Singular Swift - how nice?
The Big Cheese
Posts: 8,651 Forum Tart 2010
I am seriously thinking about buying a singular swift 29er and building it up with brooks/CK/Thomson/Hope into a nice singlespeed, it's just a build I can't get out of my head...
Means selling one of my Marins, sales are shite at the moment, someone please talk me out of it!!!
I test rode the swift (well, it was a rider I know who let me 'have a go' - and I must say it was like the best steak sandwich you have ever had!!!) :shock:
Build for it as are follows:
Singular Swift frame (with solid silver headtube badge!) + rigid fork (pale blue livery)
Thomson masterpiece silver seatpost
Thomson X4 Stem
Hope M4 brakes
CK BB and headset (silver)
CK hubs on ?? rims (silver)
Tyres ?
MIddleburn cranks (silver with 36t ring)
Velosolo SS rear kit
Surly tensioner
Brooks brown leather saddle
Someone pleeease talk me out of this, as it means either my IFT goes (the love of my life)
or my quake (which is TOP spec) but not a boutique brand.... and people are a fickle lot, even though it's a pro-machine which team marin use!!
Means selling one of my Marins, sales are shite at the moment, someone please talk me out of it!!!
I test rode the swift (well, it was a rider I know who let me 'have a go' - and I must say it was like the best steak sandwich you have ever had!!!) :shock:
Build for it as are follows:
Singular Swift frame (with solid silver headtube badge!) + rigid fork (pale blue livery)
Thomson masterpiece silver seatpost
Thomson X4 Stem
Hope M4 brakes
CK BB and headset (silver)
CK hubs on ?? rims (silver)
Tyres ?
MIddleburn cranks (silver with 36t ring)
Velosolo SS rear kit
Surly tensioner
Brooks brown leather saddle
Someone pleeease talk me out of this, as it means either my IFT goes (the love of my life)
or my quake (which is TOP spec) but not a boutique brand.... and people are a fickle lot, even though it's a pro-machine which team marin use!!
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Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
It its one of the best bikes I have ridden, you feel totally in control, fluid ride.
MUCH better than the 29er that I had, there's something special about them, there really is. If you get a chance to ride one, do so!!!
Gorgeous, that yours nick?
nope a mates.
my only issue is the fork. just too flexy.
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
Sell the quake, its ugly compared to the swift.