29″wheels
The XC Bike for Metal Heads
120mm

Starling Cycles Mini Murmur Frame

Our award-winning and handmade Murmur spliced with a cocktail of XC, trail and downcountry. 120mm rear travel mutates the Murmur into a ride-all-day bird of prey. 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

Choose your frame

BikeYoke Dropper Seat Post
BikeYoke Dropper Seat Post
£275.00
DT Swiss R535 ONE Rear Shock
£400.00
DT Swiss F232 ONE Suspension Fork
£925.00
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

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Mini Murmur

The XC bike for metal heads. A rocket-fast, trail ripper. Short travel, air shock, pedal all-day geo.

The Starling Mini Murmur combines 29″ wheels with 120mm rear travel and our award-winning, bullshit-busting, handmade steel frameset. Beautifully simple single-pivot, confidence-boosting geometry. Two bearings to maintain. Zero marketing gimmicks or next-best-thing shithousery.

It’s not quite XC, it sure aint enduro. Maybe it’s downcountry? Whatever the marketing nerds want to call it, the Mini is an absolute blast, perfect for epic adventures, fast-and-light local power hours, your favourite trail centres, whatever and wherever.

Up, along and down. Pigeon holes be damned.

Review

BikeRadar
“The Mini Murmur is seriously fun to ride. It’s reactive, poppy and agile thanks to the support from the suspension and the feel of the frame. However, the geometry ensures that when things get spicy, it’ll more than hold its own.”

Review

Off-Road.cc
“The Mini-Murmur is ridiculous fun and I’d go as far as to say that it’s the most fun I’ve had with a bike this year.”

Review

Bike Perfect
“the bike had an engaging hustler vibe as it egged me on to rail corners, launch over roots and crank through gaps. Eager, nimble, fun to ride.”

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.
  • 120mm rear travel as standard.
  • Adjustable shock mount also allows 120mm/135mm/165mm rear travel (new shock required).
  • Front triangle hand-built in Bristol, UK, using Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing.
  • Rear triangle hand built by ORA, Taiwan, using heat-treated Chromoly.
  • NEW: XL/XXL now with UK-made Mega swingarm for more balanced ride (455mm).
  • 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 SizeMediumMediumPlusLargeX LargeXXL
Shock210×50210×50210×50210×50210×50
Rear Travel120120120120120
Max Rear Tyre2.6″2.6″2.6″2.6″2.6″
Fork Length120mm120mm120mm120mm120mm
Rider Size Range5’6″ – 5’10”5’8″ – 5’11”5’9″ – 6’1″6’0 – 6’4″6’4″-6-8″
167cm – 177cm172cm – 180cm175cm – 185cm183cm – 193cm193cm-203cm
Reach450465485515545
Stack602602602611620
Head Angle66.266.266.266.266.2
Seat Tube Length410430440480510
Head Tube Length110110110120130
Chainstay445445445455455
Wheelbase12281247126012981328
BB drop4646464646
Eff. Seat Angle79.279.279.279.279.2
Eff. Top Tube*596611628663690
Max Post Insertion280300310340370
Standover #810817824828847
* Effective ST Angle measured at 750mm from BB Centre.
# Standover measured at top tube mid point.

Technical

Travel 120mm
(and adjustable to 135mm/165mm)
Shock 210x50mm
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 Mini Murmur

  1. Mini Murmur photo review
    Mathieu
    All of 2024 I was looking at different short travel fullies to replace my hardcore hardtail, which was simply too much of a bike for the trails I ride...More
    All of 2024 I was looking at different short travel fullies to replace my hardcore hardtail, which was simply too much of a bike for the trails I ride the most. I considered getting a Santa Cruz Tall Boy, Norco Optic and the Dawley T16. Then the Mini Murmur dropped and it was pretty much a no brainer. Starling's reputation, combined with the ability to still run other suspension platforms on a beautiful steel frame sealed the deal.

    I built mine up mostly with parts from my old bike. Had to tweak the fit with a longer stem and rolled my handlebars forward to get more weight on the front. After some tweaks to suspension, this thing is dialed. I have never been riding this much. I just love how zippy, fun and capable it is. It really feels like the perfect bike for my needs and taste. Great work guys!
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