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Want one so bad. Love that it’s a fully steel full sus. I think it has offficially bumped to the top of my list

Will there be a Medium Plus size for the Swoop?

Awesome bikes! Always a pleasure to welcome Joe and the team to the Malverns Classic 😊

Really enjoyable watch. Thankyou

The Stern is beautimus

Thanks for all you guys do! Keep killing it.

Gravel 2025! Yay! ❤

Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all at Starling and the owners!

Love it 🥰

Fine print limited to 10 customers...

What a con.

Major L campaign. Going to trick someone or some kid into buying your frame thinking its free. Horrible.

Clause 8 the most important caveat!

Joe's definitely sold used cars before😂

Haha! Love this. 🤣

Top teir nonsense ❤

Most excellent 👌🏻😂

I mean, I'm dying for a starling twist frame since two years ago, is just so much money man...

Hahaha, idiots

You've outdone yourself, Joe :D

I always loved concentric pivot! It’s always stunning to see starling cycles design Had rohloff paired with dmr bolt And looking for beady little eye I saw some had horizontal dropout is it prototype?? Wonder if can get one somdeday

Do you use straight gauge or butted dt/tt?

Have you ever considered designing a gusset where you can pass through a brake lever/caliper? Or would that look dumb?

Hitting brakes harder is affecting the suspension much more. The effect shown on the video - it could be seen only if there are no feet on the pedals. If there are - the derailleur will compensate the rearward motion of the chain.

I love the little starling details on the gussets! They are very elegant and do remind me of my old BMX frames. I run all my cables through the gussets except for the brake!

Nice Video, why do you don‘t join the gusset with the headtube? Are there any pros or cons for doing this?

I think The top length of chain isn't in tension because the wheel is moving/coasting, which provides a source of the extra links of the chain. I would assume if you brake heavily through a hard compression and your bike has geometry that has significant kickback numbers, you may feel some of it. Regardless, interesting thoughts!

Nice one, Joe! (and thanks for the plug on our FEA work too!).

Dang I missed the window for this year, they all say sold out :(

Quite simply, all the best parts of mountain biking. And none of the superfluous. I miss when the industry was 'fun'. And not all making the same 'quiver killer' trail bike in dual 29 at ~64.5 HTA with gizmos all over the bike from sandwich storage to wireless parts and 4 adjustment points that still don't land on any setting that could be described as fun. Basically, do you want a fast race bike that pedal strikes all the time or one that doesn't? Weee

Would do anything to demo one of these. Only thing that gives me pause on ownership is single speed but hey slopestyle bikes are sick! Wish I could give it a rip.

As a former BMXer... It feels awkward that you may have to explain gusseting steel tubing to MTBers lol. Few ways to do it but the kinda classic bicycle way Starling does it is a treat to look at. Adds a little flavor. Arguably little more fun that just adding a chunk of extra metal on the top sides and down sides as simple, modern designs do.

I do enjoy them. Is the gusset made out of 4130 or is it a different grade of steel?

Love your gusset design!

I, for one, think they're quite pretty! Especially the new assymetric ones. It gives the frame a rather unique profile. 😊

Yes, it makes great sense! Thanks for this. I have a 125-140 aluminum Canyon designed to be poppy. It's my first new school bike after many years of not riding. The most important thing I learned from your video is that I don't have a bike setup for how I want to ride. I've spent a lot of time playing with sag front and back, taking notes and trying different pressures. If it's too soft, it bottoms out. It's tiring on longer rides over endless roots and rocks if it's too stiff. I live in Atlantic Canada, and our natural trails are rocky, rooty, and wet. For me, the best setup would be a bit softer to smooth out the trails for all-around trail riding and a bit longer travel to avoid bottoming out with a softer setup. At 49, I think the pop-off every hip day is mostly behind me. Found you via the Radavist. I'd really like to get a Murmur. Maybe in 2025. Cheers and thanks for the reasonable, no-bullshit bike education!

Nice one🤩

These look awesome! I wont be able to get one this run but maybe next time! Do you get zero sag through incredibly high shock pressure or a bit of frame design?

I wont say that I can feel or cannot feel it, but the difference between his in the stand demo vs the PB slow mo is the angular momentum of the cassette. In the stand, the rear wheel is not turning so the cassette has no angular momentum, simulating a locked brake. in the PB article the rear wheels are accelerating when they hit the ground, introducing angular momentum of the cassette, and causing slack in the top of the chain. Perhaps the question should be "when" rather than "if" kickback is relevant. I can see it being relevant in high speed braking into rough sections and low speed braking on very steep descents where the chain is in a larger cog.

If I buy one of your bikes, is it possible that I will be the only person in Spain owning a Starling?

Wahnsinnig geschmackvoll! Beides - Bike und Vid, echt geil!

Cool

😍 Dream Build!

i cant learn more about marvin :((( (from hâf)

It makes sense that this can exist but i think only in case of heavy travel of suspension with absoutly blocked brakes. If the cassete cannot move the chain will try to move crank, but if you have pedals/crank blocked by your feet and go with rolling wheel, i think the tension is then compensated by rotating the cassete, which you cannot feel as the wheel is spinning already..? So a very narrow windows for occurance of this i think?

Finally got me.. gonna order a pink beady for my birthday this month. Been eyeing one out ever since I first laid eyes on the yellow bird 3ish years back. And question after seeing it again: Is there any chance to get a matching pink PuffinPedalers shirt/hoodie with that order?! 👀

Would yall be able to fabricate a pedal system for this? If so I would totally buy!

That's rad! How much adjustment do you get for the chain tension?

Cheers mate love this video. Great discussion and totally agree with your very practical, logical recommendations. Now, I've re-watched this a few times and there's one thing I'm struggling to understand. Even though there's an equivalent amount of rear wheel movement, isn't a 100mm spring at 25% sag going to feel softer than a 150mm spring at 17% sag due to the lower spring rate to achieve that rear wheel movement? Or is there an inherant property of the shorter spring I'm missing, maybe the 100mm spring will start to ramp up due to a progressive curve. Or do I need to stop thinking about the spring and just consider the wheel movement. I'm comparing my 150mm lyric to my 120mm sid, in my head the sid feels softer. Cheers

Can this be converted to belly drive? I love this concept.