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Old 03-28-22, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by joey buzzard
You can probably still get the titanium frame from China if you're willing to spend some big-ish bucks.

https://m.es.aliexpress.com/item/196...ml?html=static

I wish somebody besides China would resurrect this design. An affordable disc brake version would be great. I think Peter Reich liked the horizontal dropouts as these are adaptable and easy to fit internal geared hubs onto. Personally I think that a disc version would be more saleable today. Anyway, the Swift is possibly the best 20" folder ever made. So simple, yet adaptable, stiff and fast. The design needs to live on and develop.

Keep an eye out. Occasionally one comes up on the second hand market.
I have an aluminium one for sale on Gumtreedotcom in the UK.
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