Originally Posted by bcoppola

Y'all quit giving the Dued grief about his bars and brake levers! Mine's set up the same way, front brake only on the right hand lever a la Sheldon Brown. The way I see it, it's a road bike that happens to be fixed gear. I wouldn't want to be without my drops when the wind is up or I just feel like going fast.

And I'm 55 years old, btw. Dued, judging by that stem you're either long in the torso/arms or still pretty flexible.

BTW, my modest World Sport conversion is what got me interested in old steel. It's such a nice ride that I thought, hmm, maybe you C&Vers are on to something.