Richard Sachs (born February 14, 1953) is an American bicycle framebuilder based in Chester, Connecticut, since 1975.[1] He builds road racing and cyclo-cross bicycles. His lug and fitting designs are employed by many other framebuilders. Richard Sachs designs and distributes racing cycle attire, accessories and accoutrements.
Sachs has been sponsor of a New England–based cyclocross team for more than decade. It has produced nine national champions, notably Jonathan Page, a professional cyclocross racer in Belgium.[2]
Richard Sachs Cycles
On graduating from the Peddie School in 1971, Sachs spent close to a year in England as an apprentice with Witcomb Cycles.[3][4] He returned to the United States and in 1975 began building frames under his own name.[1] He spent over 30 years building lugged steel bicycle frames and forks in Chester, Connecticut. He builds 80 to 90 a year.[5]
He has since moved to Warwick, Massachusetts to continue his craft.[6]
^Wolff-Mann, Ethan. "The 5 Things Richard Sachs Can't Live Without", Thrillist, October 22, 2014. Accessed July 16, 2019. "A quick bio, in his own words: 'I didn't set out to become a bicycle maker. I became a bicycle maker. My original Peddie School-era desire to attend Goddard College and study creative writing took a turn in 1971 and I ended up in London at a shop owned by the Witcomb family.'"
