Starling Cycles, purveyors of hand-made steel single pivot goodness are bucking the 32″ wheel hype and going for a 26″ wheel full bouncer in the form of the Dive.
Yes, it’s April 1st, but also yes, Starling are actually going to make ten of the 26″ wheel Dive frames.
Photos by Jamie Edwards.
Key features:
- V3 frame design with updated technology.
- 26″ wheels only.
- 160mm rear travel.
- 170mm front travel, using 27.5″ fork.
- Front triangle hand-built in Bristol, UK, using Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing.
- Rear triangle hand-built in Taiwan, using heat-treated Chromoly.
- UDH derailleur hanger.
- Up to 200mm rotor.
- Fits standard tapered forks.
- Boost rear axle spacing (fits non-boost with spacer).
- Stainless & numbered dropper port.
- Starling headtube gusset.
- Bottle mount in frame on medium & above.
- Bottle mount under downtube on small frames.
- 7-year warranty/crash replacement service.
- Frame repair, refurbishment and repaint service.
- £2,456.00 RRP (Frame only, no shock)
- StarlingCycles.com
Geometry
The Starling Dive is available in S, M and L sizes.
Reach on the M is 450mm with a seat tube of 410mm. Head angle is 63 degrees with an effective seat tube angle of 77 degrees. Chainstays are 435mm across the sizes with the wheelbase on the M of 1223mm.
Starling Cycles’ Dive is a bike that blends the modern with Joe McEwan’s past. The Starling V3 concept and modern geometry meets 26″ and dive bars of the 90s. This small-wheeled, 160mm travel ripper will be made in a very small batch of ten with order book now open.
As with all current Starling Bikes you get the wonderful Reynolds 853 front triangle hand-made in Bristol, paired with the CroMo rear made in the Far East. You get Starling’s unique bottom bracket setup, adjustable shock mount, anti-flare headtube and UDH compatibility.
Frames will be available with or without shock, and complete builds are available on request. Orders close 1st May, or when we’ve sold all 10, whichever comes first.
