First view: our new carbon cyclocross prototype frame, currently nameless. Like our Corvid road model, the production frames will be built with rider specific custom geometry. All of our carbon parts are made right here in the USA just for I.F. by ENVE Composites, the...

Kevin's got a new paint scheme for his cross rig this year, and no it's not beige**... that's the new team. Introducing Team New Beige, the new IF Factory team consisting of Kevin, Clint and Ron.If you didn't see this bike this weekend in Bedford MA, you're bound to...

This frame is a little dirty. We made this Ti 29'er for Cannondale to show at this year's Sea Otter event. It's design and concept were based around their new 1 1/8" Lefty fork. It was touched... a lot.This frame was built to accept a press fit 30 (PF30) bottom...

Just in time for the season: an IF Titanium Planet Cross.This bike features a bead blasted finish with brushed in logos and a small dash of paint.16lbs 11oz as shown.- t.e.

Be there to see these four identical I.F. Steel Crown Jewel framesets get turned into bicycles by four of the finest mechanics in NYC vying for the title of FASTEST MECHANIC IN NYC!Above photos courtesy of NYC Velo.NY's fastest mechanic's square off Thursday night at...

Ian Leich is really tearing it up lately! He just won the Brighton Big Dog with the fastest lap, a solo win and he beat every team.Congratulations! Keep shredding!More info here: XXXVisit Ian's blog: XXXXX

Before leaving for their bike trip across the USA on their honeymoon, newlyweds Brett and Edie stopped by our shop to say hi. Brett had his race bike in the car and brought it in for a quick photo session.He's been racing this stainless steel bike for quite a while...

We went the extra mile with this one.61cm seat tube length with a 68cm top tube.Head tube length: 236mm.We also made the fork in-house so we could dial in the ride and feel even further.Every joint is double pass TIG welded by hand, the beefier the bike, the beefier...

D2R2 is a little more than a week away so all of our burly rides are starting to come together.Clint's bike is a Steel Club Racer with a painted to match pump. Painted pumps are where it's at. We should really start to offer this as an option, it just rounds out the...

The Rapha Cycle Club is a really unique place. It was set up as a temporary store in the heart of Manhattan. They have weekly rides as well as screen cycling movies.There is a gallery space in the back that does rotating shows. This show is about the Rapha...

While in NYC I had a chance to drop by one of our most super shops: NYC Velo.Andrew (above) gave me a tour of the shop and their fit area and told me of some pretty grand plans of expansion and refinement. It looks so good now I can't even imagine how much better it's...

Thursday, August 5, 6:00pm: THE RAPHA CONTINENTALAn exhibition opening event for the photography, film, sketches and custom-built bicycles from the ongoing, epic tour around North America. See the photgraphy of Dan Sharp and Chris Milliman and art from Pete Rubijono....

Ken, our main man in Germany, of Crema Cycles sent us some pics of a steel Plant Cross that he just built up for a customer.The paint is Baby Blue Pearl with orange on white decals.The customer designed his own Critical Dirt headbadge and sent it over to us to screw...

Columbus XCr stainless steel has got to be the best tubing to come out of Italy since... I don't even know when.It makes for a light weight, super robust and shiny as all hell frame. The shiny qualities of the stainless make for frame details that hearken back to the...

A lot of Corvids (would the plural be Corvidae?) have been going through the shop lately.The paint on this one is particularly stunning.Quetzal green painted lugs and painted in graphics.Also a little bit of exposed carbon on the fork in the form of the IF crown.The...

The new 2010 race kits are in! Now available at the IF store. HERENew pint glasses also came in. HERE

Just a friendly reminder to all of you IF fans out there: The Indy Fab shop ride is happening on this Saturday, July 10th.If you currently own an IF, are thinking of buying one, or just want to know what the deal is with custom bikes, come by the shop to meet and ride...

Here is the video of our ride that we have all been waiting for. Excellent job by Somerville video magician Stebs of Paper Fortress Films.So we thought we were prepared... but we were not. Two of us had some slight adjustments that needed some roadside attention. This...

For the last year there has been a secret here in Union Square Somerville... thinly veiled, but a secret nonetheless. So after much anticipation I finally I got the call from Aaron of Union Foundry: "It's ready. Would you like me to leave it at Open for you to pick up...

Just a few more special items to round up and then we can start building.- t.e.

The parts are rolling in. These are a test for the final TiFLW dropout design. The programming for the engraving is all that still needs to be done. We should have most of the final parts by next week.- t.e.

A mid-day snapshot of the beds of some of the machines around the shop. In the raw and laden with the tools and cut off bits leftover from the framebuilding process.- t.e.