
What Are Starling Cycles Rare Frames?
A short guide to Starling’s RARE frames, and how they work.
This Technical Journal is our manifesto.
It is a series of technical articles, written to explain the how and the why behind what we do.
It’s a complex process to make uncomplex things that perform well. This series aims to explore that process.

A short guide to Starling’s RARE frames, and how they work.

Joe recommends you move and regrease your seat post regularly to save it getting stuck via galvanic corrosion.

Joe talks why you’ll never see any standards he doesn’t feel are the best for the job on any Starling bikes.

Joe McEwan explains why he won’t be selling any unpainted Starling Cycles frames any time soon.

We often see comments that our seat stays are too thin and likely to snap. Let’s explore why that’s not the case.

We often see comments saying that flexible swing arms damage rear shocks. Let’s explore why that’s nonsense.

Confused about low mountain bike bottom brackets and worried about pedal strikes? Read on to find out why the two might not be as linked as you might think.

Unsure about how to choose the right Starling Cycles frame? Here’s how.

Starling Cycles started making bikes when the “long, low, slack” geometry movement was in its infancy. With early prototypes, we experimented with a range of

Bike marketing suggests that stiffer is better but is a bit of flex actually a good thing?

We believe that single pivot suspension, coil shocks and steel swing-arms are the ideal setup

Are steel mountain bike frames better than carbon or alloy ones? Let’s find out.