Richard Sachs Cycles

RICHARD SACHS CYCLES
No. 9, North Main Street
Chester, CT 06412 USA


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by Garrett Lai

Richard Sachs is the last of a breed, the one-man frame shop. While some guys dream of making it big and employing armies of assistants to build "their" bikes, Sachs does it all himself—miters tubes, files lugs an brandishes the torch—to create 80 to 90 frames each year.

But a Richard Sachs frame isn't just about crisply filed lugs or carefully applied silver solder. It's about buying into one man's idea of how a bike should ride and handle. Sachs won't let you specify your frame's angles or tubing.

"What I offer isn't custom—it's made to measure," Sachs says. He compares what he does to clothing. A custom suit is one made to your spec, while made to measure is a custom-fitted suit that's made to the tailor's design.

Specing $2,450-$3000 for a Richard Sachs frame gets you the Sachs philosophy, honed over 30 years of framebuilding and racing (Sachs holds a Cat 2 license in the very fast New England district). Send him your measurements and how you want your bike to fit, and Sachs determines the angles and weight distribution, right down to the fork rake (which he personally bends into the blades). The result is an heirloom-quality frame, exquisitely crafted, stunningly beautiful, but above all, uncompromisingly, functionally perfect.

Richard Sachs is a craftsman framebuilder who has been refining his skills for over a quarter-century. For more information, please contact:

Richard Sachs Cycles
No. 9, North Main Street
Chester, CT 06412
(860) 526-2059