Did my first real miles on my new Swift today (9 miles into work, 31 miles back). Really does feel like a full size bike, other than on the sharper turns where I'm still getting used to it, and the sprints/out of saddle climbs (smaller wheels => less lateral movement needed?). It's actually more comfortable than my road bike (aluminum w/ carbon fork + 700x23c tires).
My only slight issue is fit. I have a shortish (70mm) stem and I feel a little stretched out on it still. I normally have a 54cm effective top tube. I would consider an even shorter stem but worry about the effect on handling being too responsive. I'm 174cm/5'9". Any tips/suggestions?
I do wish it was <9kg instead of 11kg but it's not a serious issue obviously. Definitely not something to worry about for a while yet.
Originally Posted by
rickybails
;About my seatpost height mod - here's a challenge for the group To make the mod even better, when the seat post hits the stopper there would be something to alighn the seatpost so that the saddle is perfectly forward.
Thought about this when I was reading your earlier post. I'm not as mechanically savvy as everyone here though. Ideally the Swift designers could come up with something that could be retrofitted to existing Swifts!