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Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe
$1,000
1 / 10Specs
- Make
- Independent Fabrication
- Model
- Steel Deluxe
- Condition
- Good
- Category
- mountain
- Frame size
- 18"
- Wheels
- 26"
Should you drift it
Handmade USA steel frames from Independent Fabrication maintain strong niche collector value in the NYC market. Premium period-correct components like the Chris King headset, Selle Italia Flite titanium saddle, full Shimano Deore XT groupset, and Mavic 517 rims elevate its market value above $1,000 despite small paint chips on the top tube. At $1,000, it is priced reasonably for a vintage boutique mountain bike in ready-to-ride condition. A complete 1999 Steel Deluxe hardtail with modern 1x11 components sold in the region for $900, while frame-only builds and complete mid-2000s models consistently command $1,200 on national marketplaces like eBay and Retrobike. Applying a modest local premium for the NYC metro area brings a stock model to roughly $1,050. The verified period-correct upgrades like the Chris King headset and Selle Italia Flite titanium saddle add roughly $100 in realistic pre-owned value beyond standard wear, establishing a fair local market value of $1,150.
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"Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe 18” $1,000 Listed 2 weeks ago in Brooklyn, NY Type Mountain Bike Wheel Size 26 in. Material Chromoly Pretty sweet 2001 indy fab mountain bike with a cool blue to black fade paint job and full xt groupset. Top of the line mtb in its day, would make for a baller restomod too. Handmade in Massachusetts, fully sealed and gussetted tubeset, medium sized. - 18” Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe frame - Chris King Headset - Carver Cycles rigid fork, suspension corrected - XT 1x9 groupset (shifters, cranks, v-brakes, derailleur, hubs) - Selle Italia Flite Titanium Saddle - RaceFace stem - RaceFace Chester pedals - Easton Monkey Riser Bars - Continental Race King 26x2.2 tires - Mavic 517 rims Open to trades too, looking for 27.5 disc wheels/hubs/rims, dynamo stuff, campy 10 speed shifters, vintage track stuff, cool 90s mtb parts, etc Pick up in Park Slope Brooklyn, NY · Location is approximate"
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