Swift Folder

[2] In 2023, a ten-speed, disc braked, chromoly steel version of the Swift was reprised for the North American market, manufactured by the Origami Bicycle Company with the blessing of Peter Reich, the original designer.

[3] The frame is faithful to the original geometry, but features vertical dropouts, no canti bosses, and a rear rack which keeps the bicycle free-standing when folded.

The Swift Folder design employs a vertical folding method, using the seat-post and a split seat-tube as the locking mechanism.

This keeps the chain tension constant, which is an advantage when the Swift frame is used in a fixed-gear, single speed, or hub gear bicycle.

The frame is generally built to common "industry-standard" sizes and threads, and can accommodate a wide variety of gear systems, brakes and other components.

The Swift has been praised for its responsive, comfortable ride, its stiff frame, its light weight, its low step-through height, and its use of standard as opposed to proprietary parts for the components.