diff --git a/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp b/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
index 792f834..020c893 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/detail/join_iterator.hpp
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #define BOOST_RANGE_DETAIL_JOIN_ITERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
 
 #include <iterator>
+#include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_traits.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/iterator_facade.hpp>
-#include <boost/intrusive_ptr.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/begin.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/end.hpp>
 #include <boost/range/empty.hpp>
@@ -30,21 +30,6 @@ namespace boost
 template<typename Iterator1, typename Iterator2>
 struct join_iterator_link
 {
-private:
-    class reference_count_t
-    {
-    public:
-        reference_count_t() : m_count(0u) {}
-        reference_count_t(const reference_count_t&) : m_count(0u) {}
-        reference_count_t& operator=(const reference_count_t&) { return *this; }
-
-        void increment() { ++m_count; }
-        bool decrement() { return --m_count ? false : true; }
-
-    private:
-        unsigned int m_count;
-    };
-
 public:
     join_iterator_link(Iterator1 last1, Iterator2 first2)
         :    last1(last1)
@@ -52,43 +37,13 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    void add_reference() const
-    {
-        count.increment();
-    }
-
-    bool release_reference() const
-    {
-        return count.decrement();
-    }
-
     Iterator1 last1;
     Iterator2 first2;
 
 private:
     join_iterator_link() /* = delete */ ;
-
-    mutable reference_count_t count;
 };
 
-} // range_detail
-
-template<typename Iterator1, typename Iterator2>
-inline void intrusive_ptr_add_ref(const range_detail::join_iterator_link<Iterator1,Iterator2>* p)
-{
-    p->add_reference();
-}
-
-template<typename Iterator1, typename Iterator2>
-inline void intrusive_ptr_release(const range_detail::join_iterator_link<Iterator1,Iterator2>* p)
-{
-    if (p->release_reference())
-        delete p;
-}
-
-namespace range_detail
-{
-
 class join_iterator_begin_tag {};
 class join_iterator_end_tag {};
 
@@ -184,7 +139,7 @@ public:
     join_iterator(unsigned int section, Iterator1 current1, Iterator1 last1, Iterator2 first2, Iterator2 current2)
         : m_section(section)
         , m_it(section, current1, current2)
-        , m_link(new link_t(last1, first2))
+        , m_link(link_t(last1, first2))
         {
         }
 
@@ -192,7 +147,7 @@ public:
     join_iterator(Range1& r1, Range2& r2, join_iterator_begin_tag)
         : m_section(boost::empty(r1) ? 1u : 0u)
         , m_it(boost::empty(r1) ? 1u : 0u, boost::begin(r1), boost::begin(r2))
-        , m_link(new link_t(boost::end(r1), boost::begin(r2)))
+        , m_link(link_t(boost::end(r1), boost::begin(r2)))
     {
     }
 
@@ -200,7 +155,7 @@ public:
     join_iterator(const Range1& r1, const Range2& r2, join_iterator_begin_tag)
         : m_section(boost::empty(r1) ? 1u : 0u)
         , m_it(boost::empty(r1) ? 1u : 0u, boost::const_begin(r1), boost::const_begin(r2))
-        , m_link(new link_t(boost::const_end(r1), boost::const_begin(r2)))
+        , m_link(link_t(boost::const_end(r1), boost::const_begin(r2)))
     {
     }
 
@@ -208,7 +163,7 @@ public:
     join_iterator(Range1& r1, Range2& r2, join_iterator_end_tag)
         : m_section(1u)
         , m_it(1u, boost::end(r1), boost::end(r2))
-        , m_link(new link_t(boost::end(r1), boost::begin(r2)))
+        , m_link(link_t(boost::end(r1), boost::begin(r2)))
     {
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +171,7 @@ public:
     join_iterator(const Range1& r1, const Range2& r2, join_iterator_end_tag)
         : m_section(1u)
         , m_it(1u, boost::const_end(r1), boost::const_end(r2))
-        , m_link(new link_t(boost::const_end(r1), boost::const_begin(r2)))
+        , m_link(link_t(boost::const_end(r1), boost::const_begin(r2)))
     {
     }
 
