Concept site Switchback is a fictional gravel bike shop, designed and built by Patrick Bushe to show what I make for gravel bike shops. Fictional, by Patrick Bushe

A rider on a long straight dirt road between fields under a grey sky

Take the long way up.

Gravel and touring bikes built in our shop in Ojai, sized to you, and tuned before they leave.

Three bikes, one for each kind of road

Switchback GR1

$1,890

A steel gravel bike for fire roads and the long way home. 45 mm tires, a calm ride, and room for three bottles.

  • Pavement
  • Gravel
  • Trail

Switchback TR2

$2,240

The bikepacking bike: racks front and back, a wider gear range and a frame that stays calm with 15 kg of camp on it.

  • Pavement
  • Gravel
  • Trail

Switchback Rambler

$1,290

An all-road bike for commutes, café rides and the gravel bit at the end. Lighter, quicker, and still has fender mounts.

  • Pavement
  • Gravel
  • Trail

Pack it, fix it, ride it

Everything

Which size am I? We’ll draw it.

Enter your height and inseam. The fit finder draws your frame to scale with your inseam on it, shows the clearance over the top tube, and gives you a saddle height to start from.

Find my size
Your inseam + shoes: 86 cm4.9 cm clear
A loaded touring bike with frame and saddle bags lying on a gravel shoulder

Built to carry camp

The TR2 has rack, fender and cargo cage mounts, a gear low enough for a loaded climb, and a frame that stays calm with 15 kilos of bags on it.

  • Half Frame Bag$89
  • Ten-Liter Saddle Bag$119
  • Washboard Tires, 700 x 50$120
Switchback TR2, $2,240

The shop in Ojai

Every bike is built and tuned here before it ships. Bring yours in for a tune-up, or come on the Saturday ride and see what the bikes are for.

  • Tune-up, drop off by 10$95
  • Full overhaul$235
  • Saturday shop ride, 8 amFree
Book a tune-up
A mechanic adjusting the front brake of a bike in a workstand

Checkout would open here

Switchback is a concept store, so nothing is for sale.

A real Switchback store would go to Shopify checkout here, with in-shop pickup and fitting as an option.

Your bag stays saved in this browser.

Patrick Bushe designed and built this store to show what a gravel bike shop’s site can look like.

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