59cm IRO Mark V

Another IRO Mark V rebuild / repaint project.  I love building up and selling these bikes, as they are one of the most solid, no-nonsense urban single-speed / fixed gear bikes out there.  They have the perfect geometry for city streets, and use high-quality steel in the frame construction.  For a fixed-gear under $500, it beats all challengers.

I got this frame as part of a trade, and I overhauled and refinished it.  Dismantled, cleaned out, and re-packed the headset and bottom bracket, added some shiny new silver deep-V’s, a Fuji Feather saddle, and a new cockpit with front & rear brakes with nifty pink housing.  Crankset is a Sugino RD 170mm with a 48-tooth Rocket chain ring, 16 tooth Dura Ace cog, KMC K710 chain, and MKS Stream track pedals.

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53cm IRO Mark V Pro

This is the third IRO I have built and I am always pleased with the results.  These bikes are perfect for urban environments like NYC, which is no surprise since IRO got their start as an New York-based company.  This frame is a IRO Mark V Pro in black that I have re-painted, overhauled, and built up with a mix of new and used parts:

  • Miche Pr1mato hubs laced to Mavic clinchers
  • new Continental road tires 700×19
  • Riser bars with Oury grips
  • new front brake, Cane Creek cross lever
  • new Origin8 track chainring, 48 tooth
  • new Origin8 bottom bracket
  • 48 x16 gearing, perfect for the streets of NYC
  • Shimano 600  tri-color crankset, 175mm
  • KKT track pedals
  • new KMC track chain
  • Size 53cm: seat tube center-center 49cm, top tube ctc 54cm, 30 inch stand-over.

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53cm Blue IRO track bike

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Here’s a new build I just threw together from some spare parts I had and a very nice frame.  It’s a blue IRO Mk.V track bike, sized 51cm.  Originally from the BikeForums group buy two years ago, it’s got a custom color scheme and is in fantastic shape.  It’s rolling on Suzue hubs I recently overhauled, laced to Araya rims – a very smooth and classy wheelset, completed with a Dura Ace cog and lockring.  Truvative Touro cranks, Wellgo track pedals, a Cane Creek front brake & cross lever set, Selle Italia Laser saddle, and some sweet risers finish off this build in style.

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