Marginal Gains: 10 Ways to Improve Your Bike Setup
You don't always need a new bike to ride better. Sometimes, you just need to get the most out of the one you've already got. There's a peculiar affliction that...
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How to Unlock The Full Potential of Your Dropper Post
"One seat position isn't actually the optimum position most of the time… sometimes on the super steep climbs you've got to get your weight right over the front and at...
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Is Your Saddle Getting in the Way Going Downhill?
Get Your Saddle Out of the Way: The Downhill Advantage of Positive Saddle Tilt When the trail points down, your saddle should do more than get out of the way....
Your Bike Was Built to Adapt to the Trail. So Why Is Your Saddle Still Level?
The Trail Isn't Level. Why Should Your Saddle Be? Suspension adapts to bumps. Brakes adapt to speed. Gears adapt to gradient. Dropper posts adapt to descending. So why, when the...
Why Your Pelvis Is the Real Control Point of Your Bike
Riders obsess over cockpit setup, suspension sag, and tire pressure — and rightly so. But the single point of contact that arguably does more to determine how efficiently you climb,...
Why Climbing Hurts and 5 Tips to Reduce Groin Pain
Why Climbing Hurts "Down There": A Rider's Guide to Groin Pain on the Bike If you've ever stood up out of the saddle on a steep pitch, gritted your teeth,...
5 Signs You Could Benefit from Adjusting Your Saddle Angle
Do You Actually Need a SwitchGrade? 5 Signs You Will Love One Mountain bikers obsess over suspension setup, tire compounds, and cockpit position—but there’s one part of the bike that...
Why Climbing Can Lead to Groin Discomfort — And How Proper Saddle Tilt Can Help
If you’ve ever been halfway up a brutal climb, trying to stay smooth and keep traction while your sit bones go numb and your groin feels like it’s being crushed…...
Are You Thinking About Geometry All Wrong?
Bike design is full of bold claims about the “perfect” angle. Here is the truth. Actual seat tube angle and effective seat tube angle are not the same. The effect...
Times, they are a-changing - PART 1
We just launched our new website today. It's funny how an instrument can symbolize so much despite being a random collection of zeros and ones. Not nearly enough to capture the enormity...
The Benefits of Climbing with a Negative Tilted Saddle
Recently, we were surprised to learn that Danny MacAskill (arguably the most famous mountain biker in the world due to his insane trials skills and viral videos) mentioned the SwitchGrade...
EMTB Forums "Climbing Magic"
How does it feel to ride with?Basically - AMAZING ! I don't need to say anymore. Don't try one or you WILL want one !!For me, post down, it was...
How to Start a Bike Component Company (despite a Pandemic)
"If I only knew then what I know now" I don't know how many times I've said this aloud to people who congratulate me on our progress and ascent. Half...
How to Unlock The Full Potential of Your Dropper Post
"One seat position isn't actually the optimum position most of the time… sometimes on the super steep climbs you've got to get your weight right over the front and at...
The Story Behind the SwitchGrade
I started noticing more and more riders with their saddles nosed-down. But coming in with a freeride bias, while I completely understood the benefits of nosing down for climbs, the...