Stanton Switchback Ti full builds available now
We all have some sort of love affair with our bikes, sneaking off the just check she is alright in the shed or making sure the last trickle of chain lube hasn’t dribbled on to the floor and been licked up by the cat. It’s an odd relationship but one that we all have to some degree or another, some have linkages to clean and shocks to care for too. If you are in the camp of a stiffer back end then you may be thinking of setting your sights on the dizzying heights of a Titanium frame, and that is something you will polish, then the new Swithcback could be right up your street. They might be knocking on the door of £6K for the top end build but then again it will last you a lifetime and you could always just get a frame and wang your old bits on!
We saw the details of the Stanton Switchback Ti a couple of weeks back but Dan Dan the Stanton man has been on the blower this morning with details of their full builds. Now spending over £5k on a hardtail may sounds crackers but there are build kits and rolling chassis kits available too. All the info is here and nice gallery of shiny photos for you to swoon over too, aren’t we good to you? Here’s the word from Dan Stanton…
Stanton Switchback Ti
After a couple of years of designing and testing we’ve finally finished our benchmark frame the Switchback Ti, to celebrate it we took our resident Pinner Dan Bateson (world cup 4X pro elite rider) to ride the Ultimate version or our complete bike available through our website (Ti complete with the carbon-king upgrade) to last stage of the Afan Enduro and the new(ish) Afan bike park with Joe and Matt from Capta Media. It was the absolute definition of living in a cloud, continually grey and wet with absolutely no letup. We had two water damaged cameras (one of them being an FS700!) and even with waterproofs on we were wet and cold to the core. Although the conditions were demoralising this didn’t stop Dan performing to a seriously high level and ever time we looked at the footage huddled round Joe and Matts camera our sprits were instantly lifted! I want to say thank you to everyone involved in producing this video and I hope you guys enjoy the final cut.
Standard build kit
Wheels: E13-TRS
Forks: BOS Deville 140mm
Tyres : Onza Ibeck 2.25r & 2.4f
Headset: CaneCreak 40series
Stem: Raceface Turbine 50mm
Bars: Raceface Turbine 760mm x 10mm
Seat Post: Rockshox Reverb 5” drop
Saddle: SDG Duster
Grips: ODI Lock-on
SeatClamp: Hope
BottomBracket: Raceface BSA30
CrankSet: Raceface Turbine 34T
Chain: SRAM XX1
Mech: SRAM XO1
Shifter: SRAM XO1
Cassette: SRAM XO1
Brakes: Shimano XT IceTec rotors
Price £4179
Carbon King Build kit List
Wheels: Enve 70/30 Rims on Chris King iso Hubs
Forks: BOS Deville 140mm
Tyres: Onza Ibeck 2.25r & 2.4f
Headset: Chris King
Stem: Raceface Turbine 50mm
Bars: Raceface Next carbon 760mm x 10mm
Seat Post: Rockshox Reverb 5” drop
Saddle: SDG Duster
Grips: ODI Lock-on
SeatClamp: Hope
BottomBracket: Raceface BSA30
CrankSet: Raceface Next carbon 34T
Chain: Sram XX1
Mech: Sram XO1
Shifter: Sram XO1
Cassette: Sram XO1
Brakes: Hope E4
Price – £5890
Geometry
Head angle 65.75 degrees
Seat angle 72.5 degrees
Head tube 44mm
Headtube lengh 110mm on the 16.5″ and 120mm on the 18″
Seat tube length 16.5” and 18″
Seat tube internal diameter 30.9mm and 34.9 seat clamp
Actual top tube 22.25” on the 16.5” frame, 23″ on the 18” frame
Virtual top tube 23.25” on the 16.5” frame, 24″ on the 18” frame
Chain stay length Actual 415mm
Bottom bracket height 315mm
Frame weight, 16.5″ Switchback is 3lbs 8oz
All measurements are taken with a 140mm travel fork at 25% sag
Price – £1599 (50% deposits being taken for frame orders)
