[Mason Red]

Is NorthStar an Austin company? I was told they make a few bikes but have never heard of them or found anything when I did a search.

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[HoustonGal]

Not sure...

I have a commuter bike that was labeled as a "north star" frame. It's a solid forked aluminum mountain bike frame. I bought it at Cyclone cycles in Houston, they told me they got the frame as a demo from Taiwan and built the bike up on spec.

[Mason Red]

Thanks HG how do you like the bike? I got one for my step son to ride during his college years in Idaho. Its an Estralla UX and like yours is a mtn frame, with 1.4 slicks a good commuter type ride.

[HoustonGal]

Mine has slicks, too. It's a nice commuter - light, responsive, and takes any kind of road no problem. I rode it faithfully for about a year (13 mi round trip). Then I discovered how much more comfortable I am with drop bars and a steel frame. Plus it's a bit big for me. So I am looking to re-home it.

[MMACH 5]

Their website says they are in New York.

http://www.northstarbike.com/newsite/index.html

[StephenH]

I pop up some virus warnings on that site- and looks like that's a dealer, not a manufacturer.

[MMACH 5]

Good catch. I didn't look far enough into the site. :o