On separate notes, please keep an eye on that SACHSTOYS page because in a very short time I will be adding a new Rene Singer graphic t shirt, some new designs to the RS musette collection (Rene Singer, PegoRichie, and ATMO ), and some most excellant RGM WATCHES - RICHARD SACHS 'cross team hooded sweatshirts.

My last update will be a long, long overdue thanks to client Jim Thompson. I first met Jim last year in San Jose at NAHBS 3.0 when he approached me so I could help ascertain the build history of his 1970s Richard Sachs. As the story goes, we were both pleasantly surprised to see that his was the 6th ever Richard Sachs branded frameset from circa 1976. Somewhere on my desktop there's a folder with some pics, and I will soon add a piece on Jim and that bicycle on my RIDERS page. But lo and behold, again I'm surfing cyclingnews dot com and Jim and that #6 bicycle are part of the site's Tour of California race tech coverage. There's also a YouTube video devoted to it. Way too cool atmo. Many thanks, Jim Thompson

I am excited to let you know that, in addition to displaying my bicycles, framebuilding parts, and softgoods, NAHBS will also be showing the premiere of a film on me and my business. For a brief description, please see the NABHS site. I shouldn't give away the farm, but I gots to tell ya', Des captured it all on celluloid, or Hi-Def whatever it's called. This film covers about everything I wanted to show and say, and it's professional from one end to the other atmo. I hope all who read this can attend NAHBS and take advantage of the time there to catch the film.

The Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team's 2007 season ended just last week with a trip to Kansas City for the National Championships. I recently updated the 'cross blog. and the team Flickr site. Click here for the blog and here for the pic page.

And speaking of blogs, my self- absorbed opinionfest compilation has been left unattended for at least 6 months. Now that the road trips are done for a while, I plan to load a whole lotta entries to what I lightheartedly refer to as Richiepedia. By mid January I will be a cut and pasting fool. Click here and bookmark this blog. Not for the faint of heart atmo.

Yet another shipment from Columbus has just arrived. In addition to another 40 sets of Spirit-For-Lugs, a.k.a. PegoRichie tubing, Columbus has also supplied me with fifty sets pair of SL fork blades. To my knowledge, this marks the Italian firm's return to making these parts on a regular basis. With the advent of carbon fiber and forks coming from Forks-R-Us, it's been hard to get the goods needed to make forks the way they should be made: by the person making the frame. Thankfully, Columbus is back in the fray!

A new batch of t shirts is now available. The Nuovo Richie graphics now adorn 100% cotton shirts in sizes Small through XX Large. Here's a pic of pal Brian sporting his. Order on the SachsToys page.

For those of you that are interested in following the season long escapades of the Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team, please visit and bookmark the blog I keep. It's updated several times a week.

I am starting my second year using the magnificent new Spirit-for-Lugs tubeset made by Columbus and dubbed (by me) PegoRichie. Just last week I received another 80 sets. I now have the lighter version and it is available in 2 distinct lengths making it frame size specific. These are great times for making the highest quality steel frames with lugs.

A new Richard Sachs lugset is nearly ready for public consumption. I designed these in the French Constructeur style and the working name for the project is Rene Singer, and photos are posted on Flickr.

Speaking of pictures, please note that I have migrated ALL of my 6000+ images over to Flickr. Here is the new link. Please bookmark it. The Yahoo Pics site is done!

I just received a new shipment of Oval Concepts Classic shaped handlebars. I have them in stock in 3 widths and 2 drop dimensions. These are not on my SachsToys page. Read the press release that describes these bars and my joy with them. If you are interested in these, please email me directly.

Additional photos. Note: I have stems as well.

I am trying to sell 2 Richard Sachs touring bicycles built in 1981. They are a matched pair and belong to a local couple who are retiring to Florida. The bicycles are being sold separately. For more information, please check out this message board thread on frameforum.net. If you are interested in either of these bicycles, please contact me directly.

I am collaborating with Neil at frameforum dot net and spending a few weeks loading my entire (complete) collection of The New Yorker magazines which have bicycles in the cover art in any way, shape, or form. Please see this link to see the story as it takes you to all the pertinent links.

We are finally getting around to adding to the Gallery page. There will be five new links there, all showing examples from my NAHBS collection this past March. Jeff Weir takes the best pictures - period.

I have been adding items to the Sachs Toys page. Recently, a new shipment of Selle San Marco Regal saddles in blue sits next to the ever-popular white and red versions. There are also 2 new T-shirt designs. Have a look when you're ready to shop for that perfect gift!

It's been nearly a year since the Columbus PegoRichie tubing has been available and it has become my material of choice. My first parcel of 70 sets from July 2006 is nearly used up and I am very excited that another 80 sets are en route. The great news is that these include a lighter version that is drawn in two distinct lengths, each targeted at frame sizes that are up to 54cm and again up to 59cm. This option allows me to better match the tube to the rider and the frame size!! These sets also include steel fork blades from Columbus, as they make a long awaited return to supplying this part for makers of traditional road bicycles.

It's been a while since I tended to my blog, but recently I have added at least 12 new entries, all long-winded of course!

