The 2012 Swift has Cromo fork.
The swift2 has carbon fork.

Thats where the confusion was. I picked up a Swift2 with the carbon fork. Should be here Wednesday. I'll post some pics, see if i can get a weight, and an overall review for the bike.

Any pics?
 

Hi, would love to see the pics when you get them!

bike should be here wed.

Did it arrive? :D

He's too busy riding, lulz

yea it got here a couple of hours ago. Very nice!! The new fork is sexy. Im going to do a couple of modifications and take it for a night ride. I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.

I really dig the new carbon fiber fork and that the decal is smaller than the old one. The bikes decently light, probably around 21ish pounds when you have everything on it. Its probably at about 19.5 the way i have it set up. (ill take off the chain guard too to lose a little more) It rides really smooth, and is much easier than my last bike. The seat is really firm which im not used to but will give it a week to see how i feel about it. Pedals are basic boring. (MKS GR-9's will be here today!) The wheels are true and pretty light. I flipped and chopped the road drops into bullhorns and threw some blue fizik wrap on em. I took off the back brake and left one lever for the front brake. So far really enjoying it. I'll prob go ahead and get a carbon fiber seatpost for looks and a little dampening. The bike handles super nice. Thats the most noticeable thing to me. Its responsive but not as responsive as the higher end aluminum bikes ive been on. Enough for me to be happy for in town riding. The gearing is at 46x16 which is a little higher than i am used to, but i have another cog so i may swap it out. Overall a fantastic bike for the price and leaves plenty of room for upgrades.

Ill post a pic once ive colored the back rim...im thinking either purple, neon green, or blue...what do you guys think?



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Just a little advice, when posting pictures of a bike, it's best to post drive side photos if you can.

What size is that bike?
 

What size is this Swift2? Can we see the drive side?

Thanks for the photos!

don't paint the rim..
maybe invest in a cross/tt lever? the hood looks kinda dorky hehe
and the reflectors have gotta go!

Its a 56 cm, ill post some pics later on.

I was going to anodize it but itll cost to much. Im going to paint the back rim. Cops are jerks about reflectors and lights in my town so im keepin em on. As for the cross lever, i have one, but i like the position and feel of this one, however the cross lever might look sexier. (ill give it a couple weeks maybe ill change my mind)

The bike looks good! :)

Thanks man!!

How much does it weigh?

i dont have a way right now to weigh it by itself but its probably around 19.5 pounds or so.

Just got the 52cm in orange, should be here Monday. Will try to post pics.

It looks like they changed the geometry a little (most notably the top tube is slightly more sloped and the head tube is taller. Other than that and the new forks and emblem it's just about identical to the 2011 Attack model.

I'm considering getting this as my first ss bike. The only problem is, my friends all advice me to look elsewhere because of the aluminum frame. I'm told that in the same price range as the Gravity, I can get a more sturdy frame that can also be more reliable. How much of that is true?

There is nothing fundamentally unreliable or non-sturdy about an aluminum frame. 20 years ago, maybe. Now, not at all.

I just got this bike. Its just 'ok'.

Pros:
Light weight, carbon fork dampens vibrations, comfortable riding position

Cons:
Cheaply made. The braze ons stick out of the frame with spacing in between, like they were just glued on.
The paint chips very easily.
Also the bike makes some weird noise, I think something to do with the crank.
Also, the bike only comes with the top rack mounts, not the bottom. I've NEVER seen this before. So technically it's not made for a rear rack, although for some reason they stuck the cheap rear 'top' mounts on it.

I think I would have rather gotten my own parts on ebay and just built a bike myself for around the same price. I'm also checking out http://www.statebicycle.com for their bikes.

Good luck, but honestly I would get a different bike if I were you.

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Thanks for the input. I think I'll look at other bikes for now and gather more knowledge about quality of bikes before deciding.

So I took my Gravity Swift2 to a shop yesterday to take out the bottom bracket. Why? Because when I took off the chain guard, I noticed that the chain ring bolts were not greased at all. So I figured nothing on the bike was greased when put together. Well, I was right. It took a whole lot of tools and man power to take that bottom bracket out and it was dry as a dessert. Not to mention there were metal shavings and paint chips inside.

I realize now how Bikesdirect offers such low prices. It's because the people paid to put these together do it in less than a minute, and don't put the bikes together how they should be.

If you get a bike from there, PLEASE take it apart and rebuild it the right way or you'll have a lot of trouble down the road.

