The Switch 7 – the Need for Speed

Enter the Orange Switch 7, taking its name from our fun, popular MX wheeled Switch 6 but going bigger, faster, and harder, this bike is taking things a little more seriously.
The aim with the Switch 7 was to produce a race bike, to take everything we already knew with the addition of feedback from supported EWS racers and the newly established factory racing program and combine that to make a bike that's even more capable of competing at the sharp end of races on the toughest tracks in the world.
The Switch 7 is a true representation of Orange Bikes’ capabilities in frame development and production. The frame and each individual component have seen extensive FEA analysis and 3D modelling to identify any potential issues and to optimise each structure to perform at its best.
Of course, we back all of this up with real-world prototype testing and have clocked up the miles amongst the test team, Factory Racing team and a few riders who are known for being hard on bikes, validating the computer analysis and giving us the confidence in the design.
FEA has been used for for both deflection and fatigue to fine tune the frame's elements for strength and optimal compliance.
Although the frame silhouette is still very intentionally that of an Orange, a great deal has changed, but also much remains the same. This is a completely UK made frame, manufactured by the hands of craftsmen with decades of experience, from flat sheets of aerospace grade aluminium to individually custom-fabricated tubes, seam-welded for each specific purpose, working in harmony with CNCed components from aluminium billet meticulously modelled and analysed.
This all produces an aluminium frame with a weight less than that of many ‘carbon’ frames in its category. It also means we have a product that's strong, durable and fully recyclable at the end-of-life cycle.

Why the Switch 7:
Brand New Lightweight Frame machined & Handbuilt in Britain
5 year frame warranty with Limited Lifetime Crash Replacement
New Aggressive Enduro Race geometry optimised for 170mm front & rear travel
New Linkage Driven Progressive suspension kinematics.
More neutral pivot location allowing less drivetrain/suspension interaction
Low position Asymmetric pivot – neutral suspension feel & increased chainring clearance
Asymmetrical swingarm with increased longitudinal stiffness
New top tube accessory/Bottle cage mounts and bottle dimple in frame
New stiffer lower profile 56mm zerostack Head tube
Geometry for reduced offset fork
New Improved dropout with UDH gear hanger
Boost 148 rear hub spacing
New Top tube accessory/Bottle cage mounts and bottle dimple in frame
Internal cable/hose routing
30 x 8 bearing mount compatible shock
205 x 65 trunnion shock for reduced friction
Adjustable BB height

FRAME AND FORK
6061-T6 Monocoque UK Formed Custom Aluminium Tubing. Wheel Size: MX - 29/27.5. Rear wheel travel: 170.

Fork Fox Performance 38 Float 170mm 29
Swingarm Bolt Type Allen Key Head (Boost 12 x 148mm Hub)
Rear Shock
Fox Float X Performance 205x65
Headset FPD 44mm / 56mm zerostack

DRIVETRAIN
Crankset E13 Helix 32t 170mm
Rear Mech Shimano SLX 12spd
Chain KMC 12spd
Shifters Shimano SLX 12spd
Cassette Shimano SLX 10-51T 12spd
Bottom Bracket E13

WHEEL AND TYRES
Wheelset E13 LG1 30mm + Strange Pro 29
Tyres Maxxis Minion DHR II 2.4 EXO 29/ DHR II 2.4 EXO 27.5

BRAKING
Brakes SRAM Guide RE 200/180

FINISHING KIT
Seat Clamp Strange Bolted
Stem Burgtec Enduro Black 42.5mm
Saddle WTB Silverado SL
Handlebars Burgtec RideWide Enduro 800mm
Grips Strange Grappler Lock-On
Seatpost SDG Tellis 150/170mm

Product Fitment