If you pick up the phone and call Bluedog Customs to order a frame I’m who you’ll talk to. I’ll design it, I’ll build it, and, if it works out, I’ll go on your first ride with you so I can see first hand the enjoyment it gives you. I’m knowledgeable about how different design characteristics effect how a bike feels and performs. That is why I start with the person not the bike. We will talk a lot about how you want the bike to look, feel, and perform. When you decide you’re interested in a Bluedog Custom, contact me and let’s talk about your next bike.
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The Callaways race Bluedogs
Meet Bob and Diane Callaway, the husband and wife duo from Westby, WI that are racing this year on custom bikes by Bluedog. The main series that they race in is WORS (Wisconsin Off Road Series) wors.org, an evolving mountain bike competition with 12 events around the state this season. Bob has had his bike for a while and has raced at both events in the series so far on his “One der Dog”, a rigid single-speed 29er. He placed in his age bracket receiving his first medal for the year.
Diane just got her “Bone-a-Fido”, a 1X9 with 26” wheels, and had her first race with it on May 31st. She loves her new bike and took a fourth place finish in her class in addition to bettering her time from last year. The couple is anticipating a great season with their new Bluedog bicycles and continues to be satisfied with their purchase.
To the left is a photo of Bob and Diane and feel free to take a look at more pictures from the previous WORS races on the Gallery page.
Priscilla loves to play
This is Priscilla. She comes to work with me almost every day and doesn’t seem to mind being a “shop dog”. Her favorite thing, by far, is when I’m filing at my vise. I spend a lot of time with stuff in the vise filing away. At some point early in her career as “shop dog”, she brought her toy (a big ball of duct tape wrapped in a bandana) over to where I was filing and dropped it at my feet. I filed for a few seconds more then I kicked it across the shop. She chased, retrieved, flung it about, and then dropped it at my feet again. And so it went. When this behavior continued I went along because it gave her something to do and she’s a junkie for playing and chasing. Now every time I start to file something, even if she’s deep in slumber, she finds the ratty toy brings it over, drops it at my feet, and expects me to play. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
What’s this got to do with building bikes? Not much, but it makes me happy and when I’m happy I build nicer bikes.