Thread: New Swobo Crosby - Ultimate Commuter bike?
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Old 04-02-09, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Schwinnrider
Should have been steel. I thought Sky understood the market better than that. Swobo is targeting hipsters----and hipsters DON'T LIKE ALUMINUM. The rest of the spec is great, but it shoulda been steel. The market hasn't seen an affordable singlespeed commuter made from good steel. How about a nice 853 frameset?

Nice... Swobo? That's not their market.

Have you actually LOOKED at one of their frames? They're the masters of sprinkling hipster-cool on bargain basement frames.


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Whatever. I won't buy one of their bikes, but it must be working for someone.
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