, 2010 by mbudd

TweetI was initially pretty bummed when sponsored BBW rider Ben Frank insisted upon flat black as the color for his much delayed by the painter Cross Bike. Finally getting it in hand after 2 months, a rejection, and a re-coat … Continue reading →

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A Little Con to balance all the PRO-ness around here (or) Bicycle Catacomb

Posted on November 16, 2009 by mbudd

TweetIt’s a pretty unique position that I’ve found myself in this November. I’ve the responsibility to get out to public events with an enormous athletic apparatus on wheels that seems to make people really happy, somehow I’m hoping it is … Continue reading →

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Its only kids you’ll see swimming at the beach when the waters cold (or) The Speed Stairs at Norhampton (or) I’d like to build you a joy machine

Posted on November 9, 2009 by mbudd

TweetAre they impervious to the shock of the water robbing the heat straight from the bones that I feel as instantaneous pain stimulus that has me and the rest of the sane (?) mature population booking it back up to … Continue reading →

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What’s cooking at Budd Bike Works? Smells Delicious

Posted on October 18, 2009 by mbudd

TweetThe last step before I can do any welding once all the tubes mitered tight for a fresh, baked to order frame is to get them scrubbed clean inside and out. Getting them to dry a little faster in the … Continue reading →

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Get Busy Filing or Get Busy Dying (or) The Build List

Posted on October 13, 2009 by mbudd

TweetActually, there were options on my plate this past weekend besides getting my shop organized & cutting some tubes for the growing backlog of  Budd Bike Works frames on order or facing the reaper, namely racing.  Though, it would have been grossly … Continue reading →

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Who Else Thinks a Cyclo Cross Race Like This Would Be Fun?

Posted on October 8, 2009 by mbudd

TweetModel it on the way motor races are formatted with time trials on the first day to establish start position for riders except on a longer circuit than the traditional 2 mile cyclo cross course or maybe even a point … Continue reading →

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Good Eats and Good Sleep make for a Good Start in Gloucester

Posted on October 5, 2009 by mbudd

TweetNot having your arrival at a race a test of your mettle more arduous than the 45 minutes that follows the start makes for a much better feeling at the line even if you are looking at the back of … Continue reading →

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Thanks Mom, Thanks Dad

Posted on October 4, 2009 by mbudd

TweetIts almost embarrassing how much my folks have given me throughout my childhood, through my prolonged adolescence (my generation pushed back the definition to 26 years old in this country), and continuing into my fits and starts at adulthood. Love, … Continue reading →

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