founded 1995 headquarters newmarket new hampshire u.s. key people gary smith products custom bicycles revenue undisclosed number of employees 13 website independent fabrication independent fabrication if is a bicycle company located in newmarket new hampshire usa . it is often mistakenly referred to as independent fabrications . if fabricates bicycle frames from steel titanium and carbon fiber . independent fabrication has twice won the bicycling magazine dream bike of the year with its carbon tubed titanium lugged xs road frame . 1 independent fabrication was founded by and is owned by its employees . in 2005 the company took part in a cnn television program called the turnaround . 2 the show paired a growing business with a mentor from a more successful company . independent fabrication was paired with jeff swartz chief executive of timberland . 3 in 2011 the company announced its factory would move from somerville massachusetts to newmarket nh within the year . a handful of if s employees made the move with the company and several former employees returned . contents 1 history of independent fabrication 2 bicycle frames 2.1 road 2.2 cyclocross 2.3 off road 2.4 touring 2.5 specials 3 owners club 4 grassroots racing 5 if racing 6 women s team 7 gallery 8 external links 9 references history of independent fabrication edit independent fabrication was formed by former employees of fat city cycles 4 and later merlin metalworks . giana roberge won the 2004 world masters time trial championship in austria on an xs . in 2007 gary smith bought 80 % of the company with the employees owning the remaining 20 % . bicycle frames edit independent fabrication currently manufactures the following custom bicycle frame models road edit corvid carbon xs carbon and titanium 5 6 factory lightweight steel factory lightweight ti carbon crown jewel steel ; steel special edition se ; steel special edition carbon sec ; 7 titanium ; and titanium sec ssr columbus xcr stainless steel ; ssr sec 8 9 club racer steel or titanium note sec features carbon wishbone seat stays . cyclocross edit corvid cross carbon fiber planet cross steel or titanium 10 ssx columbus xcr stainless steel off road edit deluxe steel or titanium 11 12 beatstick steel touring edit independence steel or titanium specials edit independent fabrication has also produced specials and one off bikes . some are show bikes others have been built to the requirements of customers or other companies bmxs 13 xs version of the planet cross cyclocross bike . phil wood piss off which had a limited production run tungsten electrode 14 full suspension prototyped in steel and titanium various dual slalom 4x frames . owners club edit an independent fabrication owners club launched in 2004 . it has a register of over 1 750 if bikes . grassroots racing edit independent fabrication has a small but successful grassroots racing program . racers past and present include tiffany mann maureen bruno roy 15 brian keich 16 eric roman mike ramponi sr. if racing edit if racing was formed in february 2008 by team director jonathan bruno . the squad is a newly expanded u25 development program for road racing and pro mountain bike racing . in addition to efforts to promote environmental sustainability and healthy choices the team will participate in an after school cycling program for boston public schools . team website https sites.google.com site ifracing 2010 team jonathan bruno evan cooper robbie king john hanson emerson oronte matt buckley vinnie scalia kevin wolfson todd yezefski women s team edit the team which started as merlin smartfuel in 1997 and in 2000 picked up sponsorship from independent fabrication is based in new england and rides regional and national racing calendar events . 17 18 current riders brenda bahnson pauline frascone zoe sheehan michele smith silke wunderwald former riders katrina davis kirsten grasshoff katheryn curi mattis 19 lisa maxwell julia oh heather peck jessica phillips kathryn roszko marianne stover sarah uhl aimee vasse gallery edit 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 external links edit independent fabrication independent fabrication owners club independent fabrication racing team independent fabrication racing team references edit cycling portal road bike reviews editor s choice 2006 bicycling.com cnn money the turnaround dirt rag web rag news fat city cycles to close bikemagic gear news gear & bike reviews the independent fabrication xs review at bicycling.com http www.roadcyclinguk.com news article mps uan 1218 v 2 sp mj gear guide high in fiber lighter faster carbon fiber road bikes gear & bike reviews the independent fabrication 953 review at bicycling.com independent fabrication ssr 953 roadcyclinguk reviews independent fabrication planet x roadcyclinguk gear news steel deluxe reviewed in bike group test . singletrack mountain bike magazine issue 9 . todmorden uk . titanium deluxe reviewed in bike group test . singletrack mountain bike magazine issue 29 . todmorden uk . gear & bike reviews the independent fabrication bmxs review at bicycling.com prototype reviewed in bike group test . singletrack mountain bike magazine issue 16 . todmorden uk . www.cyclingnews.com the world centre of cycling dirt rag web rag news independent fabrication kempner women s cycling team independent fabrication kempner elite women s road racing team katheryn curi v t e american bicycle manufacturers current american star bike friday bilenky cycle works bohemian brooklyn bicycle co. bontrager calfee design cannondale catrike centurion chumba racing co motion columbia cortina cruzbike cycle force group dahon diamondback dynacraft bsc electra ellsworth handcrafted fantasy toys lowrider bicycle & hobby felt fuji fyxation gendron inc. gt haro huffy ibis independent fabrication international surrey company iron 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