Originally Posted by
Doomride
That sounds like I'd be torn between the two as well. I'm a fan of SE bikes even though they might be considered low brow around here. I own an '06 draft, a 25cm SE floval flyer bmx, as well as a DC special edition PK Ripper frame set (which I'm trying to sell atm). Now that I think about it you're including the headset and crank / bb so $150 wouldn't be too steep imo. What crank and headset are on it btw? This is my draft beater:
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I played middleman on a sale of a purple Draft Lite from a friend to my brother last night, and I fell in love with the way it rode. I was nice and upright, it rode like a Cadillac compared to the aluminum Swift and had such a solid feel. Just seems like a bike I could buy, put a comfier saddle on, and just ride it without the itch to upgrade a bunch of stuff. I could totally handle the red one. Your draft is very nice, definitely digging the subdued neutral tones(the complete opposite of how they come now). The Swift has a Cane Creek headset and the BB/crank is just a generic black alloy set. Some part(either the spider arms or the chainring) is slightly bent, but I've had absolutely no issues with it.