Category Archives: frame building

Labor of Love

Posted on September 6, 2009 by mbudd

Tweetgetting caffinated and carbohydrated to take a test ride on the personal off road frame that I just finally finished after over a month in the jig and the drawing board.  I can’t wait to get some pics that actually … Continue reading →

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Paint Delivery Quandry-Quashed

Posted on August 17, 2009 by mbudd

TweetAfter a good time at Lars Anderson’s bike show and swap meet last Sunday I had to get down to business prepping some bikes for paint.  Stripping the parts off of the really big bike, the really small bike (that … Continue reading →

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All the best bikes ride like the devil (OR) Dokonalá žena

Posted on July 30, 2009 by mbudd

Tweet en quelque sens que les bicyclettes sont féminines dans les langues romanes. Sinon, pourquoi tant d’hommes (et femmes) veulent essayer de construire le travail parfait. English—Detect language—AlbanianArabicBulgarianCatalanChineseCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEstonianFilipinoFinnishFrenchGalicianGermanGreekHebrewHindiHungarianIndonesianItalianJapaneseKoreanLatvianLithuanianMalteseNorwegianPersian ALPHAPolishPortugueseRomanianRussianSerbianSlovakSlovenianSpanishSwedishThaiTurkishUkrainianVietnamese > swap     il est logique que le vélo est … Continue reading →

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Its Weak how fast I count off the Weeks going by, The ReCounting of one won’t slow it but it is worth a try.

Posted on July 25, 2009 by mbudd

TweetMonday-Checked the Schedule f0r the trucks the evening bef0re to find out monday morning I was free and was presented with an opportunity to get a ride in an aut0mobile with some fairly fast mountain bikers to some out of … Continue reading →

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The Elephant in the Room Stampedes (or) Frame Discounts to Tax Attorneys

Posted on July 15, 2009 by mbudd

TweetBack in the Salad Days just after college & for the next three years I woke each morning and mounted my bike and dealt with nothing but the immediacy of the next job given me by my dispatcher.  Being a bike … Continue reading →

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Risky Behavior no Longer an Invitation to Financial Ruin

Posted on July 8, 2009 by mbudd

TweetI just signed & delivered the paperwork to grant me some Health Insurance for the first time in a year so I no longer have any excuses for not attempting the truly difficult sections when I am trail riding.  It … Continue reading →

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The Face of Illegal Trail Riding in the Fells

Posted on June 10, 2009 by mbudd

TweetI attended the Red Bones Bike Benefit whatever thing on Monday and picked up a flyer from the good folks at NEMBA urging participation in a new campaign to gain some more MTB access to all the fun, currently illegal … Continue reading →

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Frame Discounts to Photographers

Posted on May 18, 2009 by mbudd

TweetI need some glossy, pretty, studio quality pictures of my frames, complete bikes, and shop action.  I have to concede that I am inept at capturing what I see through a lens. If you are a budding Avedon looking for subject … Continue reading →

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BBW #20 on The Roads of Boston

Posted on May 13, 2009 by mbudd

TweetJust delivered this,  a mix of old and new parts on super sprinty, semi-aero frame. 3.2lb frame, 18.4 lb. build w/ pedals.  Really like the chainstay gusset and cable routing.  

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On the torch again

Posted on May 7, 2009 by mbudd

TweetThe short hiatus from actually building any bikes had me questioning if the 6 frames I’d gotten out the door in december, (all hand mitered and cleanly welded and reportedly the favorite bike of everyone that recieved one) wasn’t  some … Continue reading →

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