Review: Imperfection is Perfection

Richard Sachs has been racing bikes and building custom frames for over a quarter of a century. He’s also no stranger to ‘cross and, in addition to racing a full season each year, has provided generous sponsorship support for dozens of ‘cross racers...

Review: Imperfection is Perfection

The title of this video summarizes its content. For most of its 29 minutes, Richard Sachs examines the idea that perfection in a bicycle frame (or any other hand-built object) is an abstract concept. He holds this ideal in his head, but with experience, he has come to...

Imperfection is Perfection

For nine months in 2007, film maker Des Horsfield made a documentary about bicycle frame builder Richard Sachs. Horsfield’s film takes an intimate look into the life and mind of the bicycle frame builder as Richard Sachs talks about why he does what he does,...