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02-08-24, 07:57 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,009
Posted By e-RICHIE

Buy what you want or need. But remember - just...

Buy what you want or need. But remember - just like a head tube (for headsets) and bb shells (for axle assemblies) the seat lug AND the seat tube should be prepped for accepting a seatpost. These are...
02-08-24, 07:43 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,009
Posted By e-RICHIE

Some details are embedded in my links above. ...

Some details are embedded in my links above.

Here…





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02-08-24, 07:16 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,009
Posted By e-RICHIE

Two options if you’re interested… ...

Two options if you’re interested…

https://richardsachs.com/product/richard-sachs-seat-lug-survival-kit/

or

https://richardsachs.com/product/rs-seat-lug-bolt-nut-assembly/
01-13-24, 10:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,093
Posted By e-RICHIE

Sadly, it's not a name I recognize.

Sadly, it's not a name I recognize.
Forum: Framebuilders
01-12-24, 01:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 662
Posted By e-RICHIE

For that, it's a different animal. Email...

For that, it's a different animal.
Email directly with what you want and, if I can complete it, I'll reply in quote.
therichardsachs AT gmail etc

OR

You can simply shop my store...
Forum: Framebuilders
01-12-24, 10:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 662
Posted By e-RICHIE

Framebuilder Starter Kit™

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Framebuilder Starter Kit™
.
We all enter the room and wonder, “what goes where?” But – and trust me on this – the knowledge does arrive. We’re each walking an unpaved road. There’s no real right...
01-12-24, 06:38 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,093
Posted By e-RICHIE

Mark Always happy to make you laugh. ...

Mark

Always happy to make you laugh.

The article was a result of three full days of photography in my studio by Michael Furman. Every single image was staged by him and his assistant, not...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-26-23, 04:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 647
Posted By e-RICHIE

yes, order away! thank you

yes, order away!

thank you
Forum: Framebuilders
12-25-23, 08:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 647
Posted By e-RICHIE

Yes, I know. Since before 2017 their combined...

Yes, I know. Since before 2017 their combined missives to clients regarding what’s next have been shrouded in code, such that I lost faith. I’ve never used any of their cast parts from the catalog...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-21-23, 02:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 647
Posted By e-RICHIE

Not Allotec. We tried them briefly in the early...

Not Allotec. We tried them briefly in the early teens for two of my then-new lug sets and eventually decided they couldn't handle the project.
Forum: Framebuilders
12-21-23, 11:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 647
Posted By e-RICHIE

RS Cast Parts and related -

-
No Longer Shen
.
In 2001 I went on a tear and dove head first into parts design and production. Every year or so I added to the menu or tweaked what was already there. By the middle teens there...
Forum: Framebuilders
12-05-23, 08:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 399
Posted By e-RICHIE

27.2?! ...

27.2?!

https://richardsachs.com/product/pegoretti-28-6mm-f-c-clamp/
Forum: Framebuilders
01-04-22, 05:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,420
Posted By e-RICHIE

Marc Muller

Marc Muller
Forum: Framebuilders
10-15-21, 05:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,364
Posted By e-RICHIE

…..

…..
07-12-21, 05:53 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,565
Posted By e-RICHIE

of course he wants them to endure, and is also...

of course he wants them to endure, and is also mindful of the hundreds if not thousands whose livelihoods depends on the continuing success.
07-12-21, 05:11 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,565
Posted By e-RICHIE

Heh? Huh! The transfer of majority...

Heh?
Huh!

The transfer of majority ownership isn’t so much about what Mr. Columbo needs or wants.
It’s to ensure the brands he’s been steward of for his adulthood remain in good stead.
07-12-21, 01:22 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,565
Posted By e-RICHIE

As a customer, a reseller of many of the...

As a customer, a reseller of many of the materials these brands manufacture (many to my specs), and someone who assembles bicycles with components from Cinelli and Columbus, I'm very happy with this...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-25-21, 09:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,015
Posted By e-RICHIE

I've seen plug-in (male/female fit) dropouts on...

