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I have one on order but a quick question to any swift owners out there. Can you fit external bottom brackets or does it have to be one of the old cartridge types?
I've got a GXP external bottom bracket fitted to mine as fitting it meant I could get the bike finished quickly. It fitted fine and because the Swift has a Phil Wood EBB you can be sure the outer surfaces are nice and parallel.
I am starting to doubt if external BBs are very good for single speeds however. Seems to need a lot of TLC with all the force being put through it. In fact I'm beginning to question if external BBs are any good for anything...
GXP here as well.
External BB fits fine to the swift in the normal way. The threaded section of the Phil Wood ebb works in exactly the same way as normal BB threads.
Excellent choice of frame BTW! Cool bikes, geometery and look is spot on.