Summary: <br> This week, I’m joined by Joe McEwan, the main man behind Starling Cycles. Starling made quite an entrance when Steve Jones from Dirt picked up on their 29er Murmur and started raving about how good it was. We chat about how Joe went from aerospace engineer to bike company owner, why a carbon fibre expert chooses to make steel bikes, some hot topics like 29ers and bike weight, and Joe gives us some inside info on his latest prototypes.<br> <br> <br> <br> This episode of the podcast is supported by Starling Cycles. As a downtime listener, you can get a free t-shirt with your Starling at <a href="https://www.starlingcycles.com">starlingcycles.com</a> by using the code ‘downtime’. Check out what they have to offer!<br> <br> <br> <br> If you are enjoying the podcast, then don’t forget to subscribe. It’s free, and it means you’ll get every episode delivered to your device as soon as it’s available. All the links you need are at <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/subscribe/">downtimepodcast.com/subscribe</a>. You can also find us on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio and most of the podcast apps out there. If there is somewhere you want to listen to us, and can’t find us, then please get in touch.<br> <br> <br> <br> You can find out more about Starling at <a href="https://www.starlingcycles.com">starlingcycles.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> You can follow Starling on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/starlingcycles/?hl=en">@starlingcycles</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Or on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarlingCycles/">@StarlingCycles</a><br> <br> <br> <br> For more info on the tyre inserts mentioned in the episode, here are the links…<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.cushcore.com">cushcore.com</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.mrwolf.bike/discover-banger-by-mrwolf/">mrwolf.bike</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Show your support for the podcast by getting yourself a t-shirt, sweatshirt, hoodie or mug from <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/shop">downtimepodcast.com/shop</a><br> <br> <br> <br> If you want to share tips and advice with other podcast listeners on anything mountain bike related, you can join our Facebook group, head to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtbperformance/">www.facebook.com/groups/mtbperformance/</a> request permission to join the group and get involved!<br> <br> <br> <br> You can check out our back catalogue of amazing episodes at <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/episodes">downtimepodcast.com/episodes</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Photo – Rich Matherson @TheTaiwanPhotographer<br>
