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I like it!
I think the chunky stem matches nicely with the chunky cranks, give the bike a bit of muscle. Personally I would follow that theme through - keep the stem but change the seatpost to something with more beef.
Black bar tape is definitely a good idea.
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Great first effort. If it were me the first thing i'd be looking to change are those bars to something more compact and less bulky looking. If you're thinking of changing the stem you can choose between 25.4 or 26.0 bars, there's a pretty comprehensive list of the latter here
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/214488/?offset=525
If you do change the bars maybe try them first with your current stem to gauge what length works for you with compacts (current bars look looonnnggg). Get whatever clipless pedals you're comfortable riding in and for cages i'm a big fan of King stainless on neo retro builds
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Hey everyone, where I live everything closed down again so I decided to make use of all the free time we got and rebuild my old Vitus Argal. I was on a very very tight (student) budget but I think it worked out very well (plus I got all the parts in mint condition real cheap). There is a day and night difference in the ride quality, I love it. I didn’t really know what to expect because I am not an experienced cyclist and this is my first build. What do you guys think? (some thing still need to be changed - stem, pedals, bottle cages and a black bar tape) :)
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