Cane Creek Tigon – The Perfect Rear Shock For Single Pivot Bikes?
Cane Creek has recently introduced the Cane Creek Tigon rear shock. To celebrate the launch we grabbed an in-depth and geeky chat with Sam Anderson
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It is a series of technical articles, written to explain the how and the why behind what we do.Â
It’s a complex process to make uncomplex things that perform well. This series aims to explore that process.
Cane Creek has recently introduced the Cane Creek Tigon rear shock. To celebrate the launch we grabbed an in-depth and geeky chat with Sam Anderson
Cane Creek has recently introduced the Cane Creek Tigon rear shock. To celebrate the launch we grabbed an in-depth and geeky chat with Sam Anderson
Sram UDH is here – but what’s it all about and is it any good?
The Starling Cycles Roost is our stainless steel hardtail mountain bike. It has a unique chainstay yoke that we’re going to explain in a bit more detail.
We’ve undertaken this process to better understand the environmental impact of our business and our bikes.
Introducing the first carbon fibre Starling Cycles frame, developed with the National Composites Centre.
Anyone who knows Joe and has talked about bikes with him will know he talks a lot about CushCore.
Joe tackles the fork offset debate and doesn’t reckon that there’s much in it.
Joe wades into the wheel size debate and reckons it doesn’t make too much of a difference bar one key element.
Bike weight vs wheel weight. Which one really makes the difference? Joe weighs in.
Joe considers the pros and cons of brazing and TIG welding steel tubes for his bikes.
Joe runs you through how his philosophy of ‘fast’ has created the Starling bikes you ride.
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 talks through his best advice for paint and component colour options for Starling Cycles 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.