[Closed] Singular Swift Owners................Stand Proud..

Not an owner but i'm qualifying myself on account of my surname being Swift. Also, I would like to see more pics of these myself as I quite like them...

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Hope whoever's image this is that i've lifted doesn't mind! Lovely pic.

I really, really, want one of these... 😕

Currently borrowing this frame/fork from Sam. I can see why people rave about them. Really nice ride.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhampshire/4473101678/ ]swift on a log trailer[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/mhampshire/ ]matt hampshire[/url], on Flickr

Surely there should be a 'Swift owner's pics' sticky thread by now?!? 😆

[img] [/img]can a hummingbird count?

sorry to be stupid but are they 26" or 29" bikes?they do look very nice 🙂

swifts are 29" - hummingbirds are 26"

Here's a geared one which is now with another forum member.

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monkeyboyjc thanks. i must admit to liking the hummingbird 29" bikes tis witchcraft i tells ye 😉 (or maybe that i'm only 5ft 5 and a quarter 😉

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Lovely bike. Only let it go for a niner mcr as the fit was better. Not a pleasent sale.

monkeyboy - who did the respray on your forks? Quite fancy getting something similar done to my Rebas

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Paging Ton - What day are you leaving Liverpool?
Do you need a guide from your start point to the start of the route and for the first 10 miles?

Another Hummingbird
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzrich/5629249220/ ]Singular[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/nzrich/ ]Richard Munro[/url], on Flickr

john.............not set a date in stone yet mate.
when we do, i will be in touch. cheers.

just noticed that all the swifts are being run with flat bars.
is there a specific reason for this.

Ton, just get your order in at Sideways, Tim also sell IF's BTW 😉

Ton - Was this after our conversation yesterday?

Do me a favour and also buy a heart rate monitor 🙂

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Flat bars = lower front end on quite a tall bike. I could have the stem up against the headset and use a low riser bar but am not brave enough to trim the steerer that much. Flat bar looks nicer too for some reason.

I need to get pictures of my Swift up, as soon as my rear fekin' wheel comes back from the LBS. 🙄

ton - Member
john.............not set a date in stone yet mate.
when we do, i will be in touch. cheers.

I dropped you an email so just email me back when you know. Are you getting to the start by train?

ton - Member
just noticed that all the swifts are being run with flat bars.
is there a specific reason for this.

I'm running Ragley Carnegie's now and it feels so much better than the flat bars I had on it for the photo

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EDIT: looks like it doesnt work with picasa?

monkeyboyjc, I honestly think that's the nicest looking bike I've ever seen on here.

And the scruffiest garden, so a 100% strike rate there, congratulations. 😆

Carnegie's on mine too

monkeyboyjc where did you get the lowers on your reba's colour coded and stickered up please????

Here's mine at the start of the WRT sorry I haven't got any naked pics of it, but it appears above in Chainslapps pic.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/48247502@N07/5777083875/ ]pete[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/48247502@N07/ ]valley daddy[/url], on Flickr

RD, what stem length and rise are you using.
your similar height to me i reckon.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/5974978175/ ]Sadexpunk's Swift[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/25655510@N02/ ]Johnclimber[/url]

Love mine. flat bars, negative rise stem and short headset to compensate for the headtube that's pretty long.

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@ stevemakin...............credit card wont take it mate, would love to tho.

bunnyhop..........just looking at hrm things now, i dont want a strap round the chest tho, can you get a watch type?

and carnegies hurt my wrist's, tried em twice and sold em........what's new eh? 😉

Ton, you back peddling then great news if you are mate!

Tim is a Singular dealer as well as IF's 😉

sadexpunk- how did/do you find the j bars?
Considering them or loop bars after listening/watching tazzy getting on with his- would they be more comfortable for a bit of road work than flat bars?

I dont think I've ever read a negative comment on a Swift.

How do the Singular forks (steel?) compare to carbon rigids ? Anyone ?

Great thread this. Here's my Swift - sadly now gone 😥

Rigid

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With suspension

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/23986078@N05/5975121419/ ]P1010029[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/23986078@N05/ ]carlos_fandango[/url], on Flickr

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is it just me with an Orange swift?

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I go down stairs to finish my new ss wheel and come back to find this.

I'm really liking the Hummingbird but I'd have to sell my 92 Kona and I don't know if I could.

I thought I had one more bike than I needed already.

I'm beginning to wonder if there might be room for two more than I need...

monkeboy: Lovely forks! How did you organise them? Through Singular, or a very clever paint & decal chappy in the UK?

can you get a watch type?

finally got round to picking mine up on Thursday, not managed to get out on it yet. Broke my arm a week after ordering it so it's going to be a very welcome first pootle

I'll take some pics of it somewhere on the gentle rides it'll be getting over the next week or so

For those wondering who / how i got the forks done i did it my self....

will do a new thread explaining how (watch this space).

It is interesting to see so many with the original forks. I found them just too tall. I put a pair of On One carbon forks on it and the bike was transformed, it is fast, handles brilliantly and rides like a dream. I found that the more weight I put on the forks the better the thing rode. Whereas I used to use mine for mile munching on fire road type trails, it is now a singletrack eating monster.

Fantastic bike!

It is interesting to see so many with the original forks. I found them just too tall.

