Just received my brand-spankin new swifts and was surprised to see them as black as I am from the waist down, instead of the light blue like they have always been...

have there been any changes/improvements with the design? Wondering why they would switch the color up without reason...

 

been black for almost a year. completely the same in every way but the color. My guess would be cost

 

Not cost. Aka stock color.
(see what they did thar?)

 

I talked to them on the phone and two different people said they didn't change anything about the spring rates / characteristics, only the color of the Spec-R's. The Sport's are still Red