I've seen plug-in (male/female fit) dropouts on frames gong back to the original Six Day era. The style is hardly a modern or time/cost-cutting feature.
02-06-21, 02:55 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,887
Posted By e-RICHIE

Agreed. This sentiment crosses over into the now...

Agreed. This sentiment crosses over into the now not-so-new framebuilding zeitgeist that began after the Y2K period. If people last long enough, they're (some, anyway) likely to realize that real...
07-23-20, 04:32 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 13,678
Posted By e-RICHIE

Huh? Heh! I work full time making bicycles. ...

Huh?
Heh!
I work full time making bicycles.
Always have.
For the record.
Forum: Framebuilders
02-28-20, 09:51 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,974
Posted By e-RICHIE

@TiHabanero I have another question because I'm...

@TiHabanero I have another question because I'm not able to visualize what you're working with. If the main triangle wasn't completed, and only the head tube and down tube were assembled, and you saw...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-28-20, 07:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,974
Posted By e-RICHIE

oh okay. You’re assembling the triangle in...

oh okay. You’re assembling the triangle in sections. I thought you aligned/realigned the unit after it was fully done.
Forum: Framebuilders
02-25-20, 11:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,974
Posted By e-RICHIE

What was heated, and where?

What was heated, and where?
Forum: Framebuilders
02-24-20, 09:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,974
Posted By e-RICHIE

The head tube linearity on some frames (the main...

The head tube linearity on some frames (the main triangle) will stretch into alignment (Read: with enough force something will bend). It all depends on how the frame is clamped, how long the error...
01-18-20, 08:32 AM
Replies: 159
Views: 15,308
Posted By e-RICHIE

It's a 40 year old RS. And a repainted one at...

It's a 40 year old RS.
And a repainted one at that.
I have no idea what if any mods may have been made.
07-03-19, 05:20 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,305
Posted By e-RICHIE

I didn't mean inaccurate as a slur. Apologies if...

I didn't mean inaccurate as a slur. Apologies if the nuance of writing a quick reply made it appear as such.



See above.
07-02-19, 05:48 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,305
Posted By e-RICHIE

I can't address all the inaccurate comments...

I can't address all the inaccurate comments directed at my work, but I was emailed about the fork alone. It is one of mine. Yes, I did have many versions of the pantographing until I could afford...
06-08-17, 03:54 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 10,039
Posted By e-RICHIE

You'd better correct the brakes as showing in...

You'd better correct the brakes as showing in that last attachment in Post 14.
The pads/holders are in backwards.
05-02-17, 06:17 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 27,289
Posted By e-RICHIE

Those are 16mm seat stays, and a normal shape....

Those are 16mm seat stays, and a normal shape. I've never known Medici frames to have anything except conical stays. There were 14mm on the smaller units, and 16mm on the taller ones.
05-02-17, 11:17 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 27,289
Posted By e-RICHIE

It wasn't weird then if you were there. Many were...

It wasn't weird then if you were there. Many were beginning to incorporate small parts from unconventional supply chains as ways to make bicycles lighter or simply to distinguish them. Remember, this...
05-02-17, 07:54 AM
Replies: 177
Views: 27,289
Posted By e-RICHIE

Drillium Dude - The cable guides, the ones that...

Drillium Dude - The cable guides, the ones that are tight or appear smaller, were made for Elephant (brand) housing which was, in the day, an off brand that somehow made its way into some pro level...
06-03-15, 07:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,674
Posted By e-RICHIE

Back then, Dick Swann was an advocate for loose...

Back then, Dick Swann was an advocate for loose bearings over caged bearings. Hence the broad-stroke comment regarding Campagnolo atmo. Remember, this was 1970.
06-02-15, 08:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,674
Posted By e-RICHIE

PS Do yourselves a favor - read the letter and...

PS Do yourselves a favor - read the letter and take it on face value.
Don't make the error of looking at it (and judging the words) through a 2015 lens atmo.
Thanks.
06-02-15, 07:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,674
Posted By e-RICHIE

It was 1970 atmo. The note was in reply to a...

It was 1970 atmo.

The note was in reply to a list of questions I sent to Mr. Swann who was, at that time, also answering reader letters at Bicycling Magazine. I knew him privately, too, because I...
03-30-15, 03:25 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,091
Posted By e-RICHIE

Ride it and abuse it atmo.

