Sakae Ringyo SS

SR steel 55cm frame and forks
Old road wheels/hubs w/16t freewheel
Shimano Biopace Cranks w/ 42 elliptical chainring
SR road pedals
Cinelli XA 110 road stem
Raleigh drops
San Marco Rolls saddle

Hi, Nice looking bike. But have you though about putting a front brake on? If its not fixed then I reckon that you really need front and rear brakes, particularly in the wet. This also gives the bike a bit of symmetry and looks much better in my opinion (for what its worth).

I don’t mean to dis your bike, it looks like a nice ride, but this trend of putting a single brake onto freewheel bikes to make them look like fixies is a bit worrying.

If you feel safe and have fun riding it then I guess its all good!

Rear brakes dont really stop you, front ones do.

anyway i hate it when people only put 1 lever on drops, looks stupid.

Got the matching front brake, I just have to get a set of matching levers, it won’t be seeing much action 'til then.