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@hugo7
^^ he wants a single speed, not geared. That bike is just for illustrating the colour scheme.
Re brakes. You want modern duel pivot callipers. Old ones are really shit in comparison. The levers/hoods depend on what you like and the bars you are using. I supsect you will be using a classic shaped bar like this:
Rather than a modern bar like this:
In my limited personal opinion the lever is mainly about the shape. At the end of the day it is a stick of metal with a hinge. So go with what you like the shape/look of. Classic bars sweep down, where as modern ones tend to have flat sections and so modern levers a designed to fit with this.... sort of like this:
As for colour scheme, black (or dark brown) brooks leather tape and saddle, keep the paint job as it is. Or black saddle and matching bright red bar tape to pickup the red panels on the frame.