Vaast R1 ride review (magnesium road bike)

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by vertr

Does the fork have fender mounts too?

I'm no longer at the shop (well, temporarily...traveled south for the weekend) but according to Vaast's website and a review I read, there are fender mounts. Use thereof will reduce the tire clearance from a stated 30 to a stated 28. I'm pretty sure 32's would fit just fine on this bike, sans fenders.

[Hilltopperny]

I squeezed a 35mm GK SS in a size small for a friend. It was tight, but possible.

[offrhodes]

Originally Posted by Hilltopperny

I squeezed a 35mm GK SS in a size small for a friend. It was tight, but possible.

This is good information that is making me decision easier.

[Novasfyre]

Originally Posted by benb

It looks like lots of marketing around Magnesium but somehow I am guessing this is mostly an aluminum alloy with a small amount of magnesium in it, but somehow different from the similar alloys used in the past and marketed as "Magnesium".

The price looks good IMO. Material is interesting. The bikes themselves are not that interesting to me personally I guess.

I guess a good benchmark for the real world would be if Baron would share what size he rode and how much the built up bike weighed? We know all these materials can be made into nice bikes, but the market seems to move on how much the final product weights balanced out against aero I guess.

It's over 90% Mg per Allite.

[ridethecliche]

I emailed VAAST to find out the rake for their allroad/gravel bike fork and never heard back. Called a few days in a row and finally left a message. No response.

So I guess I wouldn't really buy one of these because you're looking for manufacturer support lol.

The fact that it'll easily clear 32's and that HTP was able to fit 35's and it was rideable is pretty wild. That's honestly pretty awesome!

[2LeftCleats]

To Baron:

I enjoy your beautiful descriptions. You’re like a bicycle sommelier.

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by ridethecliche

I emailed VAAST to find out the rake for their allroad/gravel bike fork and never heard back. Called a few days in a row and finally left a message. No response.

So I guess I wouldn't really buy one of these because you're looking for manufacturer support lol.

The fact that it'll easily clear 32's and that HTP was able to fit 35's and it was rideable is pretty wild. That's honestly pretty awesome!

I contact them through my sales rep and they do okay. Perhaps if there is a bike shop acting as an intermediary the experience would be different. This isn't an excuse for Vaast, just a functional possibility.

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by 2LeftCleats

To Baron:

I enjoy your beautiful descriptions. You’re like a bicycle sommelier.

Thank you very much, I have lots of practice! My other jobs in life have had me talking about and explaining board games in the vein of Catan, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride over and over and over (and over), and also a couple of stints reviewing computer games. If you think I can talk about bikes, man, you should hear me go to town on a great (or even better, awful) game.

[Pumablk]

Originally Posted by Baron Blubba

If you think I can talk about bikes, man, you should hear me go to town on a great (or even better, awful) game.

I can’t wait to go on a ride with you to hear your ins and outs on Shaq-Fu. I’m 100% serious on this.

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by Pumablk

I can’t wait to go on a ride with you to hear your ins and outs on Shaq-Fu. I’m 100% serious on this.

I have actually played and completed the Sega Genesis version of that game multiple times. Haven’t played the new-ish one from 7, 8 years ago. If you come ride with me, I will gladly pontificate on it for at least five minutes.