Comments on: Xootr, Nick. Nick, Xootr. Now play nice.

By: Project FiXootr: Chaindrive and Handlebars at Commute by Bike

Project FiXootr: Chaindrive and Handlebars at Commute by Bike — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 04:55:09 +0000

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By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:04:45 +0000

All I’ve done so far is shorten the stem post a few inches, but I’ll take a photo of myself on the bike next chance I get.

By: eddy

eddy — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:32:27 +0000

Okay. Frankenbike away. But I want to see photos of this thing on the street.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:58:12 +0000

I think Moe’s review covered a lot of ground. Plus, the bike’s main feature — the ability to fold up — is no different as a fixed gear than as an eight-speed.

The Xootr Swift doesn’t have a lot of specialized components, so it’s very easy to customize. I think that’s a big selling point for a bike like this. Not all folders out there are this easy to customize, so since Moe has said all that can be said about the bike itself, I’ll see how it stands up to my specific needs. That way, I can say more about the bike than that the seat is too cushy, the handlebars too high, and that it has too many gears.

By: RL Policar

RL Policar — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:34:50 +0000

Eddy,

Moe did a revie won the stock Xootr a while back. Check it out.
http://commutebybike.com/2006/03/07/xootr-swift-review/

By: eddy

eddy — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:18:48 +0000

This transformation will be neat, but it’s not very likely that most people who might consider buying one of these will want to do this. So how about giving us a review of the stock xootr before you Frankenbike it.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:53:51 +0000

Yep, I saw that! Wish they had larger pictures. The wide chainline makes things harder, but with those horizontal dropouts, it’s just begging to be converted. Part of me wished I had the black model, but hey, maybe I can use a little more color in my life.

By: Moe

Moe — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:48:01 +0000

Hey Nick, it looks like a fixed gear conversion has been done on the Swift before. Check out http://www.xootr.com/xootr/swift/gallery.shtml and take a look at the black Swift.