Originally Posted by rickybails

I commute every day into london on my swift. I rode a brompton for 4 years (only just sold it), a Dahon speed pro TT for a year and had the Swift now for 2 years. Swift is definately my favourite. Fold is tall and thin, very practical for trains. I find it hooks nicely over the rails on my trains (Southern) so I don't even need to use a strap. In the doorways I hook the drop bars over the rail and in the bike/disabled area where the rail is lower I hook the pedal on the rail. Very convenient boarding a train - no faffing around whatsoever. It folds much faster than a Brompton (unfolds faster still - about 2 seconds if like me you have some tubing stuffed down the lower seattube to stop the seatpost at just the right height).

Also, it needs less space to fold/unfold than the Bromptons or Dahons which is really useful on a crowded train.

No worries about folded size - the guards just want to see it folded (although will rarely challenge those who don't) and plenty of people commute on the large-wheel folders (Cadenza, Jack, Rabbit.de etc.) and the swift is much smaller than them.

I'd recommend the Swift to anyone wanting a fast folding bike for commuting - I love it.