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Starling Cycles Launches the Mini Murmur a Metal Full Suspension XC/Path Bike
Jun
After teasing us with the down nation Murmur, UK’s Starling Cycles has introduced that they’re “making it official” and launched the Mini Murmer. The Mini Murmur is a 120mm rear-travel path/XC/down nation/do-whatever bike that Starling says is “severely enjoyable and severely quick”.
Including to the Mega Murmur and the Murmur, the Mini Mumur takes Starling’s award-winning, metal, handmade, single-pivot body and morphs it right into a “zippy path rocket”. Saying that it has “all the really feel of metal, constructed round 120mm rear journey, go-for-it geometry, and light-weight elements”.
The Mini Murmur shall be obtainable as a frame-only or full bike choice. The entire bikes shall be spec’d with “DT Swiss’ F232 ONE air suspension, quick Michelin rubber, DT Wheels, and light-weight Hope elements.”
Not everybody wants a blaze o’ glory, coil-sprung enduro bike, and that’s the place the Mini Murmur steps in. Starling hopes the Mini will provide an additional avenue into Starling for extra riders. It provides a load of versatility, making it excellent for a shreddy lunch run or a fast lap on the native loop. Starling says it’s a powerful climber and zippy singletrack shredder” and that it’s made for all-day, massive climbing, epic adventures… for large days of “up” and “down”.
Mini Murmur Particulars
The Mini Murmur is constructed round Starling’s handmade metal body. It makes use of their adjustable shock mount which interprets to Starling reaching large versatility from their design. They will adapt their frames into “long-travel, massive mountain crushers or short-travel razzers, just like the Mini Murmur”.
The entire-build Mini Murmur makes use of a light-weight, DT shock in 210x50mm size, which gives 120mm rear journey. The body’s entrance triangle is handmade within the UK utilizing Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing. The rear triangle can also be handmade, however by ORA in Taiwan, utilizing heat-treated chromoly.
Like all of Starling’s Core full suspension bikes, the Mini has a UDH drop out, via axle, adjustable shock mount, and all of their V3 body options. It’s a metal body, so it may be repaired, refurbished, recycled, and repainted. Starling factors out that it’s “made to final and to reject throw-away, new-bike-every-season bullshit”.
Mini Murmur Spec Listing and Retail
Retail: £2150 (body with out shock)
Body with DT shock: £2549
Full bike, incl. VAT: £7650
- Fork: DT Swiss F323 One 120mm
- Shock: DT Swiss R535 120mm
- Wheels: DT Swiss XMC 1501
- Tires: F/R Michelin Wild XC
- Crankset: Hope Carbon 165mm / 32T Hope 30mm
- Backside Bracket: Hope 30mm
- Chain: Shimano 8100 (XT)
- Cassette: Shimano 8100 (XT)
- Derailleur: Shimano 8100 (XT)
- Shifter: Shimano 8100 (XT)
- Brakes: Hope XCR 4 Piston F/R
- Rotors: 180mm Hope Floating F/R
- Grips: Sensus Lite
- Bar: Renthal Fatbar Lite V2 T6 Alloy
- Stem: Hope TR 40mm
- Headset: Hope
- Prime Cap: Hope
- Seat Clamp: Hope
- Seat Put up: Bike Yoke Divine
- Dropper Distant: Bike Yoke
- Saddle: Fizik Alpaca X5
Starling Cycles Mini Murmur Geo
Starling Buyer Help Particulars
“In an age of folding manufacturers and brutally fussy guarantee departments, we wish to present the shopper that they arrive first. And we wish to make easy and delightful issues that final for years, don’t change into out of date in a single day, and don’t must be scrapped once you crash them.”
All Starlings V3 frames include a 7-year guarantee towards producer defects. they’re additionally lined by a crash-replacement service. Crash it and harm it, and so they’ll repair it. You pay for transport, they pay for labor and supplies.
The guarantee and crash alternative service applies to the unique proprietor. Nonetheless, all homeowners, new or non-original, have entry to their repaint, refurbish and restore providers. In case your body is wanting worn out and drained, you may ship it to Starling for contemporary bearings, paint, and graphics.
In case your body is broken, they’ll restore it and typically even improve it. They will restore flared head tubes, dented tubes, and damaged or bent body options, reminiscent of. tabs or brackets. Saying that “they’ll’t do the whole lot”, however they’re assured that they’ll maintain your body operating for a number of years.
Try all the Murmurs on the hyperlink beneath.