Hello all,

I am a new Swift owner in London, ordered mine from Flow Berlin about a month ago. Really been enjoying the frame over my previous Dahon Speed P8. Feels very solid. Discussion on Bike Forums were very helpful with deciding to go for the Swift.

I'd read this thread with interest: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...t+folding+stem

as I would have liked to have a folding stem on my Swift. I store my bike in a small space behind my front door. It hangs on a hook and there isn't the depth to have any riser, handlebars, etc sticking out. Wasn't a problem with the Dahon's handlebars folding down. Not a great problem physically with the Swift, as I do take the riser off & hang the handlebars on the wall. But would be a whole lot easier hanging & de-hanging my bike if I didn't have to juggle the bike with the handlebars separate. Also, the already thin fold would be very thin indeed if I could just fold the handlebars down to the side of the bike.

Anyway, to further the debate of whether you can get a folding stem, I was looking at Brompton stems:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/brompton-...att-prod20013/

and couldn't quite tell whether it would be possible to fit them on a different set of forks? I might have the concept completely wrong. Don't know the exact specs for Brompton stems. Would be an expensive option (£100 for the stem + new forks) but thought it might be worth contemplation.

Cheers,

Michael