Richard Sachs Cycles

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Rockin' the NFS Grease according to my opinion.

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Bicycle making is a meticulous, precise art. Success at the highest level depends upon training, experience, and the vigilant attention to detail.

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My Craft, Explained | RICHARD SACHS CYCLES

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"We don’t submit to terror. We make the terror."

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The first cut is the deepest atmo.
from The Mohel's Handbook

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Novelty’s only benefit is its newness; like the smell of a new car, it rarely survives extended contact with its first customers.

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Twenty Four Seconds In The Ring | RICHARD SACHS CYCLES

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The first cut is the deepest atmo.
from The Mohel's Handbook

Poifict! A beautiful headtube, and a beautiful car!

You should consider switching to Briser-style dropouts.

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It seems like another lifetime when the menu for materials was just crumbs, or stuff made for Big Bikemaker Inc. But for most of the 1990s and into the 21st century, the roads of commerce, manufacturing, and market share intersected at every corner except my the one I was standing at. One way to reverse engineer that trend was to get a degree in Reverse Engineering. Another was to have a Paddy Chayefsky moment at scream out the window. Still another was to do something about it.

Here's a text from HBG that speaks to the genesis of a modern (read, NOT a reissue) tube set made expressly for folks who make frames by hand, and who select lugs to join the ends.

Handbuilt Bicycle Guide

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it will be a fun weekend.
IMG_1433 by dlcorr, on Flickr

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In 1987 I finally crossed the color barrier atmo.


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CYMK + RS

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Nice chrome fork crown!

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When I see someone doing special work, I want to know
more, and try to use the experience to enrich my own path.

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Mellifluous Notes

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Click image for details atmo -

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And, so we went. We met. It matched. We’re in.

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A Collaborative Tribute