by Richard Sachs | Nov 10, 2003
From a distance you might get the wrong impression of Richard Sachs and his bicycle company. If your only interaction with Sachs is seeing his team van at Northeast cyclo-cross races you might think he was a big builder trying to raise his profile in the ‘cross...
by Richard Sachs | Aug 18, 2002
If you haven’t bicycled since you were small, Richard Sachs’s bike shop on North Main Street in Chester demands a mental rearrangement of what you thought you knew about bicycles. Forget the Big Wheel you got for your fifth birthday to hot rod around the...
by Richard Sachs | Aug 18, 2002
After my interview with Sachs in his workshop in Connecticut, he casually asked me if I’d like to take his bike for a quick ride. Despite the fact that I had on sneakers and that the bike was a little short for me, I jumped at the chance to try it out. I’m...
by Richard Sachs | Feb 6, 2002
I saw my first Richard Sachs cycle several years ago at a local century ride. It was early morning, when the air is still cool, and people were meandering around saying their hi’s and getting in last minute pit stops. It was leaning against a fence, red paint...
by Richard Sachs | Oct 29, 1997
Richard Sachs builds bicycles in Chester center. He works alone. In the brochure on the desk it reads, “At Richard Sachs Cycles, I am the work force.” People wait a while and part with sizeable amounts of money for a Richard Sachs cycle. That’s a...
