About Blind Dog Bikes
Trust in instinct. That's the whole strategy. Handmade quality, durability, authenticity, transparency — distinctive, never corporate. Bikes for everyone, bikes that don't take themselves too seriously.
First and foremost, Blind Dog Bikes is a journey. Also, I make bicycles and some sweet parts for em. Well… I will.
Blind Dog Bikes was conceptualized during and made possible by the routine off-season winters I experience as a tree planter in British Columbia. Falling back in love with riding a bicycle just for the joy of it was a healing experience during a time when I would often be searching for something to do, awaiting the work that's kept me busy and happy for so long.
I've loved my work and the opportunities it's afforded me for the last decade, but like most treeplanters I've been using it to bide my time and figure out what else I want to do. I've dabbled in many creative alleys, and never been afraid to get to work, but never felt like I found the one.
The idea of entering the framebuilding space came to me through a binge of Paul Brodie and Cobra Framebuilding videos on YouTube (Thank you) and it felt like the intersection of all that I've wanted to be doing in my shop.
As a result, this is where I've decided to dig in. Full send energy and a commitment to becoming more, doing more and creating more. Watch this space, Blind Dog Bikes is about to crack off!
01 — Treeplanter
Spend 10 years working one of Canada's toughest gigs
02 — Bike
Get back on a bicycle and remind yourself - Everything's going fine.
03 — Weld
Inspire yourself, learn a new skill and trade. Find something worth doing.
04 — Reset
Chase it, full out. Quit your job, start fresh. Go back to school. Keep learning.