Orange Bikes
Switch 7 Factory MX - 29/27.5" Full Suspension Mountain Bike (2023)

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?

• Front Travel: 170mm
• Rear Travel: 170mm
• Wheel Size: 29/27.5
• 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 (LDP?) 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 Material: 6061-T6 Monocoque UK Formed Custom Aluminium Tubing 
Axle: Bolt Type Allen Key Head (Boost 148mm Hub) 
Fork: Fox Factory 38 Float 170mm 29  
Shock: Fox Float X2 Factory 205x65 
Chainguide: E13 Vario Compact Guide 
Mech: Shimano XT 12spd 
Chain: KMC 12spd 
Shifter: Shimano XT 12spd 
Cranks: E13 Helix 32t 170mm 
Brakes: Shimano XT Trail 203/180 
Wheels: Stans Flow Mk4 + Hope Pro 4 (Black) 29 + 27 
Tyres: Maxxis Minion DHF 2.5 3c EXO+ 29 / DHR II 2.4 3c EXO+ 27.5 
Headset: FPD 44mm / 56mm zerostack 
Stem: Hope M35 x 35mm Black 
Dropper Post: Fox Factory Transfer 150/175mm Drop 
Seat Clamp: Strange Bolted 
Saddle: SDG Strange Bel Air III 
Handlebar: Renthal FatBar M35 800mm 
Grips: Strange Grappler Lock-On 
Cassette: Shimano XT 10-51T 12spd