Ride it and abuse it atmo.
Forum: Framebuilders
03-20-15, 07:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,631
Posted By e-RICHIE

That dropout broke because you're riding on a...

That dropout broke because you're riding on a bent or broken hub axle. If you don't fix the wheel part, a repair will only break again some day in a similar way atmo.
01-19-15, 08:35 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,175
Posted By e-RICHIE

As I wrote another (geek) today, it's a plausible...

As I wrote another (geek) today, it's a plausible story. But that was more than 40 years ago so there's no way to know for certain.
01-19-15, 06:10 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,175
Posted By e-RICHIE

Peter and I shared assembly duties and it was...

Peter and I shared assembly duties and it was rare, EXTREMELY rare, that either of us did a frame end to end. He'd do fronts, I would add rears, and the forks were filled in by one of us. Or I would...
01-19-15, 05:32 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 8,175
Posted By e-RICHIE

The Witcomb (there's no H) frames made in London...

The Witcomb (there's no H) frames made in London didn't look anything like what we made in East Haddam, and that extends to the decals. How they made them in Deptford and how we did things in...
11-18-14, 09:07 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,086
Posted By e-RICHIE

I don't know when your frame was made (unless I...

I don't know when your frame was made (unless I see a serial number). And yeah, I used the parts occasionally during the transition era. It's not like GM where we have model years and end of season...
11-18-14, 08:49 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,086
Posted By e-RICHIE

Yes - read the letter to VN. I stopped by...

Yes - read the letter to VN. I stopped by 1979/1980 because I got sick of what I essentially enabled. I let the others run with it. But here, I was done with the part (even though I had thousands in...
11-18-14, 07:44 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,086
Posted By e-RICHIE

You're welcome. The answer to that is also...

You're welcome.
The answer to that is also Because. You have to under-think this, and also channel a Kennedy (JFK) era mentality. The bicycle is a pretty small and limited canvas. In the days when...
11-18-14, 07:06 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,086
Posted By e-RICHIE

The part of the quote that I replied to. ...

The part of the quote that I replied to.

Look. In my book, none of this matters much, especially some 40 years after the fact. I'm not going to speak to the use of playing card figures as...
11-17-14, 05:25 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 14,086
Posted By e-RICHIE

That's not true. And since this stuff is cached...

That's not true. And since this stuff is cached for a long time, I thought I'd let you know.
11-13-14, 07:18 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 6,461
Posted By e-RICHIE

In the iab post that the single link was mined...

In the iab post that the single link was mined from, you'll see other links to my
albums with the 3D printed parts, and also plain ol' 3D models made by hand.
He's linked to wax models in this one.
Forum: Framebuilders
11-08-14, 04:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,444
Posted By e-RICHIE

When you bought lugs from Nervex, there was a...

When you bought lugs from Nervex, there was a menu for cuts on the main tubes, and cuts for the head tubes.
You ordered the combination you wanted; some look good, some didn't. Some odd combos were...
11-08-14, 10:20 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,401
Posted By e-RICHIE

The lug walls taper to a 1.2mm edge, and are...

The lug walls taper to a 1.2mm edge, and are thicker (but not by much...) at the areas that envelope the tube interferences. The casting process itself has some limitations, some of which are based...
11-06-14, 05:06 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,401
Posted By e-RICHIE

Thanks! Here are several Flickr albums that...

Thanks!
Here are several Flickr albums that show the lack of a developmental route we take to pull some of this off atmo.


The UOS 27mm blade + 1 1/8"crown ...
11-06-14, 02:08 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,401
Posted By e-RICHIE

The 3D printed models are the best part. They...

The 3D printed models are the best part. They look and feel like candy. I wish I could sell just them. They'd be great for holiday gift giving atmo.
11-06-14, 01:45 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 31,401
Posted By e-RICHIE

The Newvex parts were conceived in 2003 and have...

The Newvex parts were conceived in 2003 and have an 18mm/20mm upper part on the top tube lug (as do the Richie-Issimos, the René Singers, the Nuovo Richies, and the Sax Max versions) because the...
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