Originally Posted by timo888

My Xootr (aluminum version of Swift) has great geometry and efficiency and I love everything about the ride but a) its harshness on the wrists / hands and b) its weight when my Cane Creek extra-long elastomer-cushioned seatpost is factored in. I use the bike for both macadam and gravelly/dirt-road riding, hence the Cane Creek seatpost. The harshness on the hands is from road-noise on semi-rough macadam surfaces on rides 15 miles and longer. A Cromoly Swift with a noise-absorbing front-fork (ala Moulton) would be phenomenal. Stowable but formidable.