British Steel Hardtail Dream Build!

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Welcome back to Street Pigeon MTB to what has to be one of the most exciting videos I have produced for some time.

The growth of the British Steel Hardtail market has been incredible over the past few years. Steel hardtails offer the rider something special - simplicity, pleasing aesthetics and reliability. Link this with modern geometry and you have amazing performance. In this video we film the build of what I believe could be the best British steel hardtail currently available.

There are loads of dream build videos out there. In this video we look at my specific dream build - based on keeping the budget under 3K. I realise that will not be everyone's idea of a dream build, but for me dream builds are a personal thing.

In summary, the Forge from Bird has been years in the making. The roots of this British steel hardtail can be traced to initial designs in 2013. The final Forge bike is a trail-ready, enduro slaying 29” wheeled beast, taking a 130-160mm fork and made from the perfect mix of 4130 steel and Reynolds 853 DZB. A slack 64 degree head angle combined with short chainstays, sleek tubing and a slim tapered headtube means the Forge is aesthetically traditional with modern geometry and is ready to conquer the gnarliest trails you can find whilst looking beautiful. The main features of the Bird Forge are as follows -

29 Inch Wheels
140-160mm front travel
4130 steel with Reynolds 853 DZB top tube and down tube
Investment cast chainstay yoke for maximum tyre clearance (2.6”)
ISCG05 mount
2x Bottle cage mounts on the downtube
SRAM UDH (Universal Derailleur Hanger)
External cable routing
Threaded bottom bracket

If you are new to my videos then expect to see high quality riding vlogs shot in the same style as McTrail Rider, Paul the Punter and BKXC. I try to travel to the best MTB locations in Scotland finding you the best mountain biking trails.

The video was shot on a GoPro Hero 7 mounted on the chin of a Met Parachute helmet using a Gnartec mount. The chest camera footage was shot on a GoPro Hero 9.

#steelisreal #birdforge #mtbdreambuild

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Camera doesn't do the bike justice, so much more beautiful in the flesh. Great meeting you the other weekend.

hewittna

Great vid! I was transfixed with that music and all the sparkly colour changes in the frame 👌 truly stunning bike!

LauraJaneWeeTamMTB

Beautiful hardtail! Can't wait to see you ride it at the Golfie.

pdpcycling

Cannot wait for the ride videos!! Looks beautiful. I've put in my order - thank you for the advice.

mtford

Looks fantastic. Big fan of hardtails. Enjoy.

johnmcevoy

Cracking bike mate. Wishing you lots of fun and good times on it 👍

francomcsherrypostalteammt

Epic mate! So cool to see your own bike being built...

garioch_gravel_rider

Yes!! I love a build video and that one was a beauty 🙌🏼

PentlandYeti

Awesome build that! The colour is absolutely beautiful as well!

MTBSeb

Bike looks amazing, great to see it getting built up😍

alanmorton

Absolutely lovely mate ❤️👌, can’t wait to see it getting muddy 🤘😁

marcusdavies

Stunning, just ordered my Am9. Can’t wait! 👌🏻

Rustynuts

+Street Pigeon MTB sick bike! Still thinking about it myself to get a forge, when can we expect the video of you riding it?

ww

Hardtail envy, so nice. And built locally (ish) 👍🏻

gr

Hi, love the channel and got me looking into the Forge, Bird cycles only an hour away. Do you think the Forge would work as a general trail bike for UK local trail rides (fast woodland single track, some fast rocky descents, nothing too technical south of England) Or too aggressive/LLS for that? Thinking of running it with 130mm fork. Thanks for the vids. Keep up the good work!

MidlifeMTBdude