The Switch 7 – the Need for Speed
Enter the 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 thats 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 frames 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 thats strong, durable and fully recyclable at the end-of-life cycle.
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Sizes:
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L
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Colour:
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British Racing Green
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Decals:
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Silver Decals
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Frame:
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6061-T6 Monocoque UK Formed Custom Aluminium Tubing
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Wheel Size:
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MX - 29/27.5.
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Rear wheel travel:
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170.
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Fork:
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Ohlins RXF 38 M.2 Air 170mm 29
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Swingarm:
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Bolt Type Allen Key Head (Boost 148mm Hub)
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Rear Shock:
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Ohlins TTX2 Air 205x65
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Headset:
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FPD 44mm / 56mm zerostack
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Crankset:
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Hope Black 32t
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Rear Mech:
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Shimano XT 12spd
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Chain:
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KMC 12spd
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Shifters:
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Shimano XT 12spd
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Cassette:
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Shimano XT 10-51T 12spd
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Chain Device:
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E13 Vario Compact Guide
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Bottom Bracket:
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E13
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Wheelset:
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Stans Flow Mk4 + Hope Pro 4 (Black) 29 + 27
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Tyres:
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Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3c EXO+ 29 / DHR II 2.4 3c EXO+ 27.5
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Brakes:
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Shimano XT Trail 203/180
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Seat Clamp:
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Strange Bolted
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Stem:
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Burgtec Enduro Black 42.5mm
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Saddle:
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SDG Strange Bel Air III
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Handlebars:
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Burgtec RideWide Enduro 800mm
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Grips:
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Strange Grappler Lock-On
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Seatpost:
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SDG Tellis 150mm
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