Hi, I'm Tony, the owner of IRO CYCLE, Inc. I have been riding
bicycles as long as I can remember. Back in the mid 90’s, I started riding mountain bikes. My first real mountain bike
was a Cannonade F400. I beat the hell out of that on the trails in Rocky Point, New York.
In February of 1998, I moved to Staten Island,
New
York
where I still reside. My riding time was suffering because there are no trails for bicycle riding. Commuting to
and from Manhattan five days a week was making it impossible to find time
to ride.
In March of 1998, I decided to start commuting by bicycle to
work. Seven miles to the Staten Island Ferry another five miles uptown wasn't so bad. I got tired of the
whole gear, shifting, adjusting thing. I started building and riding fixed gear and single speeds. I only ride fixed gear
and single speed bikes now. I ride everywhere I can, give me a reason to ride and I will.
It seems a lot of people have lost sight of the single speed
idea. An inexpensive bicycle that would still give you the thrill of riding and is easy to maintain. The less it
costs to build the more money for other things, right? Well I got tired of trying to find single speed and fixed gear products
at the right prices, so in October 2002 I started IRO CYCLE.
My goal is to produce quality products at affordable prices.
I am meeting that goal. We produce two styles, fixed gear and single speed. We are constantly introducing new models
and improving the existing ones.