Re-engineered from the ground up, the new Ranger is lighter, stiffer, faster, and quieter than its predecessor, with 120mm of short-travel-optimized CBF suspension tuned for riders who like to climb anything and descend everything.
Revel Bikes today announced the launch of the latest iteration of the Ranger, a complete revolution of the brand’s beloved short-travel trail platform. This is not a refresh. It is not a tune-up. Every tube, every link, every bolt, and every line of geometry has been rethought to create the most capable and most playful Revel ever built.
Travel grows from 115mm to 120mm, but the real story lives in the details. The Ranger has been refocused as a true downcountry tool: a bike that pedals like a dedicated cross-country bike, descends like something with much more travel, and an updated look that you would expect from Revel.
“We left no stone unturned on this one. The Ranger V2 was already a fan favorite, so we took everything we loved about it, everything we learned from years of riding it, and built a bike that genuinely changes what a short-travel trail bike can do. Trails start to feel slowed down. Braking points get closer to the corner. Traction feels endless. I would go as far as to say it is the fastest and most efficient bike I’ve ever ridden. And when you want to get the wheels off the ground, the Ranger is more than willing to facilitate.” – Mike Giese, Director of Product
”The new Ranger has been really a meaningful bike to bring to life. It is the product of everything we’ve learned over the past decade compressed into one bike. Ground up, no compromises, and no assumptions carried over. This is what a bike from Revel looks like when we start from scratch, making the bikes we want to ride, with no bureaucracy.” -Adam Miller, Owner/Founder
Updated Geometry
The Ranger V3 features a steeper seat tube angle for a more efficient pedaling position, a longer reach to re-center the rider on punchy climbs, a slacker head angle for serious confidence on the descents, and a lower bottom bracket for that planted, in-the-bike feel that translates to better cornering, better braking, and more traction on every surface. Chainstay lengths grow with the larger frame sizes, so every rider, no matter the size, gets balanced handling that feels purpose-built.
Short Travel Optimized CBF
The first Ranger was designed in 2019 with an awesome 115mm of CBF travel. This new updated platform takes it to a whole new level. It’s CBF for short travel, reimagined. With a playfulness that you normally wouldn’t expect from a bike with 120mm of travel.
The new kinematic has been specifically refined for what a downcountry bike should feel like. The suspension is more progressive than the previous two versions, with a ride feel that the team at Revel describe as “air pillow on top, supportive platform in the middle, bottomless at the end.”
In short, small bumps disappear. Pumping becomes more productive. Huck-to-flats feel a whole lot less daunting. Under braking, the bike stays low and planted. On the climbs, higher anti-squat numbers pair with active suppleness at the top of the stroke to deliver the dream combination of pedal efficiency and maximum traction.
A New Look
The new design language of the frame is clean, modern, and sleek. The biggest visual change is also the smartest engineering improvement on the bike. All of the links have been updated, with the lower link living inside the frame. All of the suspension hardware has also been redesigned and thoroughly trail tested. The result is a more efficient structure with improved stiffness.
The boxier link shapes are stronger and lighter, and cable routing that is fully protected from trail debris and impacts. Larger tube cross sections add stiffness and strength while delivering a modern, sleek silhouette. Despite the increase in travel, the Ranger is noticeably lighter, stiffer, and faster than the V2, both up and down the trail.
The Quietest Revel Ever
Frame protection received a full overhaul. Soft, noise-eating chainstay rubber, durable impact-resistant downtube rubber, and a stout debris fender on the seat tube combine to shield the frame from rock strikes, mud, and rogue trail shrapnel. Co-molded internal guide tubes keep cables rattle-free. The highest quality bearings sit at every pivot. The whole package is engineered to be quiet, strong, and let riders forget about maintenance.
Key Features
- Travel increased to 120mm in the rear and 130mm up front
- An average of 200g lighter across all sizes than previous versions
- Refined CBF for shorter travel
- Updated geometry
- Tire clearance to 29″ X 2.6″
- Chainstay lengths grow proportionally with larger frame sizes
- Massive dropper post insertion across all sizes.
- Two colors available: Red Zeppelin and Steezy
- Two bottle mounts in the front triangle, plus one under the downtube
- Clean, hidden cable routing protected from debris and impacts
- Co-molded internal guide tubes for a rattle-free ride
- Universal Derailleur Hanger (UDH) compatibility
- Utility mount on the underside of the top tube.
- Noise-eating chainstay rubber and impact-absorbing downtube rubber
- All-new debris fender on the seat tube
- Pricing:
- Frame only: 3,699.00
- SRAM Eagle 90: 5,599.00
- SRAM XO Eagle Transmission: 6,599.00
- SRAM XX Eagle Transmission: 10,199.00