The Independence was designed by Mike Flanigan, our veteran cross country bike rider. Mike has pedaled cross country and has done many other long distance treks. He borrowed the top touring bikes carried by our local dealers and picked them apart. Borrowing features he liked and discarding features he disliked, Mike drew upon his experience in putting together a design that would serve as his preferred beast of burden. And so was born the Independence, the IF full bore touring bike.

Not long after the Independence was introduced, John Paul and Alycea Lamb-Horth took off on a touring ride from Tierra del Fuego (the southern tip of South America) to Alaska and beguiled us with regular reports of their adventures - truly a remarkable journey.

The Independence employs an extra heavy tube set and fork designed to carry the burden of fully loaded racks and panniers. Equipped with all the necessary rack mounts, fender mounts and water bottle braze-ons you will need to make your dream tours a reality.