Conversation with Richard Sachs (Silca blog)
 

Excellent.

Thanks for sharing. The enthusiasm for bikes and aesthetics drips off the page. I love the ability to mythologize one’s own life, it makes me wonder if I can do that, too? Can everyone?

Very nice ... I have so much respect for Richard and hold the frames he builds and the words he chooses in high esteem.

SPP

I certainly hope not or at least that everyone doesn't want to. The goal should be for someone else to mythologize your life. ATMO.

Nice interview! Hopefully Richard didn’t find this offensive:

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Looks great to me. Beautiful bike.

Beautiful

I daresay all of Bill’s bikes are beautiful.

Sachs and Silca (in its current iteration): made for each other!

This guy has always seemed insufferable to me ha

He has a style that can offend some people, but has made great contributions to the Serotta Forum, Velocipede Salon and Paceline.

He has developed bicycle frame building materials.

He has supported racing through his hands on sponsorship of cycling teams.

He has personally participated in races.

Just trying to give a perspective from many years on the above mentioned forums. I am not a Sachs fanboy and have never considered a Sachs bike. I do have fit issues and all of my bikes are custom.

Jef

That's part of his ethos.:cool:

Quite the comment from a fairly FNG..I think Richard is like a lot of artisans. They like to do it their way and "damn the torpedoes". If ya don't like it, TFBad.

Richard is one of the very few, true frame building craftsmen. His frames are gorgeous, ride like dreams. That's the bottom line, eh? Who GAS about his various 'politics'? I don't.

There are more than few 'unique' frame builders out there. Dario Pegoretti(may he RIP) comes to mind..Ernesto Colnago for another.. I had a screaming match with Paul Sandoff(Rock Lobster) over the phone once. I still think his frames are excellent.

BUT, Richard is in a very small class. Good for him.

I had a little fun with Richard on my build of an early 'Suburban Cycle' Richard Sachs ('78) frameset. It has a gold Simplex shifter/derailers/guides set on it. Then brought it down to Cirque... :rolleyes:

He's way over the top on the aesthetics thing, so it's easy to have a little fun with him.