by Richard Sachs | Jul 13, 2011
Manubro 4 Manubri is high quality leather handlebar wrap, hand-made by craftsman and die-hard cyclist Mick Peel of Busyman Bicycles in Melbourne, Australia. Previously only available by private commission, this product is made by appointment to Richard Sachs Cycles....
by Richard Sachs | Oct 6, 2010
The introduction of methods that industrialized bicycle manufacture inevitably led to a reduction in hand-crafted production especially for competition models with proven success. Industrialization and the increase in the number of bikes produced forced many famous...
by Richard Sachs | Jul 3, 1995
THE BUILDER To Connecticut’s Richard Sachs a bicycle has a split personality. As a builder, he identifies an art form in the construction of a frame. But as a racer, he knows that a finely made bicycle means very little in the midst of competition. “I...
by Richard Sachs | Aug 18, 1993
Creating a bicycle frame is not just a job for Richard Sachs. It’s a labor of love. “You don’t look at it as just a bicycle. You look at it as a well-made product, like a fly rod or a well-strung instrument,” Sachs said. Sachs works alone on...
by Richard Sachs | Jun 8, 1992
Richard Sachs lives in Chester, Connecticut. He has been building bicycle frames under his own name since 1975. He started his business, Richard Sachs Cycles, following several years of framebuilding with both Witcomb Lightweight Cycles of London, England and Witcomb...
