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Shawn Estes, SINCE 2001 Shop Lead, Frame Builder AKA: E.F.M. Shawn keeps the fab end of the shop running smoothly. He is an expert welder and skilled at all aspects of frame-building. His favorite bike is his IF BMX bike. “You’ve got to love a bike that can make you feel like a 200-pound 12-year-old.” |
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Toni Smith, SINCE 2008 Mission Control, Finance and Administration Toni is a CPA and has a PhD. She teaches finance, statistics and math at the university level... and she tries to keep us organized. Cat herder should be her title. |
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Gary Smith, SINCE 2008 Head Badge/Janitorial Services Gary gave up his parking space in the rat race to make bikes and bags for bikers. Bikes are easier to park, so who needs the reserved space? |
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Brian Kelly, SINCE 2001-2008, 2011 Frame Builder Brian is the work-horse of our fabrication efforts. He's a problem solving genius, and never panics. |
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Chris Rowe, SINCE 2000-2005, 2011 Lead Painter Chris is back for his second stint at IF, having put us on the map with custom paint an then starting his own shop. He is a master with the spray gun, and the James Brown of paint (the hardest working man in the biz). |
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Keith Rouse, SINCE 2001-2007, 2011 Welder AKA: Keitch Keith is another former IFer back for a second helping. He's got over 16 years of bike frame experience at both Merlin and IF, and is infamous for his mullet and motorcycle burn-out "Living the Dream" image. When Keith isn't welding he can be found renovating one of his apartment buildings or on the lake with his kids. |
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Ron Gainer, SINCE 2009 Frame Builder Ron gave up the corporate life to pursue frame building. He put himself through frame building school, consulted with a few masters, and landed at IF where he wields the torch and various other medieval tools to finish frames. When he is not training or racing on the bike, Ron can be found snowboarding or working on his vintage scooter. |
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Ryan Waters, SINCE 2010 Graphics/Marketing Support Ryan puts his art degree to use making sure that we look good. Sometimes it's like putting lipstick on a pig, but who doesn't like hot bacon? |
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Jesse Fox, SINCE 2010 Frame Designer Jesse is a certified fitter, has worked in top bike stores in NYC, DC and Portland, is a graduate of two frame-building schools, and he has an MS from Stanford. We're still not sure what he's doing hanging out with us... |
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Ben Gurley, SINCE 2011 QC/Tacking Assistant/Master Mechanic AKA: Benny After years of riding and wrenching, Benny has brought his tool box to IF to learn how to make bikes. He's a master mechanic and perfectionist, ensuring that your bike exceeds expectations. |
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Phil Harwood, SINCE 2011 Paint Padowan Phil gave up the glamorous life on the road of a traveling minstrel to become a paint Padowan under Master Rowe. When he is not in the booth, Phil can be found fishing, riding, or working on his cafe racer project. |
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Adam Deemer, SINCE 2011 Mulit-purpose Infielder Adam is an expert wrench who lends his considerable talent to us part time. |
