Mixing it up with a double dingle speed built upon our FGATB foundation, this baby utilizes 135mm x 10mm QR axles for both wheels, a set of Velocity Blunt 35s rims laced to Surly Single Speed hubs, and two White Industries Double Freewheels so future rider Jon can dial in just the right singlespeed gearing for any terrain he decides to tackle.

Jon, an artist and printmaker, kept the input coming to nail down every detail and ensure his bike is a lifetime build– from form down to nitty gritty function. This labor of love features heavily shaped bronze fillet brazed construction and a custom cheetah-print front fork crown, as well as a host of premium components hand-picked by Jon.

Mixing Columbus and Tange tubing ensures this bike is light and compliant for long days in the saddle, offering the robustness to handle a bike camping load while still being agile enough for the demands of everyday city riding. Jon and I bonded around a love for six-bolt stems the first day we met, so I knew when he chose the Doom Legal Drinker bar for his build that we needed a custom stem for this frame design. Our tallboy stem replaces all those ring-shaped things and affords just enough panache to piss off the weight weenies in the room. This build is headed to paint soon, so check in to see it take its final form.