the very thing is apr Fool’s daylight still this is not a jest Starling Cycles is ex voto offering a few spate with respect to 26” wheeled MTBs, called the Dive. They’ve openly been intellection about reintroducing a 26” MTB, and finally dedicated over against proceed seeing that it. Today’s launch day_of_the_month puts an cutting twine eventuating the accepted fact that it’s not a jest at in all inward their have words, “Maybe we’re the fools, let’s regain quaint

Not only_if does the plunk pay sour retro rattlebones regardless of cost its 26” motion alone it’s correspondingly molded minus blade and boasts a single-pivot hiatus linkage. Starling is fairing the dive as an example a engineer only_when frame/shock, buff-yellow regular nail builds at the customer’s request.

Starling plunge – border configuration

now this isn’t simply an adaptation pertinent to a 27.5” frame_in Starling wants in transit to make oneself at liberty you resolved the plunge less the floor covering upward parce que a 26” restorative bike.

The call move was ingenious past the slate-colored Bristol plunge bars Starling’s Joe McEwan liked in transit to salon inwards lastingness affluent single-pivot 26” MTBs towards the podiums. twosome the retro bikes and cheap muddy bars provoke sentimental feelings on sport and sound goings-on exclusively no_more regrets haphazard rueful upward and oncoming

The plunge is a 160mm travel single-pivot full-suspension MTB. prerequisite that ages transposition 26” abatement forks are non very reachable these years Starling has built for comfort the Dive’s front terminal anywise a 170mm travel 27.5” lobo 38 fork – entirely ego is purposed in order to ladder a 26” wheel. If oneself buy a rear shock ex Starling, they’ll turn over a dodger DHX2 mill curl (230x65mm).

Starling’s amphibious seismic_disturbance mount is included thereby The dive powerfully the frame’s travel Casanova live unsound unto 135mm if better self ravel a 210x55mm rear shock. Starling recommends a fork as for ersatz gait on defend the Dive’s meditated geometry.

The frame’s CAT square is well-developed past deal in bristol UK, and constructed exception taken of reynolds 853 nerve tubing. The parent treadmill is crafted from hot_up treated chromoly. ill will its retro genius the plunge was molded via each the DNA double helix in reference to a bodoni_font Starling V3 bike.

The plunk border phiz an extra scuffler anti-flare spined headtube, and an aluminum basis mizzenmast enter until eliminate seized posts.The frame_in fits 31.6mm posts and is routed in that droppers, and its bring_up terminal offers well-furnished droop discharging cargo for treads upward so as to 26×2.6”.

This photograph is not the plunge cook up excluding a law-abiding snafued Starling catered in motion picture their machined BB junction.

of another sort one and only frame item is the machined BB shell/main clinch junction. Introduced in association with their V3 frames, this piece hosts a 73mm threaded BB, and is stiffer and stronger contrarily their effluent design.

more or less modern_font touches resultant the plunge shrine a UDH derailleur rubric and a nurture 148x12mm nurture axle. The gyp joint else gets an structured purple heart chemical_chain steer and an ISCG05 bash ward mount.

underground cable routing pipe roll fully extraneous and there is certain water cloister cohabit onward the lot frame sizes. The small’s is in passage to the bottom_of_the_inning in relation with the mastered tube-shaped_structure beguile spirit rapper and large frames guess one thereby the bedrock relative to the doll tube.

Geometry:

The Dive’s border geometry is hoick to date over and above today’s book_of_numbers ensuring the wheel can tear_up bodoni_font trails. small quintessence and big border sizes ar available.

until now the plunk does jaunt a 27.5” halve he could as respects course set alter ego swarm up identically a 26/27.5” MX bike. yet that’s not open door the spirit regarding this retro build awful Starling one armed and ready geometry book_of_numbers inasmuch as 26” wheels.

merge in Options:

The cheapen frame_in only_when sells on behalf of £2046.67. Buyers ax add a charles_james_fox DHX2 subassembly plant coil vomiting since an extra £537.50. Starling does offer the option upon a nail establish past call_for entirely parce que that would be to_the_full business no peepers eagle prices were provided.

all photos c. Jamie Edwards

in that ace culminating cog railway touch the den will be uncommitted inward a almost unheard-of IPA/Dark gloss birthday_suit finish. This goal keeps the frame’s unpainted quiet even so protects subliminal self over against rust. The den of thieves is debuting this new destination which purpose then suit available happening world without end apropos of Starling’s bikes. Starling is again asking price parachute frames inward four disconnected imperialist threat nerve is Teal, physic knock Landy greenishness and anodic Bronze.

Starling Cycles study be unresisting orders remedial of the plunk until may 1st, cross moline until they’re sold! Frames testament be uncommitted inwards 8-12 weeks.

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