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The Budnitz No. 3 Honey Edition is one sweet ride
BY JACQUELINE DETWILER
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PAUL BUDNITZ PROBABLY COULD HAVE
called it quits after his art-house toy
company, Kidrobot, took off. By then,
he had already written several books,
won awards for two indie films and
become the first person to edit a movie
entirely on a home computer—which,
honestly, is enough achievement for most
bloodlines. Instead, the California-born entre-
preneur with the Midas touch started tinkering with
faux-vintage Dutch-style bicycles, hand-constructing
them out of titanium, soft leather and whimsy. His
latest showpiece, the No. 3 Honey Edition, is a speedy
city bike with cream 29-inch tires,
a leather Brooks saddle
and a sleek cantilever
frame with a crossbar
as graceful as an
warabesque. Carry on,
Budnitz. Carry on.
$3,100 / budnitzbicycles.com
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JULY 2012
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