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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.
Ndeipi-
Thanks for the tips! I will consider the stem, it is just a bit too long for me. About the seatpost - Vitus apparently was not a fan of standard seatpost diameters - Argals came with this extremely narrow 24.3mm seatpost so basically if you have one you are stuck with it. I like it nevertheless.
Will keep posting when buying new stuff :)
user122150
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) :)