ARTICLES, PRESS RELEASES & REVIEWS
Turning Bicycle Building into an Art Form
Richard Sachs of Chester has a logical explanation of why he would rather build a bicycle than race one. "Some people like the equipment aspect of whatever recreational activity they're involved in," he said. Sachs, 31, started building racing bikes 11 years ago. He...
Handmade
"Handmade." A fast disappearing word in these assembly-line times. Handmade brings back memories of bygone days, fine workmanship, and lasting quality. The end product becomes an expression of the maker's personality transmitted through the tools to the material. In...
From Would-Be Writer to Bicycle Framebuilder
A funny thing happened to Richard Sachs eight years ago while he was making plans to enter college to become a freelance writer. Somehow, he wound up in England where he began learning how to make bicycle frames instead. "I was supposed to enter Goddard College in...
Made In the USA
In 1975, the number of American framebuilders amounted to nearly 100. Today, there may be less than 20 still involved on a full-time basis. These, however, are building a reputation that is equaling, if not exceeding, the European masters. Since the 1960's, when...
Building and Racing Bikes, His Life
For most people bicycling is only a hobby. For Richard Sachs it is a way of life. Sachs, formerly of Bayonne, has devoted full-time to cycles and cycling over the past three years, including spending nine months in England at his own expense, working for free,...