The Bottom Line
No kidding, this is one of the best bikes I have ever ridden.
- Lightwieght - Long Travel
- Great Performance & Adjustability
- Horst Link - FSR Fully Active Rear Suspension
- Burly Main Pivot
- Reinforced Head Tube for up to 145mm Forks
- Interrupted Seat Tube Style Frame
Description
- Sold as Custom built or frame only. I recommend 5"+ fork and a trail bike setup with bigger tires.
- Travel options from 3.75" up to 5.5".
- Super stiff main pivot with sealed bearings.
- Paint and anodized color options.
- Our Bike: Fox TALAS fork, SRAM X-9 triggers & rear der., MAXM handlebars, Avid Juicy Seven discs.
Guide Review - Titus Switchblade
We tested the TALAS version of the Titus Switchblade with fully adjustable suspension and geometry. With this setup, we were able to use it in cross country, super-d, and even a couple downhill races.
Now don't get too excited, while it performed as well as a 5-6 inch travel bike could in a downhill, it's not really designed to be a downhill racer. The Titus Switchblades real strengths come to light as a good long travel trail bike. This bike will take you over anything, take a beating, and still get you to the top of a hill as efficiently as a good cross country climber.
The switchblade corners well in all conditions, and I have always been a big fan of fully active Horst link suspensions. The rear end stays soft even with the rear wheel locked up.
Titus has positioned the rider on the Switchblade to heavily weight the rear tire during a climb. This gives you great traction on steeper hills but some riders will find they need to adjust their weight forward to keep the front wheel down.
The interrupted seat tube design of the Titus Switchblade does limit seat height adjustment to a degree. This was not a problem for most of us but our taller testers would have appreciated telescopic seat post.
This bike rocks!
