Friday PicFest No.141

starting early -
i mined these from last sunday's race pic pile.
all shot on liny.
all shot by MQ.
it's practically a dan-a-thon atmo...


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...81941719_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...16455104_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...51017511_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...32385045_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...02931561_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...80022093_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...45366091_n.jpg

My 2011 output to date

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6...f22383a8_b.jpg

Mucking about with some brass sheet and a PCB etching process...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZOJA1v--B...0/DSC_2516.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZOJA1v--B...0/DSC_2516.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YDOGv9kaJ...0/DSC_2517.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6YDOGv9kaJ...0/DSC_2517.jpg

Brazed on cable stops.
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1751.jpg
Tube mitering.
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1714.jpg
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1721.jpg
Went up a size on a new file, then down a size on a new torch.
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1659.jpg
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1673.jpg
Digital level/angle finder has been a great investment.
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1682.jpg
http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...s/IMG_1718.jpg
Hope everyone's T-day was great!

Got out for a quick tune up ride with the customer on the MTB trails. Thankful indeed for a beautiful black friday not at work.

Happy Holidays,
Matt Budd
Budd Bike Works

Picking away at a short and tight road bike- a geared variation on last weeks track bike.

Fun with brass:
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6040/6...8e82fa5b_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6031/6...486e5f2d_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6...85f453cb_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6...fa428b9d_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6049/6...087beb87_z.jpg

More

@02136 this week...

Titanium Road Di2. Firefly seatpost with internal battery, internal brake routing, custom ENVE fork retrofitted by our friends at Parlee with fender mounts:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6...26c2262a_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6...fbb2d83d_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6...8e259f2e_z.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr....Z2t5gMVb10o%3D

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6222/6...bdd9c6e3_z.jpg

MonsterCross/Lifebike. Titanium, zero offset ti ISP, Firefly titanium stem, Engin unicrown fork, ENVE/King hoops, NOS derailleurs, dirt-drops, Cooks Bros., Kooka, the list goes on and on...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6...2d9dc9fb_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6...a3c64ed5_z.jpg

... a lot more pics of this bike here: misterdangerpants.

Some more teasers of what's to come, and some more love to Drew at Engin for such a nice fork:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6...e0997e38_z.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6...07a63d82_z.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr....ldgUrL475q4%3D

There is a lot for us to be thankful for this year. I hope everyone feels the same way.

Cheers!

Couple of frames back from powder coat
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4...0/100_2359.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z...0/100_2361.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-m...2/100_2365.JPG

Finished this frame , fork is next
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-I...0/100_2477.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9...2/PA140527.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y...0/100_2483.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T...0/100_2482.JPG

No chips this week. Just Turkey and Riding. In that order...

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6219/6...c351e899_b.jpg

My girlfriend bought the disc brake fixtures from Luna's shutting down sale. I love that girl:)
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B...126_174024.jpg

Since getting my mill running, this is about all I have accomplished:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r...126_174109.jpg

and Brian's copper plating is already starting to turn.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t...124_110927.jpg
Some of those splatters are mud from the ride, and some are tarnished from previous splatters. Kinda cool.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r7bae1ZEL6...0/DSCN8766.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dhdT5AUYjc...0/DSCN8768.JPG
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f0ugVXGhU6...0/DSCN8764.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4UwLFK9dT6...0/DSCN8769.JPG

just started working on a winter frame.

Late to the party but we hosted the family this year - whew...........!
- Garro.