@@ -228,9 +183,9 @@ private:
         else
         {
             ++m_it.it1();
-            if (m_it.it1() == m_link->last1)
+            if (m_it.it1() == m_link.last1)
             {
-                m_it.it2() = m_link->first2;
+                m_it.it2() = m_link.first2;
                 m_section = 1u;
             }
         }
@@ -240,9 +195,9 @@ private:
     {
         if (m_section)
         {
-            if (m_it.it2() == m_link->first2)
+            if (m_it.it2() == m_link.first2)
             {
-                m_it.it1() = boost::prior(m_link->last1);
+                m_it.it1() = boost::prior(m_link.last1);
                 m_section = 0u;
             }
             else
@@ -280,8 +235,8 @@ private:
                 result = other.m_it.it2() - m_it.it2();
             else
             {
-                result = (m_link->first2 - m_it.it2())
-                       + (other.m_it.it1() - m_link->last1);
+                result = (m_link.first2 - m_it.it2())
+                       + (other.m_it.it1() - m_link.last1);
 
                 BOOST_ASSERT( result <= 0 );
             }
@@ -290,8 +245,8 @@ private:
         {
             if (other.m_section)
             {
-                result = (m_link->last1 - m_it.it1())
-                       + (other.m_it.it2() - m_link->first2);
+                result = (m_link.last1 - m_it.it1())
+                       + (other.m_it.it2() - m_link.first2);
             }
             else
                 result = other.m_it.it1() - m_it.it1();
@@ -305,7 +260,7 @@ private:
         BOOST_ASSERT( m_section == 1u );
         if (offset < 0)
         {
-            difference_t r2_dist = m_link->first2 - m_it.it2();
+            difference_t r2_dist = m_link.first2 - m_it.it2();
             BOOST_ASSERT( r2_dist <= 0 );
             if (offset >= r2_dist)
                 std::advance(m_it.it2(), offset);
@@ -313,7 +268,7 @@ private:
             {
                 difference_t r1_dist = offset - r2_dist;
                 BOOST_ASSERT( r1_dist <= 0 );
-                m_it.it1() = m_link->last1 + r1_dist;
+                m_it.it1() = m_link.last1 + r1_dist;
                 m_section = 0u;
             }
         }
@@ -327,7 +282,7 @@ private:
         BOOST_ASSERT( m_section == 0u );
         if (offset > 0)
         {
-            difference_t r1_dist = m_link->last1 - m_it.it1();
+            difference_t r1_dist = m_link.last1 - m_it.it1();
             BOOST_ASSERT( r1_dist >= 0 );
             if (offset < r1_dist)
                 std::advance(m_it.it1(), offset);
@@ -335,7 +290,7 @@ private:
             {
                 difference_t r2_dist = offset - r1_dist;
                 BOOST_ASSERT( r2_dist >= 0 );
-                m_it.it2() = m_link->first2 + r2_dist;
+                m_it.it2() = m_link.first2 + r2_dist;
                 m_section = 1u;
             }
         }
@@ -345,7 +300,7 @@ private:
 
     unsigned int m_section;
     iterator_union m_it;
-    intrusive_ptr<const link_t> m_link;
+    link_t m_link;
 
     friend class ::boost::iterator_core_access;
 };
diff --git a/include/boost/range/irange.hpp b/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
index ee25d45..8045550 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/irange.hpp
@@ -173,28 +173,54 @@ namespace boost
     } // namespace range_detail
 
     template<typename Integer>
-    iterator_range< range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer> >
-        irange(Integer first, Integer last)
+    class integer_range
+        : public iterator_range< range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer> >
+    {
+        typedef range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer> iterator_t;
+        typedef iterator_range<iterator_t> base_t;
+    public:
+        integer_range(Integer first, Integer last)
+            : base_t(iterator_t(first), iterator_t(last))
+        {
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename Integer>
+    class strided_integer_range
+    : public iterator_range< range_detail::integer_iterator_with_step<Integer> >
+    {
+        typedef range_detail::integer_iterator_with_step<Integer> iterator_t;
+        typedef iterator_range<iterator_t> base_t;
+    public:
+        template<typename Iterator>
+        strided_integer_range(Iterator first, Iterator last)
+            : base_t(first, last)
+        {
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename Integer>
+    integer_range<Integer>
+    irange(Integer first, Integer last)
     {
         BOOST_ASSERT( first <= last );
-        return boost::iterator_range< range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer> >(
-                range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer>(first),
-                range_detail::integer_iterator<Integer>(last));
+        return integer_range<Integer>(first, last);
     }
 
