Independent Fabrication
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| Independent Fabrication | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Somerville, MA |
| Key people | Matt Bracken, Shawn Estes, Tyler Evans, Lloyd Graves, Joe Ingram, Joel Kennedy, Brian Kelly, Jamie Medeiros, Jill Rogers, Keith Rouse, Spencer LeBouef, Jim Wilding, Jason Williams |
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Products | Custom Bicycles |
| Revenue | undisclosed |
| Employees | 13 |
| Website | Independent Fabrication |
The Independent Fabrication (IF) bicycle company is located in Somerville, MA. The company is often mistakenly referred to as Independent Fabrications. They are known for manufacturing custom bicycle frames from steel and titanium. They twice won the Bicycling Magazine Dream Bike of the Year for their carbon tubed titanium lugged XS road frameset. Independent Fabrication is an employee-founded and -owned corporation.
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[edit] History Of Independent Fabrication
Independent Fabrication was formed by the former employees of Fat City Cycles. The Independent Fabrication website has comprehensive details and specifics on the history of the company from formation through to present day.
[edit] Bicycle Frames
Independent Fabrication currently manufactures the following custom bicycle frame models:
[edit] Road
XS (Carbon and Titanium)
Factory Lightweight (Steel)
Crown Jewel (Steel or Titanium)
SSR (953 Stainless Steel)
Club Racer (Steel or Titanium)
[edit] Cyclocross
Planet Cross (Steel or Titanium)
SSX (953 Stainless Steel)
[edit] Off Road
Deluxe (Steel or Titanium)
Beatstick (Steel)
[edit] Touring
Independence (Steel or Titanium)
[edit] Specials
Independent Fabrication have also produced a number of specials and one of bikes. Some of these are show bikes, others have been built to the special requirements of their customers. These include the Phil Wood Piss Off, the Tungsten Electrode full suspension prototype and the Dual Slalom frames.
[edit] Owners' Club
An Independent Fabrication Owners' Club was launched in 2004 with the backing of Independent Fabrication. The club is served by a separate website, ifrider.com, which aims to give ideas and inspiration to people thinking of buying an Independent Fabrication frame and having a custom build. Visitors can browse or search through the frames and models on the site. A key part of the Owners’ Club website is an international register of IF bikes, which now has over 1,000 IFs registered (the factory produces around 900 frames per year). All owners are welcome to join, add their bikes and share their experience of ownership through comments and forum posts. Members have access to exclusive content and deals on IF merchandise.
[edit] Grassroots Racing
Independent Fabrication has a small but successful grassroots racing program. Some notable racers include:
Tiffany Mann
Harlan Price
Maureen Bruno Roy
Brian Keich
[edit] Gallery
 A sterling silver IF head badge on a Ruby Red Club Racer frame |
 A Ti Crown Jewel |
 A Steel Deluxe |
 Stainless Steel Prototype |
 Steel Deluxe Singlespeed |
 Steel Deluxe 29er Singlespeed |
