BradGraham Posted April 17, 2023 Share Hi all, Still new to cycling and wanted some feedback on the swift evil twin carbon? Will be my first duel suspension and am on a budget , any feedback would be appreciated . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted April 17, 2023 Share It’s a great bike, a racy XC machine. The build quality was great on Swift MTBs (they don’t make them anymore). My daughter has the hard tail version (D-Vore). BradGraham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilton. Posted April 17, 2023 Share Fun facts, if you didn't know: D-Vore is short for Detritovore, which translates as "dirt eater" The Evil Twin has the words "Boze Dubble-ganger" on it, which translates as Evil Twin. BradGraham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeffer Posted April 17, 2023 Share Probably still the hottest frame around. Years later Mongoose! and BradGraham 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ispeed_V Posted April 18, 2023 Share Never knew this but see that Swift was started by Mark Blewitt (former SA road cyclist) in colab with Patrick Morewood (who worked on the suspension design) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted April 18, 2023 Share 3 hours ago, FondTF2 said: Never knew this but see that Swift was started by Mark Blewitt (former SA road cyclist) in colab with Patrick Morewood (who worked on the suspension design) Think that it more likely would’ve been Mark Hopkins from cSixx, who used to be Pat‘s partner. Mark carried on design consulting for a period with the new owners of Swift. Pat worked in colab with Victor Momsen on the Momsen Vipa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted April 18, 2023 Share 14 hours ago, BradGraham said: Hi all, Still new to cycling and wanted some feedback on the swift evil twin carbon? Will be my first duel suspension and am on a budget , any feedback would be appreciated . Thanks Without knowing the condition of the bike you’re looking at. It’s still a great race bike, if you’re looking at something more than capable of multi day events and XC. You should more than happy. BradGraham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradGraham Posted April 18, 2023 Share 1 minute ago, Danger Dassie said: Without knowing the condition of the bike you’re looking at. It’s still a great race bike, if you’re looking at something more than capable of multi day events and XC. You should more than happy. The one I'm looking at is in mint condition, has the fox rear shock , just looking at it for keeping fit and doing mainly road but also enjoy the odd trail ride . Thank you for your input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted April 18, 2023 Share It's a very twitchy, purpose built race bike. So road/gravel slogs it will be awesome. If you are not as skilled on the tech stuff, it will be 'less' comfortable than a slacker bike, but still capable of getting down. Those older Epics and 'steep' marathon bikes are very efficient pedallers, but aren't hugely confidence inspiring on the tech stuff if you aren't already capable. It is a fantastic piece of kit though as far as that era bike Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingZA Posted April 18, 2023 Share I have one and (admittedly I don't ride it very much as I'm doing a lot of gravel riding these days) it's a great bike. Not ideal for throwing yourself down enduro runs or anything steep but excellent at standard MTB rides/races or long slogs on gravel roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted April 18, 2023 Share 2 hours ago, KingZA said: I have one and (admittedly I don't ride it very much as I'm doing a lot of gravel riding these days) it's a great bike. Not ideal for throwing yourself down enduro runs or anything steep but excellent at standard MTB rides/races or long slogs on gravel roads. SHOW US THE VIDEO! KingZA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openmind Posted April 18, 2023 Share 4 hours ago, Danger Dassie said: Think that it more likely would’ve been Mark Hopkins from cSixx, who used to be Pat‘s partner. Mark carried on design consulting for a period with the new owners of Swift. Pat worked in colab with Victor Momsen on the Momsen Vipa. No, it was definitely Mark Blewett. He and some mates broke the Cairo to Cape Town cycling record on Swift road bikes a few years ago to promote the brand. https://www.bikeradar.com/features/routes-and-rides/the-fastest-human-powered-crossing-of-africa-is-done-and-dusted/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted April 18, 2023 Share 5 minutes ago, openmind said: No, it was definitely Mark Blewett. He and some mates broke the Cairo to Cape Town cycling record on Swift road bikes a few years ago to promote the brand. https://www.bikeradar.com/features/routes-and-rides/the-fastest-human-powered-crossing-of-africa-is-done-and-dusted/ Talking about the suspension collab. peetwindhoek and openmind 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilvarsa Posted April 19, 2023 Share I would get something more recent. The Geometry has improved a lot since 2017. Looking Forward !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongoose! Posted April 19, 2023 Share 1 hour ago, dasilvarsa said: I would get something more recent. The Geometry has improved a lot since 2017. Looking Forward !!!!!! sometimes "improved" is confused with "changed"...😉 W Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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