[Jordan sent us these photos of his custom Stop Cycles Proletariat. —ed.]

I wanted to share my bike with you as your photos inspired me to go and build my dream bike. The parts were selected for 90% low maintenance and 10% style. Built as a low maintenance commuter bike for getting around, getting groceries, and hauling all the stuff that I end up with on family bike outings.

• Frame: Stop Cycles Proletariat 2010, Large
• Drive: Gates Carbon Drive Belt — 118T
• Crank: Single Speeder with 50T Gates Pulley
• Bottom Bracket: FSA Mega EXO External Bearing; some online reviews pan these, but a 1/3 the price of Phil Wood, I was willing to give them a try. I am at 2000 miles and see no problems, but there maybe an upgrade in the future if the buzz on the internet is true.
• Cranks: FSA Gossamar
• Rear Hub: Shimano Alfine with Gates 24T Pulley
• Front hub: Shimmano Alfine Dynamo
• Light: Lumotec LED
• Brakes: Avid Juicy 3.5
• Seat: Brooks B17; yes, all the hype is for a reason, the saddle just keeps getting more comforatable.
• Front Rack: Minoura Gamoh; sized for 700c and weighs a hefty 5 lbs but I have no trouble carrying 40 lbs.
• Rear Rack: PDW Payload Rear Rack, Bamboo. Looks great, but lacks rear support for larger panniers. Works fine on smaller loads.
• Handlebar: FSA Metropolis
• Headset: Crank Bros
• Pedals: Crank Bros Mallet; this was my last purchase and I could not resist the matching green.
• Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700 x 28; great reflective strip.

—Jordan