Australian Mountain Bike

REVEL BIKES RAIL

If any of you readers had a chance to read over Tim’s review on the Revel Rascal in the previous issue, you would have got a good idea on who Revel are and what they have been up to. We at AMB are pretty stoked on the frames coming out this Colorado based company and are excited to get our hands on the entire lineup, including the Revel Rail I have on test this issue. But for those that missed Tim’s article, let me briefly bring you all up to speed on those involved in getting this self-funded brand to market. You have a self-proclaimed bike nerd, Adam Miller. Suspension guru, Jeremiah Starkey. Carbon fiber expert Jason Shiers and last but not least, Chris Canfield, whose patented suspension platform is the heart of the entire Revel frames.

The Rail I have been testing is their 27.5” wheeled Enduro weapon with 165mm of big hit absorbing travel. The Rascal 29”, 130mm travel and Ranger 29”, 115mm travel are their Trail and adventure XC bikes respectively.

All the Revel bikes utilise the same patented

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