The lack of responses could mean it’s Friday and people with lives are out enjoying themselves, I started a really s****y thread or there isn’t a lot of comp. No bad thing, beautiful looking bit of kit that there Swift.
Gryphon on drops or flats is also an excellent choice.
Pegasus just fantastic like a Swift only lighter and quicker.
And I can say that from experience 🙂
Pace RC129 ? Bit pricier though. Niner SIR.9 even more so. Really think Cotic missed a trick, not making the Solaris / Simple dual purpose. The Swift really is a cracking deal. The Swift forks are a bargain. They are identical to the £175 Niner ones, apart from the (better looking) disc mount.
Had a swift, and as much as I liked it, my Niner mcr is a much better ride. The main points being a significantly lighter quicker back end through twisty singletrack, more comfortable, and an all round lighter quicker feel. I rode them back to back for two weeks on all my local trails in a fight off(one had to go!) and the Niner won. The swift is much more pleasing on the eye and totally fit for purpose. I really wanted the swift to stay! I got the Niner 2nd hand and I’m not sure if its worthy of a £800 pricetag new.
had 2 swift’s, and they are fantastic. i found that they excelled at multiday mixed terrain touring.
i rode 2 offroad tours in scotland on them, and was as quick and i reckon as comfy as the guys riding 5’s.
the only time i was concerned when riding mine, was on rougher more extreme terrain. they felt a bit flimsy, but this may have been down to my size rather than the bike.
i had a good look at a charge cooker in evans last week. the frame looks a fair bit more robust than the swift, this for most people will be a downside, but i may buy on and try it out.
fantastic looking bike, but nowhere near the quality of a swift.
i wonder if Sam would sort me one with thicker/stronger chain and seatstays? 😀
big swift at the end of a week offroad in scotland
Pace RC129 ? Bit pricier though. Niner SIR.9 even more so
I have a swift and think it rides nicer/neater than the SIR 9 i also tested.. but doubt there is mush between them and probably more down to setup/finishing kit etc
6’4″ on a large Swift. Always feels spot on to me. Even the sceptics are impressed/ surprised how it rides as mine isn’t a mega money/ mega light build. Good work Sam.
Another one for the tall swifters club here – I email Sam today to see what size he’d recommend for me (no reply yet) – I’m between a clobber and a clubber – at 6’3″ (and a half). As for alternatives, I was looking at on-ones, but I keep returning to the swift, so pretty sure that’s the way I’m gonna go.
I loved the ride of my swift but couldnt get over the height of the front end on my XL version. The fit was ok once i fitted a heavilly negative rise stem but i still had issues with standover and couldnt get over the uglyness of the inverted stem. Need to try a Large at some point, tho the front dosnt look much lower, the buzzard looks better in that regard but not what i want a HT for.
I’ve built an inbred and a swift. The finish on the swift makes the on-one look like it was built by a blind man, on a bad day, when he had both his hands tied behind his back… Not to mention the ride quality comparison…
6ft 2″ on a large (awful pic sorry)
Seen here with 90mm stem, now has a 50mm on there & for me it rides a lot better, easier to lift the front over stuff. A keeper 🙂
Sam, is the website up to date with stock of Singular clobber ?
Shinsplints – I’m afraid the current website is badly out of date – virtually no clothing at all at the moment – need to get a new load in for summer, though it’ll likely just be jerseys and caps this time.