My newest (and third) Richard Sachs lugset is finally available. Dubbed the Nuovo Richie series, I am extremely pleased with the quality of these little effers. They are well detailed, ornate-without-being-froufou, and austere, all at the same time!! Check the gallery to see the finished pieces as well as detailed shots of the handmade samples being made, and the really cool art that Chuck Schmidt designed for the frame decals. Read about the lugs on frameforum.net.

In the 2007 VeloNews Buyers Guide there is a great 8-page story entitled Men of Steel; One Connoisseur, Five Artisan Renditions. It follows Brett Horton's (he, of The Horton Collection) commissioning of five no-holds-barred bicycles to be made just for him. The article traces the history of the project, has a full page devoted to each framebuilder, and has some killer pics atmo. Read about Dario Pegoretti, Vanilla, Llewellyn, Ron Cooper, and me!!

The current issue of Bike Culture magazine has a wonderful article written by Laura Zuehlke about all things framebuilding. It's titled Mavericks of Steel.

Pal Trish from across the street has started a new biz and I think the website will be a killer and one to follow, atmo. Get in touch with your inner Coco or Karl without ever leaving the Barcolounger. Why? Because malls suck. Smashing, Darling!

Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, commonly known in the trade as BRAIN, has done some wonderful reports stemming from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show that was held last weekend in San Jose, including this article about my business.

For those of you who are unaware, messengers and singlespeeders have almost singlehandedly kept handmade-slash-artisan framebuilding alive these past few years with their keen interest in all things Japanese, particularly in keirin frames and NJS components. A website devoted to just this niche is keirin culture, which is currently featuring a story about my work.

Richard Sachs "Not-So-Little" Black Book

This is a 21 page compendium of Richard Sachs bicycles that were displayed at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in March 2006.

Thirty-seven images are printed on heavy coated stock, and encased in a hardbound jacket; a celebration of the craft, the bicycle framebuilders' show, and nearly 35 years of framebuilding by Richard Sachs, of Chester, Connecticut.

Photography by Jeffrey Weir, of Greenwich, Connecticut.

You can read more about this project at Frameforum.net, as part of their 2007 NAHBS preview, along with preview articles about David Kirk of Kirk Frameworks, Italian framebuilder Dario Pegoretti, and many more.

A new shipment of Selle San Marco Regal saddles has arrived. These were all manufactured in Italy earlier this month. The news is that in addition to the standard RS red model that I normally import, I have ordered several cases of white regals too. See the SACHSTOYS page for a picture and ordering details.

On March 2-4 I will be exhibiting at the 3rd annual North American Handmade Bicycle Show in San Jose, California. If you are interested in seeing the best framebuilders (and bicycle designers) showing their latest creations, you simply must attend.

The 2007 Richard Sachs Team clothing made by VergeSport is now in stock. For a look at the shortsleeve jersey design, click here or here. I will have the shortsleeve version available on the SachsToys page, but please note that I also stock some of the new designs in longsleeve jerseys (made from Wintertec material, and with a full front zipper), in windjackets (in Aquatec material), in thermal Winter jackets, and in bibshorts, socks, and winter training hats. Check the VergeSport website for more information on materials. Please email me for information about all these extra items because it's too tedious to list all the sizes and variations online. To see any of these items in action as used by the Richard Sachs 'Cross Team, click here.

I keep several blogs online, including the RGM Watches-Richard Sachs-Rex Chiu-Radix Group Cyclocross Team 2006 season journal, and another 47,000 words (and counting) about how feel about just about everything else.

I have a couple of pages that are relevant to all things framebuilding. If you want to read about how I define a custom frame. The page also links to many of my pals in the trade, along with another cool page about the many ways that frames can be and are made.

In order to maintain order on this site, I keep thousands of digital pics offsite on a Yahoo Pics! page, in dozens of different galleries that depict many eras of Richard Sachs racing teams, and images of several RS frames being built, and just general nonsense that comes with too much time with a camera!

The Richard Sachs Richie-issimo bottom bracket shell now enters its second year of use. Of all the castings that I have designed, it remains a favorite. Check out the gallery of the actual sample being fabricated at my bench.

The Richard Sachs headbadge project is finally done. After pondering it on and off for eons (and never one to be a headbadge fan...) I finally began dealing with this last year. My ieal was to create a stylized applique of the RS logo and have it be a stand-alone, rather than one which is cluttered by rivets and small screws from the marine hardware industry! Not being a stainless fan either, I wanted to avoid a shiny thing on the front of the bicycle as it would be so incongruous. I decided that what I really wanted was my decal art produced in 3-D, so I set out to create these at my workbench on a per order basis. After completing several and seeing them on finished frames, I knew it was the correct choice. Ultimately, I decided to have them machine made for better accuracy and repeatability. The finished headbadge looks incredible on a frame prior to paint. Check out the full gallery.

Due to personal reasons, I was unable to attend the U.S. National Cyclocross Championships in early December. In my absence, my teammates made a really cool video and surprise gifted it to me upon their return.

The long awaited switched to custom-designed tubes finally occured in late August. Dubbed PegoRichie — or, if you will, Spirit for Lugs — this set represents almost 12 months of collaboration between myself, Dario Pegoretti, and the good folks at Columbus. Read what I posted about it in the online framebuilders forum. If you have any questions regarding this set or the project, please ask.

Richard Sachs has been building handcrafted lugged-steel bicycles in Chester, Connecticut for over 30 years. He began began building cyclocross-specific frames in 1978.