Sorry man that sucks. Must have got a lemon. My friend and I both have the swift 2 with zero problems. Have hit over 30 mph on flat ground with it. No weird noises, was lubed plenty, no problems whatsoever. Paint hasnt chipped at all, wheels are true, and i was riding around at 120psi unaware the max psi rating for the tires was 90psi, still with no problems. I ride 100 in the back and 90 in the front now. I do agree that taking it apart and checking it out is always a good choice. The kilo tt is probably still a better bike if you want a more aggressive ride, but I ride my bike hard and haven't had a problem yet.

Also whoever was contemplating not getting it because of it being aluminum, read up on the difference between steel and aluminum and decide for yourself.

I've done a little to the bike, ill post pics when i have time.

I just received a Gravity Swift today. It was a discounted scuffed up one from Bike Island so I couldn't pass it up for the discounted price even though it was the 61cm. After looking at the geometry I thought there was a chance it would fit so I pulled the trigger.

I opened it up and its already has scuffs on it, but the packaging was somewhat poor. I think the paint is actually pretty decent all things considered. I threw it together and went out of a ride. It actually felt pretty good as far as fit goes. Its fun to have a bike out of the box with the handlebars higher than the seat. Anyway soon I noticed some popping sounds and it felt like it was coming from the bottom bracket. I made sure everything else was tight and then took off the crank arms and attempted to take out the bottom bracket. I was only able to get one side (cups or whatever they are called) off and the other was stuck pretty good so I greased the other side I had gotten out put everything back together and at least for now the popping sounds and feel is gone. Hopefully it stays gone.

Overall my impressions are the bike is pretty decent and I do think it rides a bit harsh, but I need to compare it to some of my other bikes back to back to be sure I really had fun on this bike and its one of my favorite singlespeeds I have ridden since I like the way it fits. Its not really a pretty bike, but I like the olive green more than I expected and I don't hate the look of the bike because of the color. Overall this bike makes me want to give singlespeeds another try. A few months ago I had a Windsor Clockwork and I didn't like the fit, but it rode alot more smooth.

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The clockwork rode more smooth? I just got this bike couple weeks ago, Mine pedals super smooth i was quite pleased with it. I hit a big @ss pot hole yesterday and thought i broke my wrists lol. I agree its a very rigid frame and can be a bit harsh, but im 21 years old and i think my body can handle it.

The only other track bike I can compare it to is my Friends Bianchi Pista, as its the only other fixed gear i have ridden.

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The Pista is much older and its previous owner really didn't like fixed gear so he sold it , i don't think he took great care of it because it seems to have a bent chainring or something causing a fair amount of resistance, Frame wise obviously the Bianchi steel is pretty comfy, so its gonna win that one. In weight this bike is pretty light i cant tell the difference between the Swift2 and the Pista. Im not going to go into a super detailed review but if anyone has any questions i will try to help..

Bottom line is i love the bike, I would buy it again.

Parts i am changing.

Pedals, got some nice All-City pedals clips and double straps, should be here Friday.

New bullhorn bars and leather wraps. (the wraps on the bike are caca)

Origin 8 leather saddle. (purely for style points)

I am glad you are enjoying your Swift. IMO the Swift rides harsh, but everything else is just fine. I normally don't care about how harsh something is, but its noticeably more imo than anything I have ridden for a while. I am sure some better tires would help if that was a priority. Its really hard to complain about this bike since I paid less than what Walmart wants for their offering right now and this bike is clearly significantly better. I like it alot more than I expected so we will see how long it sticks around. I always end up with too many bikes.

Ok, so I changed what I didn't like about my Swift and now it's a decent bike.
I switched out the handlebars, levers, saddle, pedals and wheel set and added a water bottle cage. This size is a 52cm and I'm 5'4. The smaller sizes of this bike look much better.

My annoying sound came back to I broke open the other side of the bottom bracket and greased that. It was still there, but at least it wouldn't get stuck. It turns out it was actually the pedals I had on it. I took it on some riding downtown and to the store today and confirmed it was rough riding, but thats really the only complaint I have for the bike. I would keep it if I didn't have so many bikes in the stable and money is a bit tight with a job change so I am going to move it one to another owner. If I want something like this I'll order one of the Dawes SST steel bikes later.

i just got one and been riding it 2 weeks to work.. one thing i hate about it and is almost making me want to get rid of it is the pedals are TOO LOW, they hit the ground very easily when turning i almost fell off this morning the back tire came off the ground.. anybody got any ideas to avoid this? this is my first fixed gear bike. other than that i love it. its a 49cm btw.