Kingdom’s stunning titanium Switch frame builds on the success of the Danish brand's shorter-travel Hex – and is designed to be ridden even harder.
Tidy Ti frame and handbuilt shock
Although it shares its twin-link suspension design with the Hex, the Switch gets an additional direct-mount shock linkage. Kingdom claims this makes it less progressive in the last part of its 160mm (6.3in) of travel.
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There’s a good choice of shocks, including the fancy handbuilt PUSH Elevensix damper we tested. The welds are neat, as is the internal cable/hose routing (though we found the latter a little rattly). Other details include a threaded BB shell, replaceable dropouts and Ti pivot and shock bolts. The Switch has been designed around a single chainring, with no provision for a front derailleur.
The handbuilt PUSH Elevensix shock is a fettler’s dream, with twin compression circuits
One for the fettlers
- Frame: Ti-3Al-2.5V titanium alloy, 160mm (6.3in) travel
- Fork: RockShox Pike RCT3 Solo Air, 160mm (6.3in) travel
- Shock: PUSH Elevensix
- Drivetrain: SRAM X01 (1x11)
- Rims: ENVE M70
- Hubs: Chris King
- Tyres: Schwalbe Magic Mary TrailStar 27.5x2.35in (F) and Maxxis High Roller II EXO 27.5x2.4in (R)
- Brakes: SRAM Guide RSC
- Bar: ENVE DH, 800mm
- Stem: Burgtec Enduro MK2, 35mm
- Seatpost: RockShox Reverb Stealth
- Saddle: Fabric Scoop
- Weight: 14.38kg (31.7lb), medium size without pedals
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