Aren't the newer ones 470mm rather than 490mm, or something like that?

fork respray link [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/singualr-hummingbird-fork-respray ]here[/url]

Clink... I don't know tbh, my ones are uber tall and noodly.

slowjo, still hammering the thetford trails ?

sadexpunk- how did/do you find the j bars?
Considering them or loop bars after listening/watching tazzy getting on with his- would they be more comfortable for a bit of road work than flat bars?

not sure about the road work, but i love them for normal riding. far prefer them to risers. sposed to be getting another set for my moots, but the seller hasnt replied for ages now, so theyre maybe out the window now.

*thanks to john climber by the way for hosting my pic, thought id be fine with picasa. looks like i mebbes need a flickr account :-)*

Wonderful to see so many Swift pics and nice comments on them, really glad people are pleased with them.

[b]It is interesting to see so many with the original forks. I found them just too tall.[/b]
Aren't the newer ones 470mm rather than 490mm, or something like that?

The original rigid forks were 485mm long, the new ones are 470. If you want to know which your frame has you can either measure them, or if the frame has s-bend chainstays then they are 470. The 485 was chosen so that first generation suspension forks could be retrofitted without having a detrimental effect on handling. This also meant that under heavier and/or harder riders they would flex quite a bit, some people like it, some don't. It's pretty hard to design something that everyone from 50kg to 120kg will like. The shorter forks flex less, due partly to their length, and also because they have slightly thicker walls. Current longer offset suspension forks negate the need to change the head angle in order to accommodate the suspension fork, and reduces the front end height a little.

I also have some thick walled 485mm forks in production for the big guys on older frames should they need/want them.

So would mine be straight chainstays then?

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eg if I get some rigids, it'd be looking at the 485 size?

[img] [/img]Orange swift owner here too, so there must be at least two.

Clubber, yes yours is the earlier frame.

Clubber - yes and kind of. The 470mm forks also have a little less offset so it pretty much balances the effect of the shorter fork on steering response. If you were to use the 470mm rigid fork then that would help with the bar height trouble you have.

There are 50 orange ones out there somewhere!

Ta. My bars are actually ok now - just took a bit of careful component choices.

Mine on the South Downs Way last weekend.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_fulford/5980496203/ ]Swift on the SDW[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/paul_fulford/ ]paulfulford[/url], on Flickr

Stayed comfortable for all 15 hours

Matt

Yes, still putting in the miles round Thetford. Sometimes I get bored and spend time on my crosser exploring trails and bridleways further afield but if I need a singletrack fix it is back to the old stuff!

John

Hi John, I revisted thetford for the first time in about 2 years(since I did that 50 miler with you) a few months back, managed to rediscover some of the old trails over the Brandon side and had a great time.
would be good to hook up with you again one weekend if you dont mind.

Matt

Matt - no problem at all. Got some better trails to show you now!

john

Blimey that was a quick response.
I will be in touch 🙂

Pure coincidence, I didn't even bother to look at when you posted it! Looks like I was lurking, waiting for a reply 😯

I believe you 😕

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/on-one-29er-carbon-forks

carbon forks for a med Swift maybe???

Sam,

are still offering the Ti frame?

takisawa2 - Member
...How do the Singular forks (steel?) compare to carbon rigids ? Anyone ?

Better IMO. I have the longer fork version and it sucks up whatever you throw at it. Visible flex, but in a good way.

mt - Member
Sam,

are still offering the Ti frame?

Ti frames are on hold at the moment, seeking new manufacturer...

Ti frames are on hold at the moment, seeking new manufacturer...

[img] [/img]Heres mine on its first ride out last winter

Sam, shame about that was after one. Really liked the look of the Nevi built frames. Personally I would prefer a uk built Ti frame but I know that probably just a dream.

This is my SS Orange Swift when I built up after I got it but since then I have changed some of the seatpost to Thomson silver post and turned the handle bar stem upside down.

[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcycles/2540397899/ ]My Orange Swift[/url]

A large swift in its natural habitat

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Just been out with Andy Mac taking pictures for What Mountain Bike's local trails feature. I took my Ginger (geared) Swift for the monster climb up Green Lowther and my mate Gordon took his SS Swift on a just as monstrous ride on Scawd Law and others....

So Sam; you might owe me a pint or two for all the 'non-niche' mag pages covered with Singular bikes...

Clink, when they were right they were very nice, getting to that point wasn't always as straightforward as it should have been. I am looking for alternatives, unlikely to be UK as I don't know of anyone (other than Robin Mather?) building in Ti here.

Bangin, thanks for that, will be more than happy to oblige. If you happen to know which issue it's in I'd love to see it - afraid I'm not a regular reader...

Oh - Robin Mather - now that [i]would[/i] be nice!

chewkw...thats gorgeous mate.
Got to be worthy of more than just a link. 😉

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcycles/2540397899/ ]Chew - UK[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/singularcycles/ ]Singular Cycles[/url], on Flickr

Has anyone a medium orange swift f&f for sale ??

Thanks takisawa2 as I forgot the way to post link to the pic. Now it's back. Some more pics.

I turn the handle bar stem upside down to make more compliant when going up hill. Also the seatpost is inline rather than lay back and with Ergo grip.

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The 1st two pictures from this wreckage and pedalhead are really working for me! Together with seeing them flying around at Bonty 24/12 at the weekend and planning an xc bike purchase.
Would love to try one. Any rigid SS swifts around South Dartmoor?

Sam, what colour will the next grphooons be ?

That orange colour rocks.. )

RD, what stem length and rise are you using.
your similar height to me i reckon.

80mm and 7 degrees (i think)

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