It doesn’t happen often so, don’t miss out. The good news is that if you want a Starling, Joe has just opened his order book up for a limited time. Joe spent his career working in aerospace trying to spot faults in carbon aircraft wings and now believes in strong, silent steel bikes that are, he says, “simple to setup, understand and ride”. Joe builds his bikes by hand from steel and offers custom geometry, custom paint jobs and has the 27.5″ wheels Swoop, 29″ Murmur and single speed Beady Little Eye. Starling Cycles are built in Bristol by Joe McEwan and are a name we’ve spent plenty of time talking about already here on Wideopen. Expect to see more Northern Metal in the new year! His first bike, seen here, was a bit of a project to teach himself how to build … and he’s now doing all he can to get another small batch built for his mates. He built it on days off, weekends and whenever he could squeeze in the time outside of his proper day job. Geoff, AKA Northern Metal, built his first bike at Meanwhile Creative’s studios in Bristol by hand from steel. Photos by Callum Philpott / Spelling mistakes by Jamie Edwards Northern Metalīuilding steel bikes is still a niche within a niche, but is slowly but surely becoming more accessible to passionate people with the will to learn. The first ever Steel is Real demo went down at the Forest of Dean – here’s what we saw. Ben’s group has been quietly worshipping Steel (and Ti) bikes for a while now and he decided that it was time to bring everyone together for a proper knees up. The demo was the love child of Ben Mills and the Steel is Real MTB facebook group. It was the first of its kind and a chance for a whole host of steel bike brands and their creators to come together to celebrate their craft and give us lot a chance to ride the fruits of their labour. The Steel is Real Demo was a tribute to the dark art of steel and titanium bicycles.
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