The steep price plus the fact that it really doesn't get that compact mean the Swift is probably not the bike for me.
So far the bike I'm most attracted to is the Downtube 9, with silver body, cassette gearing, and front suspension. I must admit, though, that the thread about a Downtube frame splitting mid-ride has me very spooked, even though I know logically that a defect like that is probably very rare.