by Richard Sachs | Aug 1, 2011
I have always watched with great interest all the work of Richard Sachs, who is considered one of, if not the best, framebuilders. And when I say ‘all’ I mean everything he has done for his brand, and not only with respect to bicycles. As other frame...
by Richard Sachs | Apr 14, 2011
In the history of American frame builders perhaps few names are as well known as that of Richard Sachs. He and his work has come to be synonymous withe the craft itself. To many, he is an object lesson in how to be a successful one-man band. With more than 30 years in...
by Richard Sachs | Jan 19, 2011
The world’s best bicycles are American, and made of steel I didn’t know it at the time, but my first bicycle came in the waning years of a sort of revolution. Over the decade The Beatles played together – from 1960 to 1970 –the American bike market grew slowly from...
by Richard Sachs | Mar 21, 2007
There’s this guy I see racing around Chester always on a bicycle, often donning a funny red cap to keep his head warm in the colder months. He stops off at the post office and exchanges one armful of packages for another, gives his signature head nod greeting to...
by Richard Sachs | Mar 1, 2007
It makes you ponder predestination: A serendipitous series of naive but gutsy decisions set Richard Sachs, a beginning bike racer just out of high school,on the road to becoming one of America’s pre-eminent custom bike builders. With time to fill before entering...
