Any thoughts on the Revel Rail 29?

[Conundrum]

Never have built a new bike ground up with the parts I want from scratch. Was in a newer shop in town and they mentioned the Rail 29. Not as progressive geo as some of the enduro sleds out now but looks to be a little longer than my Tracer 275 which I think would be good and I've been thinking of going 29er for a bit. So any thoughts or rumors on the frame? Will not be full on budgie if I do it. Already said no to an Elevensix or EXT but still XT level or so so maybe a little bling here and there.

[Danno]

I think Joetron is a Revel dealer and smmokan has Revel's in his fleet as well.

[evdog]

I have the 27.5 Rail. Amazing climber for 170/165 bike, descends ok as well : )

[ticketchecker]

CBF is a great platform. And yeah, what those guys said.


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[Wes Mantooth]

I don’t think a ton of people have time on the Rail 29 yet (even here in carbondale I haven’t seen many) but those I do know are very hyped on it. CBF kicks ass on the way up and down so it’s hard to go wrong. I’ve been on a rascal for a couple years and like it more than any other bike I’ve tried, but to each their own. I imagine they’ll get some demos going this summer

[grskier]

That's what I'd like to replace my megatower with eventually if I keep a big bike in the stable.

[smmokan]

I'm supposed to get a size run of XT builds in the next week or two.... I'll definitely report back as soon as I can get some time on one.

[evdog]

For anyone interested in 27.5 Rail, they are apparently 20% off at the moment for both frames and builds that are in stock. I've been riding mine a ton lately, love this bike!

https://www.revelbikes.com/our-bikes/revel-rail/

[Roxtar]

A call to Revel revealed these will probably not hit dealers till Fall (unless ssmokan has a special "in")
At this point, the only first hand experiences will be reviewers.

[grskier]

A few of the fast bros are riding them locally. I haven’t heard any complaints, but I’m an old guy now and no longer as hip to the scene.


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[smmokan]

A call to Revel revealed these will probably not hit dealers till Fall (unless ssmokan has a special "in")
At this point, the only first hand experiences will be reviewers.

I've got two... a medium and a large. I've had clients on them for the last week and a half in Revelstoke, and they fucking loved the bikes. I can't speak from much personal experience since I've been riding my GG Gnarvana up here.

[XtrPickels]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review...re-uphill.html

[Dumbest Known Time]

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/review...re-uphill.html

One of the better Pinkbike reviews. I particularly liked the comparison section down towards the bottom.

[Roxtar]

I've got two... a medium and a large. I've had clients on them for the last week and a half in Revelstoke, and they fucking loved the bikes. I can't speak from much personal experience since I've been riding my GG Gnarvana up here.

Awesome. Glad to hear they're out.