     template<typename Integer, typename StepSize>
-    iterator_range< range_detail::integer_iterator_with_step<Integer> >
+    strided_integer_range<Integer>
         irange(Integer first, Integer last, StepSize step_size)
     {
         BOOST_ASSERT( step_size != 0 );
         BOOST_ASSERT( (step_size > 0) ? (last >= first) : (last <= first) );
+
         typedef typename range_detail::integer_iterator_with_step<Integer> iterator_t;
 
         const std::ptrdiff_t last_step
             = (static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(last) - static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(first))
             / (static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(step_size));
 
-        return boost::iterator_range< iterator_t >(
+        return strided_integer_range<Integer>(
             iterator_t(first, 0, step_size),
             iterator_t(first, last_step, step_size));
     }
diff --git a/include/boost/range/join.hpp b/include/boost/range/join.hpp
index 518026c..ad0217e 100644
--- a/include/boost/range/join.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/range/join.hpp
@@ -18,49 +18,64 @@
 
 namespace boost
 {
+    namespace range_detail
+    {
 
 template<class SinglePassRange1, class SinglePassRange2>
-iterator_range<range_detail::join_iterator<
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const SinglePassRange1>::type,
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const SinglePassRange2>::type,
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME add_const<
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<const SinglePassRange1>::type>::type>
->
+class joined_type
+{
+public:
+    typedef iterator_range<
+        range_detail::join_iterator<
+            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange1>::type,
+            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange2>::type,
+            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<SinglePassRange1>::type
+        >
+    > type;
+};
+
+    } // namespace range_detail
+
+template<class SinglePassRange1, class SinglePassRange2>
+class joined_range
+    : public range_detail::joined_type<SinglePassRange1, SinglePassRange2>::type
+{
+    typedef range_detail::join_iterator<
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange1>::type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange2>::type,
+        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<SinglePassRange1>::type
+        > iterator_t;
+
+    typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_detail::joined_type<
+                    SinglePassRange1, SinglePassRange2>::type base_t;
+public:
+    joined_range(SinglePassRange1& rng1, SinglePassRange2& rng2)
+        : base_t(
+            iterator_t(rng1, rng2, range_detail::join_iterator_begin_tag()),
+            iterator_t(rng1, rng2, range_detail::join_iterator_end_tag())
+        )
+    {
+    }
+};
+
+template<class SinglePassRange1, class SinglePassRange2>
+joined_range<const SinglePassRange1, const SinglePassRange2>
 join(const SinglePassRange1& r1, const SinglePassRange2& r2)
 {
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<SinglePassRange1> ));
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<SinglePassRange2> ));
 
-    typedef range_detail::join_iterator<
-                BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const SinglePassRange1>::type,
-                BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<const SinglePassRange2>::type,
-                BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME add_const<
-                    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<const SinglePassRange1>::type>::type> iterator_t;
-
-    return iterator_range<iterator_t>(
-        iterator_t(r1, r2, range_detail::join_iterator_begin_tag()),
-        iterator_t(r1, r2, range_detail::join_iterator_end_tag()));
+    return joined_range<const SinglePassRange1, const SinglePassRange2>(r1, r2);
 }
 
 template<class SinglePassRange1, class SinglePassRange2>
-iterator_range<range_detail::join_iterator<
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange1>::type,
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange2>::type,
-    BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<SinglePassRange1>::type>
->
+joined_range<SinglePassRange1, SinglePassRange2>
 join(SinglePassRange1& r1, SinglePassRange2& r2)
 {
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<SinglePassRange1> ));
     BOOST_RANGE_CONCEPT_ASSERT(( SinglePassRangeConcept<SinglePassRange2> ));
 
-    typedef range_detail::join_iterator<
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange1>::type,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_iterator<SinglePassRange2>::type,
-        BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME range_value<SinglePassRange1>::type> iterator_t;
-
-    return iterator_range<iterator_t>(
-        iterator_t(r1, r2, range_detail::join_iterator_begin_tag()),
-        iterator_t(r1, r2, range_detail::join_iterator_end_tag()));
+    return joined_range<SinglePassRange1, SinglePassRange2>(r1, r2);
 }
 
 } // namespace boost