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Old 05-17-25 | 07:20 AM
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Vaast R/1 build

Howdy all,

My son and I were lucky to score 2 complete Vasst R/1 framesets (475.00 each) from LBS. Have never been a fan of matte paint finish so I spent couple hours polishing this to reasonably glossy finish. Dark cherry metallic looks much better!

Built up with Fulcrum Racing 5 wheelset I had in storage (never get rid of anything!) and Ultegra 11 speed. Bar tape is chameleon effect so turns purple depending on light and angle.

Fills out my metallurgical bike metals collection. Stiff and decent handling yet muted ride. Pretty fast for an senior side of MAMIL. On par with my Tommasini X Fire.

The pictures or post build finish, pre shakedown ride and fine tune if set up.







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