After teasing us with the down country Murmur, UKs Starling Cycles has announced that they are making it official and released the Mini Murmer. The Mini Murmur is a 120mm rear-travel trail/XC/down country/do-whatever bike that Starling says is seriously fun and seriously fast.(Photos/Starling Cycles)Adding to the Mega Murmur and the Murmur, the Mini Mumur takes Starlings award-winning, steel, handmade, single-pivot frame and morphs it into a zippy trail rocket. Saying that it has all of the feel of steel, built around 120mm rear travel, go-for-it geometry, and lightweight components.The Mini Murmur will be available as a frame-only or complete bike option. The complete bikes will be specd with DT Swiss F232 ONE air suspension, fast Michelin rubber, DT Wheels, and lightweight Hope components.Not everyone needs a blaze o glory, coil-sprung enduro bike, and thats where the Mini Murmur steps in. Starling hopes the Mini will offer an extra avenue into Starling for more riders. It offers a load of versatility, making it perfect for a shreddy lunch run or a quick lap on the local loop. Starling says its a strong climber and zippy singletrack shredder and that its made for all-day, big climbing, epic adventures for huge days of up and down.Mini Murmur DetailsThe Mini Murmur is built around Starlings handmade steel frame. It uses their adjustable shock mount which translates to Starling achieving huge versatility from their design. They can adapt their frames into long-travel, big mountain crushers or short-travel razzers, like the Mini Murmur.The complete-build Mini Murmur uses a lightweight, DT shock in 210x50mm length, which provides 120mm rear travel. The frames front triangle is handmade in the UK using Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing. The rear triangle is also handmade, but by ORA in Taiwan, using heat-treated chromoly. Like all of Starlings Core full suspension bikes, the Mini has a UDH drop out, through axle, adjustable shock mount, and all of their V3 frame features. Its a steel frame, so it can be repaired, refurbished, recycled, and repainted. Starling points out that its made to last and to reject throw-away, new-bike-every-season bullshit. Mini Murmur Spec List and RetailRetail: 2150 (frame without shock)Frame with DT shock: 2549Complete bike, incl. VAT: 7650 Fork: DT Swiss F323 One 120mmShock: DT Swiss R535 120mmWheels: DT Swiss XMC 1501 Tires: F/R Michelin Wild XCCrankset: Hope Carbon 165mm / 32T Hope 30mmBottom Bracket: Hope 30mmChain: Shimano 8100 (XT)Cassette: Shimano 8100 (XT)Derailleur: Shimano 8100 (XT)Shifter: Shimano 8100 (XT)Brakes: Hope XCR 4 Piston F/RRotors: 180mm Hope Floating F/RGrips: Sensus LiteBar: Renthal Fatbar Lite V2 T6 AlloyStem: Hope TR 40mmHeadset: HopeTop Cap: HopeSeat Clamp: HopeSeat Post: Bike Yoke DivineDropper Remote: Bike YokeSaddle: Fizik Alpaca X5Starling Cycles Mini Murmur GeoStarling Customer Support DetailsIn an age of folding brands and brutally fussy warranty departments, we want to show the customer that they come first. And we want to make simple and beautiful things that last for years, dont become obsolete overnight, and dont need to be scrapped when you crash them.All Starlings V3 frames come with a 7-year warranty against manufacturer defects. they are also covered by a crash-replacement service. Crash it and damage it, and theyll fix it. You pay for shipping, they pay for labor and materials.The warranty and crash replacement service applies to the original owner. However, all owners, new or non-original, have access to their repaint, refurbish and repair services. If your frame is looking worn out and tired, you can send it to Starling for fresh bearings, paint, and graphics. If your frame is damaged, they can repair it and sometimes even upgrade it. They can repair flared head tubes, dented tubes, and broken or bent frame features, such as. tabs or brackets. Saying that they cant do everything, but theyre confident that they can keep your frame running for several years.Check out all of the Murmurs at the link below. StarlingCycles.comThe post Starling Cycles Launches the Mini Murmur a Steel Full Suspension XC/Trail Bike appeared first on Bikerumor.