FOCUS: Stickers

FOCUS: Stickers

It seems as though stickers are all over the factory. Before the fridge became the target for peoples need to stick a sticker to something people stuck stickers all over the place. In my search for vintage IF stickers stuck to stuff I came across some winners on our...
The Stainless Report: XCr – 02

The Stainless Report: XCr – 02

The Columbus XCr chainstay sub assembly is completed. The sub assembly includes bottom bracket, chainstays and dropouts.The pieces were mitered, slotted, cleaned, argon purged then tack welded together in our sub assembly jig.The XCr stainless steel tubing cut and...
FOCUS: The Hummingbird

FOCUS: The Hummingbird

This was one of our NAHBS bikes from 2008. It was the first IF lugged bike. The frame, fork and stem were all built and polished in-house at IF… under the cover of darkness. It’s been riding the streets of Boston since the show ended.The entire tubeset is...
The Stainless Report: XCr – 01

The Stainless Report: XCr – 01

Mauro from Columbus sent us over another XCr stainless steel tubeset to try out. This will be the second one we have made. We have no plans on offering this as an option for our stainless steel SSR yet, but it is always good to know thy materials.The tubing came with...
Focus: Employee Factory Race Bikes

Focus: Employee Factory Race Bikes

I grabbed Kevin’s team issue SSR to snap a few pictures. This is the same bike featured in our 2009 catalog. He has been training and racing on it for quite a while now and it’s still looking pretty sharp.The IFracing team is riding on Mavic Neutral...
FOCUS: Frames in Process

FOCUS: Frames in Process

Snapshots of some frames that are all welded up waiting to move into the finishing department.If you look closely you can see an XS, some Ti Crown Jewels, a Steel Planet Cross and others.Maybe one of them is yours?If there anything you would like us to FOCUS on, let...