Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle

Throughout more than three decades as a builder, Richard Sachs has made primarily one kind of bicycle (for racing) in one kind of material (steel) painted in one color (red). And yet he sees nothing repetitive in this approach. An idealist who sets out to create the...

Showcase!

NEW YORK; NY.- Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle, presented by the Museum of Arts and Design from May 11 through mid-August 2010, will display the designs of six internationally renowned bicycle builders whose work in metal, as well as graphics and artifacts, elucidate...

Interview with Richard Sachs: :Belgian Knee Warmers

Richard Sachs’ name is synonymous with the handbuilt frame. It is unlikely that anyone else better represents the enigmatic image of the one-man frame shop whose body of work is more than just a bunch of beatiful bicycles, it stands for something. Recently BKW rang...

Richard Sachs moves production to Taiwan

CHESTER, CT (April 1, 2006): Noted framebuilder Richard Sachs announced today that effectively immediately, he will be outsourcing all production of Richard Sachs bicycle frames to Giant Bicycles, Inc. of Taiwan. “I’ve been spending too much time in the...

Brazed Alchemy

At the heart of a great wristwatch is a handcrafted mechanical caliber and at the heart of a great bicycle is a handmade frame. Richard Sachs is on the cognoscenti’s short list as the best framebuilder in the history of the craft. No doubt about it, Lance...