Icarus Frames

[WeakRider]

Hi, all, I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about a Boston builder from whom I recently bought a frame. His name is Ian Sutton, and his marque is Icarus. He's just starting out as a full-time builder, but he worked at Seven after training under Yamaguchi, so he has a fair bit of experience. I shopped around for a long time before asking him to build me a frame (my first custom!), and I'm extremely pleased with the results. He gently talked me out of the dumb ideas that I had, and came up with some better ones. His brazing and finishing work are beautiful, and he is very responsive and communicative. He has IDEAS--and, while his frames share a certain aesthetic, no two of them look identical. First frame is mine (build pics this weekend!).

I just wanted to bring a young builder to your attention! Check him out at www.icarusframes.com .

[WeakRider]

[nahtnoj]

Which one is yours?

[WeakRider]

Which one is yours?

The blue, white, and green couplered track frame--first pic in the series.

[terry]

where is he located? i'm in the area & never heard of him.

[anthonymaietta]

Looks like he has some level of legitimacy if S&S is willing to sell him couplers. One more for New.England.H.B.S!

[nahtnoj]

The blue, white, and green couplered track frame--first pic in the series.

That one and the one right after it are my faves...last fixie is a little artsy for my tastes, but all have excellent details...good stuff!

[WeakRider]

where is he located? i'm in the area & never heard of him.

His shop is in Somerville. You should check him out--his prices are very reasonable!

[flynn88]

I like them. Super clean looking. Nice Guy too

[WeakRider]

I finally got my Icarus all built up. Wheels and tires are temporary. I hope that I'll be able to share a less Beau Brummell-esque build with you in the coming months.




The ride is really lovely. My "nice" fixed gears have been aluminum up to this point, and I am loving how comfortable this bike is. Handling is still quite snappy, and the fit is perfect.

This is my first custom, and I think I'm addicted...

[WeakRider]

Some more beauties:

[boundgear]

The second one up has unreal paint in person. Gotta hand it to circle A and Ian.
Icarus is the bees knees.

And I hope that bottom one is my friend Saul's ride. I haven't seen it yet, but it promises to be epic.

[WeakRider]

Mmmm...

[Britishbane]

Love the aesthetics and stylings of these Icarus frames. Especially the green/white/blue, gorgeous.

[happycampyer]

I hope that headbadge is loss-wax cast.

That track bike is very nice.

[WeakRider]

So, Ian wanted to test himself and have some fun, so he decided to build something over-the-top. The result:

[boundgear]

My friend just took delivery of a rando from from Icarus.
Rack is from Royal H.

Yes, he needs a setback post.

[WeakRider]

Just saw a close-up!

Amazing...