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Mr. Chainring
I lusted over the Revel Rail 29. Guess it was good thing I never bought one.
Revel no more. 😟
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I posted the Pinkbike article in the tarif thread.
I always wanted a Revel Rascal
I always wanted a Revel Rascal
I had a Ranger for a few weeks. Sold it to a local guy who promptly went out and bought a 2nd Ranger in black, he still has both. Not kidding.
It was a fun bike but the geo was a bit of a weird one for a bike you'd struggle to get under 27 lbs. CBF was great for pedal bob but putting 30 bearings in a frame is a great way to be 2lbs over every other XC bike. Even the Spur was a lb lighter and that bike can descend much better.
US imports down 64% after the tariffs hit....Revel is only the beginning.
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US imports down 64% after the tariffs hit....Revel is only the beginning.
How US Import Bookings Are Reacting to 2025 Tariffs: A Data-Driven Breakdown | VIZION
See how US importers pulled forward shipments ahead of April 2025 tariff hikes then hit the brakes. TEU booking trends and product-level drops explained by insights from Vizion.
It is interesting...they released 3 new bikes last week. I wonder if they got smacked with a tariff bill and coupled with low pre-orders was the nail in the coffin.
Also the founder left the company a year ago which was strange. Wonder if he saw the writing on the wall.
I guess we're moving back to the state of affairs where independent business will have no reason to try and make it in the market. Every single small brand will collapse in this economic climate. Unless you're a dog walker or you suck dick for a living. Those 2 professions are probably safe.
So im sure @jdog can better explain it than I can....But I would guess a bike company in the us order all the frames it needs for the year....fills as many containers as possible, one big shipment over here.....probably a HUGE bill that smaller companies probably have to leverage quite a bit to pay for.....then..bam, 145% increase. Now they paid to have the frames made, but can't pay for the 145% tariff....death nail.
I think the article also said that Revel was already $9M in debt.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
so do they just give up and the 9 million goes away? eli5 how that works
That is incorrect. In this case the banks get bike frames.
In the other case they got gaudy under performing casinos.
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Do you think CHASE will have a deal on REVEL frames? AFAF
Well typically I would say yes...but the only think a bank can do with this stuff now is sit on it....they wont be paying the 145% tariff either
Dave Taylor
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They are super nice. Finish was second to none. Gordon Wadsworth was on them. They had also bought the old maker of the El Jefe SS as well. Sad to see them go.