29″wheels
Hard-hitting Enduro Frame. For Bigger Terrain And Taller Riders.
165mm

Starling Cycles Mega Murmur Frame

The Murmur, made mega. The Mega Murmur combines 29″ wheels with 165mm rear travel, 170mm front travel and our award-winning steel frameset. Base price is for frame only, without shock.

Current frame lead time is 12 weeks, but we can often deliver quicker if we have frames in stock.

£2,222.00

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Add upgrades

Ohlins TTX22M.2 Coil Rear Shock 230 x 65mm
£845.00
BikeYoke Dropper Seat Post
BikeYoke Dropper Seat Post
£275.00
Ohlins RXF36 M.2 Air TTX18 Fork
£1,100.00
Hope Headset
Hope Headset
£90.00
Hope Seatclamp
Hope Seatclamp
£22.00
Clutch Handmade Steel Stem (Back Order)
Clutch Handmade Steel Stem (Back Order)

In stock (can be backordered)

£175.00
Stainless Steel Stem Spacer
£7.00

Simply Mega

Starling’s long-travel, long-wheelbase 29”. The Murmur, made Mega.

The Mega Murmur is our tough-as-nails, hard-charging single-pivot.

It has 29″ wheels, 165mm rear travel and our award-winning, bullshit-busting, handmade steel frame that’s made with Reynolds 853.

Unique to the Mega is our UK-made swingarm that’s 10mm longer than usual. It’s made to fit taller riders better and create a more stable wheelbase at higher speeds and on rougher terrain.

That long swing arm and the perfect compliant steel ‘feel’ creates a one-of-a-kind ride feel that’ll that’ll crush the roughest and rowdiest terrain, from your local bike park to the Enduro World Cup to the Mega Avalanche

Just two bearings to maintain. Zero marketing gimmicks or next-best-thing shithousery.

Review

MTB-Mag
Feb 2024
“It is truly beautiful. It is something special and different from any other material. It’s as if everything were a little filtered as if everything were a little more comfortable. We don’t get those sharp shocks that perhaps destabilise us. It’s a material that helps us, it’s a material that forgives us for any of our mistakes. It’s a really nice feeling.”

Review

Off-Road.cc
Aug 2023
“If you’re looking for a beautiful hand-crafted, steel mountain bike that’s built for nothing but absolutely unshakable comfort and performance at speed, Starling’s Mega Murmur is one fast machine and a total hoot at that.”

Review

Pinkbike
May 2024
“The Starling is fast. Point it down the right kind of trail, and it really does handle wonderfully, with a lively character that allows you to adjust your line at speed and keep the pace up. It feels like a tool with a specific use case, and when applied right it really shines.”

Review

Singletrack
“The Starling Mega Murmur is a totally brilliant and beautiful mountain bike. It’s unique but not purely for the sake of being unique. Single pivot works well. Steel tubing works well… The Mega Murmur is an excellent modern mountain bike that highlights that Starling knows what’s important and knows what works.”

Review

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Starling Cycles V3 Frame Design

Our bikes eliminate complexity.

They are the counter-argument to mountain biking’s obsession with ‘more’.

With more pivots and more space-age materials. More acronyms and more marketing bullshit. The misconception that more tech means more fun. 

We make unapologetically simple bikes. We include only what’s necessary, nothing more. Zero marketing gimmicks and next-best-thing shithousery.

We’ve stripped away the bullshit and left tough, long-lasting, beautiful and hassle-free mountain bikes. Bikes made to ride, not polish and preen. Simple to ride and bags of fun.

But simple doesn’t mean basic, and it certainly isn’t easy. It takes a whole heap of experience, expertise, testing, refinement and raw passion to make bikes this good, and this simple.

Our full suspension frames are made using high-end, recycled steel. They have a smart and simple adjustable shock mount to vary travel. They have an aluminium seat-post insert to eliminate stuck seat posts. There’s a tough-as-nails anti-flare headtube, a neatly integrated chain guide, a machined main pivot piece that’s strong, stiff and easy to maintain. And they have SRAM UDH hangers, of course.

And to give you the confidence you need, our frames are covered by our 7-year warranty and crash replacement service. They can be repaired, refurbished, repainted and often upgraded to keep them charging hard for years to come.

Features

  • V3 frame design with updated technology.
  • 29″ wheels.
  • 165mm rear travel.
  • Adjustable shock mount allows 140mm or 165mm rear travel (new shock required).
  • Front triangle hand-built in Bristol, UK, using Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing.
  • Rear triangle hand built in UK, using heat-treated Chromoly.
  • UDH derailleur hanger.
  • Up to 200mm rotor.
  • Fits standard tapered forks.
  • Boost rear axle spacing (fits non-boost with spacer).
  • Seat tube reinforcing strut on XL and XXL.
  • Stainless & numbered dropper port.
  • Starling headtube gusset.
  • Bottle mount in frame on medium & above.
  • 7-year warranty/crash replacement service.
  • Frame repair, refurbishment and repaint service.

Starling Cycles are made by real flesh-and-blood humans. The perfect blend of precision and passion.

Our frames are hand-crafted with quality, lightweight steel for an unmistakable feel and undeniable speed.

Our single-pivot suspension design eliminates complexity. A blast to ride and a breeze to maintain.

Geometry and sizing

Frame SizeMediumPlusLargeXLXXL
Shock230×65230×65230×65230×65
Rear Travel165165165165
Max Rear Tyre2.6″2.6″2.6″2.6″
Fork Length170mm170mm170mm170mm
Rider Size Range5’8″ – 5’11”5’9″ – 6’1″6’0 – 6’4″6’4″-6-8″
172cm – 180cm175cm – 185cm183cm – 193cm193cm-203mm
Reach465485515545
Stack647647656656
Head Angle64.164.164.164.1
Seat Tube Length430440480510
Head Tube Length110110120130
Chainstay455455455455
Wheelbase1257127013081338
BB drop28282828
Eff. Seat Angle77.277.277.277.2
Eff. Top Tube*611628663690
Max Post Insertion300310340370
Standover #842861865885
* Effective ST Angle measured at 750mm from BB Centre.
# Standover measured at top tube mid point.

Technical

Travel 165mm
Shock 230x65mm
Headset Top ZS44/28.6
Headset Bottom EC44/40
Seat Tube 31.6mm
BB 73mm Threaded
Seat Clamp 34.9mm
Chain Device Integrated 28T-34T
Rear Axle 148x12mm Boost
Max Tyre 29 x 2.6″
Brake Mount Post Mount 180mm
Max Disc 203mm
Front Shock Hardware 30x8mm
Rear Shock Hardware 35x8mm
Main Pivot Bearings 6902 2RS
Bash Mount ISCG05
Derailleur Hanger Replaceable SRAM UDH T-Type Compatible

 

Reviews

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Murmur photo review
Jamie
Love my Murmur - a crazy capable, versatile and reliable bike.
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1 review for Mega Murmur

  1. Mega Murmur photo review
    Marcos C
    Juste incroyablement confortable, stable, tout en restant fun et facile à rouler! Je remercie aussi l’équipe Starling pour tous les conseils sur la ta...More
    Juste incroyablement confortable, stable, tout en restant fun et facile à rouler! Je remercie aussi l’équipe Starling pour tous les conseils sur la taille et les réglages de l’amortisseur. Une pure merveille!

    "Just incredibly comfortable, stable, while remaining fun and easy to ride! I also thank the Starling team for all the advice on shock size and settings. A pure marvel!"
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