Ten frames. That is the entire first run of the Revel Ranger Ti, the Colorado brand’s first production full-suspension bike with a titanium front triangle, announced on October 14. The Revel Ranger Ti geometry is identical to the carbon Ranger V3 that launched in June, so the chart below is not new. What is new is the question it raises: if the numbers are the same and the frame costs $2,170 more, what exactly are you paying for?
Revel founder Adam Miller is candid about it. “It’s not cheaper, lighter, or easier to make, but that’s not why we made it,” he told Singletracks. The front triangle pairs titanium tubing with 3D-printed titanium junctions at the head tube, upper shock mount, bottom bracket and pivot interfaces; those printed pieces are sleeved and welded to the tubes. The carbon rear triangle and links come straight off the V3, along with its 120mm CBF rear travel and 130mm fork.
The Revel Ranger Ti geometry chart
These are the V3 numbers, which Revel confirms carry over unchanged. The main table comes from Bikepacking.com’s long-term V3 review; chainstay, BB height and standover come from Bike Insights.
| Size | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 440mm | 465mm | 485mm | 515mm |
| Stack | 605mm | 615mm | 625mm | 635mm |
| Head angle | 65.7° | 65.7° | 65.7° | 65.7° |
| Effective seat angle | 77° | 77° | 77° | 77° |
| Chainstay | 435mm | 435mm | 437mm | 439mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,178mm | 1,207mm | 1,234mm | 1,270mm |
| Effective top tube | 580mm | 607mm | 629mm | 665mm |
| Seat tube | 410mm | 415mm | 420mm | 425mm |
| Head tube | 95mm | 106mm | 117mm | 128mm |
| BB drop | 41mm | 41mm | 41mm | 41mm |
| Standover | 675mm | 679mm | 679mm | 682mm |
| Fork offset | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm |
One discrepancy worth flagging: Bikepacking.com lists a 435mm chainstay on every size, while Singletracks’ V3 launch story and Bike Insights list 435/435/437/439mm. The wheelbase math sides with the size-specific version. Subtract Bike Insights’ front centre from each wheelbase and the rear centre grows from about 434mm on the small to 438mm on the XL. It is a small 4mm spread, but it is there.
BB height depends on whose tyre you measure: Bikepacking.com quotes 338mm, Bike Insights 331mm. Both come from the same 41mm drop.
What the numbers say on the trail
A 65.7° head angle and 77° seat angle put the Ranger squarely in the slack end of downcountry. For reference, the Scott Spark DC runs 65.0° and 76.2° with 18mm more rear travel, and the Canyon Lux Trail 2027 goes even slacker at 64.8°. The Ranger sits between a race XC bike and a short-travel trail bike, which is where Revel has always aimed it.
The bigger story is how far it moved from the V2. Singletracks measured the old medium at 453mm reach, 609mm stack, 67.5° head angle and 75.3° seat angle. The V3 (and now the Ti) adds 12mm of reach, drops the head angle by 1.8°, steepens the seat angle by 1.7° and stretches the wheelbase 37mm. That is a generational jump, not a refresh.
What titanium changes, and what it can’t
Geometry is a property of where the axles, bottom bracket and contact points sit. Swap the material between those points and the chart stays put. What can change is stiffness, damping of high-frequency chatter, and weight.
Revel’s claim is that a titanium front end delivers an “insanely supple ride feel” up front while the carbon rear keeps the back end stiff and precise, according to Miller’s comments to Singletracks. That is a plausible split: a front triangle’s flex shows up through the bars and the bottom bracket, and titanium’s lower stiffness per kilogram is the reason riders buy Ti hardtails in the first place. Nobody has published back-to-back testing yet. Worldwide Cyclery’s first look says as much, noting they want to ride it against the carbon Ranger before drawing conclusions.
On weight, titanium loses, and Revel says so. The Ti frame is a claimed 3.64kg (8.02lb) in size large, and The Radavist reports a 29.5lb complete large as shown. Revel hasn’t published a carbon V3 frame weight, but Bikepacking.com’s medium V3 with an X0 Transmission build weighed 28.5lb at the end of testing. Different size, different build, so treat that as rough context rather than a direct comparison.
| Ranger Ti | Ranger V3 carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Front triangle | Ti tubes, 3D-printed Ti junctions | Carbon |
| Rear triangle and links | Carbon (shared) | Carbon |
| Travel (F/R) | 130/120mm | 130/120mm |
| Bottle/utility mounts | 4 on M to XL, 3 on S | 3 bottle + 1 utility |
| Claimed frame weight | 3.64kg (L) | Not published |
| Frame price (US) | $5,969 | $3,799 |
Pricing is $5,969 in the US and £4,999 in the UK, with complete builds offered but unpriced at launch. Frames are third-party ISO tested in California, per The Radavist, and Revel expects the numbered batch to ship before the end of 2026. Miller hinted at more: “There’s room for experimentation, so I’d say stay tuned on that front.”
The Ti also follows the Revel El Jefe Grande, a titanium 32-inch hardtail released a week earlier with Revel’s first production 3D-printed head tube. If you are curious where that wheel size is heading, our look at 32-inch mountain bike geometry covers what the bigger hoops do to stack and chainstay length.
Sizing it at 6’4″
At my height the XL is the only option, and the chart tells a mixed story. A 515mm reach is generous for a 120mm bike and matches the tall-rider sweet spot. The 635mm stack is the weak point. A 130mm fork on a 128mm head tube puts the bars low for a 6’4″ rider, and I would expect to run a 30mm or higher riser bar plus spacers to get the cockpit where my back wants it. The 425mm seat tube and Revel’s long dropper insertion help here; a 210mm dropper should be realistic on the XL, though Revel hasn’t published exact insertion numbers.
The chainstay growth is too small to keep the balance constant. Rear centre as a share of wheelbase drifts from 36.9% on the small to 34.6% on the XL, so the big frame will feel more front-centred and planted, and a little harder to lift. Compare that with the 16mm chainstay spread on the Yeti MT. If you are between sizes, the Bikepacking.com tester (5’9.5″, +2 ape index) rode a medium and said he “could have ridden a large,” so lean long. Our guide to reading a geometry chart walks through running that stack and reach math against your current bike.
The honest summary: the Ranger Ti rides on a chart that already earned good reviews in carbon, and you are paying a $2,170 premium for material, finish and rarity, not for different numbers. For ten buyers, that will be exactly the point.