Richard Sachs Cycles

[e-RICHIE]

Is D. Timmerman returning to race with you, ATMO? That beard needs to make a comeback.

Yes atmo.

[jamesand]

Sweet:

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[e-RICHIE]

[EFHeath]

Are the SaxMax fork crown and blades available to the "general framebuilding public" yet? I know I've seen some in the wild on FNL, but they're still not on your materials for sale page. Just wondering!

[Lionel]

Good idea on the dropout.

[e-RICHIE]

Are the SaxMax fork crown and blades available to the "general framebuilding public" yet? I know I've seen some in the wild on FNL, but they're still not on your materials for sale page. Just wondering!

The Sax Max crowns should be here by the 23rd atmo. The UOS 27mm fork blades will hopefully
be here by month's end. Nothing goes on my site until it's in inventory and ready to sell. Thanks.

[Lionel]

Richie, do you have a pic somewhere of the complete UOS fork built up ?

[e-RICHIE]

Richie, do you have a pic somewhere of the complete UOS fork built up ?

No - I don't. I haven't used the parts yet and don't expect to transition over any of my assemblies until maybe after the first of the year atmo.

[Fourflys]

Richie,
I have a question I didn't see in the 40 pages of of this...

when you build a frame for someone do you position the seattube for a straight or setback seatpost? I'd be curious to know your reasoning either way (at least in laymen's terms I can understand)...

[e-RICHIE]

Richie,
I have a question I didn't see in the 40 pages of of this...

when you build a frame for someone do you position the seattube for a straight or setback seatpost? I'd be curious to know your reasoning either way (at least in laymen's terms I can understand)...

Non-setback seatposts are not part of the vernacular here atmo.

[Fourflys]

Non-setback seatposts are not part of the vernacular here atmo.

cool, thanks

[EFHeath]

The Sax Max crowns should be here by the 23rd atmo. The UOS 27mm fork blades will hopefully
be here by month's end. Nothing goes on my site until it's in inventory and ready to sell. Thanks.

Good News.

[e-RICHIE]

lil' justy atmo -

[sevencyclist]

Hi Richard,

Questions about cast dropouts. Is there metallurgical advantage of casting compared to forging for this type of application? Or is it a simple way to achieve consistent and durable end product with less labor intensive process? Are the dropouts made in Taiwan at the same place where you have the lugsets poured? Thanks.

Rex

[e-RICHIE]

Hi Richard,

Questions about cast dropouts. Is there metallurgical advantage of casting compared to forging for this type of application? Or is it a simple way to achieve consistent and durable end product with less labor intensive process? Are the dropouts made in Taiwan at the same place where you have the lugsets poured? Thanks.

Rex

Hi Rex - thanks for asking.

I wanted to transition over to verticals for about a decade but didn't have the energy or resources to devote to the project owing to always having more pressing ones to deal with. When the UOS parts were finally conceived and signed off on, the last piece of my puzzle were the front and rear dropouts. I think the metallurgy of the casting process used by Long Shen has been long since dialed in and very compatible with the use of the proposed component. I like the repeatability of the precision cast part because it allows me to focus my working skills on more important areas of construction. I began using the IC parts in the mid 1980s and the forged dropouts, recently retired, were the last connection to my past. I reckon I have brazed and filed more than 15,000 dropouts and there comes a time when I don't feel that it adds any value to my work. That time came at least 15 years ago but the line in the sand has only recently been crossed atmo.

For background information on my points of view, also read Imitation Art | RICHARD SACHS CYCLES .

[sevencyclist]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the link to the inspiring read. I agree with your sentiment. We have to keep moving forward and use what we have done and learned to facilitate rather than only to certify the product.

In my field, many people lament for days of old and how things were done. True, there are certain feature that were good, but the present has so much more information than what we used to have. So I have to be vigilent to keep moving forward and utilize new knowledge and technology to improve on what I have done. The expert training and past experience are helpful only if they can be incorporated to current situation to help the next.

I believe this following phrase is in someone's signature within the forum, and I like it a lot. "Life is like riding a bicycle; one has to keep going forward in order to keep balance." I am glad you are utilizing your connection to the past and update it with help of technology to improve on the present.

Rex

[e-RICHIE]

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the link to the inspiring read. I agree with your sentiment. We have to keep moving forward and use what we have done and learned to facilitate rather than only to certify the product.

In my field, many people lament for days of old and how things were done. True, there are certain feature that were good, but the present has so much more information than what we used to have. So I have to be vigilent to keep moving forward and utilize new knowledge and technology to improve on what I have done. The expert training and past experience are helpful only if they can be incorporated to current situation to help the next.

I believe this following phrase is in someone's signature within the forum, and I like it a lot. "Life is like riding a bicycle; one has to keep going forward in order to keep balance." I am glad you are utilizing your connection to the past and update it with help of technology to improve on the present.

Rex

Yes - say bye-bye to another vestige of the past.
Running Changes at Richard Sachs Cycles | RICHARD SACHS CYCLES

[ron l edmiston]

richie,

RS anniversary bike/s:

what year built & anniversary celebrated..
number of bikes built for each anniversary celebrated..
custom built for customer/s..
color range..
any numbering sequence or special graphics/logo..

& future ball of crystal plan/s..

with a smile,

ronnie

[e-RICHIE]

richie,

RS anniversary bike/s:

what year built & anniversary celebrated..
number of bikes built for each anniversary celebrated..
custom built for customer/s..
color range..
any numbering sequence or special graphics/logo..

& future ball of crystal plan/s..

with a smile,

ronnie

Heh? In 1992 I made twenty 20th Anniversary frames, all numbered sequentially, for folks that wanted their Signature frame order turned into a Limited Edition model. Some folks simply got in the queue when I announced the model. In 1997 I produced twenty five numbered frames for my 25th year. In 2002 I made a single frame to mark the 30th year at the bench. The original concept was encouraged by a long standing client who, in real life, was the business manager of a very well known (and dead) photographer of landscapes in the western United States. The thinking was a market existed for a celebratory piece, limited in number, and with paperwork that traveled with it to attest to its provenance. Oh, and a beyond high price tag (for the day) was also part of the idea so as to separate the real clients from the tire kickers and bottom feeders. This man's advice and the friendship/alliance that developed from his interest in my business helped transform my model and enabled me to sustain in an era in which the framebuilding niche was on life support. We've stayed in touch ever since. Howeva'...

I am done with special editions and commemorative work. Been there, etcetera. I am going in the other direction atmo. Mediocrity rules, but at high prices - of course!

[ron l edmiston]

Heh? In 1992 I made twenty 20th Anniversary frames, all numbered sequentially, for folks that wanted their Signature frame order turned into a Limited Edition model. Some folks simply got in the queue when I announced the model. In 1997 I produced twenty five numbered frames for my 25th year. In 2002 I made a single frame to mark the 30th year at the bench. The original concept was encouraged by a long standing client who, in real life, was the business manager of a very well known (and dead) photographer of landscapes in the western United States. The thinking was a market existed for a celebratory piece, limited in number, and with paperwork that traveled with it to attest to its provenance. Oh, and a beyond high price tag (for the day) was also part of the idea so as to separate the real clients from the tire kickers and bottom feeders. This man's advice and the friendship/alliance that developed from his interest in my business helped transform my model and enabled me to sustain in an era in which the framebuilding niche was on life support. We've stayed in touch ever since. Howeva'...





I am done with special editions and commemorative work. Been there, etcetera. I am going in the other direction atmo. Mediocrity rules, but at high prices - of course!

"mediocrity," not in your lev,

ronnie