STARLING ROOST
Dec 22, 2021
3 minutes
Will Soffe
Bristol-based Starling are famous for hand-welding bespoke steel frames in-house, but for this super-special stainless steel hardtail, owner Joe McEwan has farmed the work out to ORA in Taiwan.
THE FRAME
The stainless steel they’ve chosen possesses the same strength and stiffness as the Reynolds 853 chromoly used on Starling’s other frames, but it doesn’t rust, so can be left raw with laser-etched graphics for a stunning finish like no other. Starling’s novel chainstay yoke design means the Roost’s aesthetics will be recognisable to
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