Richard Sachs
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Richard Sachs is an American
bicycle frame
builder based in Chester, Connecticut
since 1975. He builds road racing and cyclo-cross bicycles. His lug and fitting designs are employed by the 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
.
as an apprentice with Witcomb Cycles. He returned to the United States
and in 1975 began building frames under his own name. He has spent 30 years building lugged steel bicycle frames and forks in Chester, Connecticut. He builds 80-90 a year.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bicycle frame
Bicycle frame
A bicycle frame is the main component of a bicycle, on to which wheels and other components are fitted. The modern and most common frame design for an upright bicycle is based on the safety bicycle, and consists of two triangles, a main triangle and a paired rear triangle...
builder based in Chester, Connecticut
Chester, Connecticut
Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,743 at the 2000 census. The town center is also defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place .-Geography:...
since 1975. He builds road racing and cyclo-cross bicycles. His lug and fitting designs are employed by the framebuilders. Richard Sachs designs and distributes racing cycle attire, accessories and accoutrements.
Sachs has been sponsor of a New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
-based cyclocross
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...
team for more than decade. It has produced nine national champions, notably Jonathan Page, a professional cyclocross racer in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Richard Sachs Cycles
On graduating from high school, Sachs spent close to a year in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
as an apprentice with Witcomb Cycles. He returned to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in 1975 began building frames under his own name. He has spent 30 years building lugged steel bicycle frames and forks in Chester, Connecticut. He builds 80-90 a year.