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Revel Ranger Dream Build by Worldwide Cyclery CEO Jeff Cayley

Mr. Worldwide Jeff Cayley is no stranger to building up custom mountain bikes. In years past, he's gone to pretty extreme lengths in order to manifest the bike of his dreams; doing things like cutting the seat tube on a Yeti SB4.5 and hacking the largest cog off a SRAM XX1 Eagle cassette are just a couple of insane things he's done to achieve mountain bike perfection. Thankfully, he hasn't had to make any extremely questionable modifications with his latest creation, however, the bike is no less magnificent. Introducing Jeff's Revel Ranger, custom painted by our friend Tec Gnar.

Drivetrain

Jeff's Ranger

At first glance, you may notice that there's something slightly different about Jeff's drivetrain on this Ranger, and you would be right. Jeff prefers SRAM's 11 speed drivetrain over the more common 12 speed on bikes like this primarily due to how light it is and how crisp it shifts. He's rocking SRAM's X01 11 speed cassette along with a black XX1 Eagle chain, an XX1 11 speed shifter and derailleur, and e*thirteen XCX cranks which are perhaps the lightest production mountain bike cranks on the planet. Crankbrothers' Mallet E pedals along with their titanium spindle upgrade assume power delivery duties and a bottom bracket from Wheels Manufacturing keep things spinning smoothly. It's likely one of the lightest mountain bike drivetrains you can get your hands on aside from a single speed, and we wouldn't expect anything less from a weight weenie like Jeff.

Cockpit

A wise man once said you can tell a lot about a person by the cockpit on their mountain bike. When it comes to Jeff's Ranger, everything is perfectly ergonomically spaced, angled, and simplified. The silver G2 Ultimate brakes tie in perfectly with the Trail One Rockville stem (and the Industry Nine hubs, which we'll get into later) complete with a carbon Trail One Crockett handlebar. The rear brake hose and shifter cable housing are cleaned up with some heat shrink for a nice look and minimal noise. Nice and cushy Hell's Gate grips top it all off and allow this wild pilot to control his steed.

Wheels & Tires

One of the most important parts of a mountain bike is its wheels, and in this department, this bike does not disappoint. It starts with the polished Industry Nine Hydra hubs that are laced to BERD's new HAWK27 rims (made by We Are One composites in Kamloops, BC) via their PolyLight spokes. If you aren't familiar with these spokes, we made a video about them and have become pretty fond of them on cross country and trail bikes. Being one of the lightest production mountain bike wheelsets at around 1350 grams, they allow you to accelerate up to speed remarkably quickly and provide an incredibly agile but slightly damped feel on the trail. All this goodness wrapped in tried and true Maxxis rubber: a 29x2.4 3C EXO Maxxterra Dissector up front and matching Rekon out back.

Brakes

There's nothing like a beautifully functioning set of brakes that also look the part. These polished SRAM G2 Ultimate brakes and matching Centerline X rotors really tie the room together and add quite a bit of aesthetic to this bike. A 180mm rotor up front and 160 in the rear offer low weight and a clean look with no adapters. Brakes aren't always the focal point of a bike, but these beauties are quite the contrary. Subtle touches like the Trail One Rainbow Rotor Bolts don't hurt the cause either.

Suspension & Dropper

Suspension for short travel bikes like the Ranger has improved massively in recent years, which has really helped make shorter travel bikes fun. For this latest bike, Jeff has chosen to run the offerings from RockShox in this category including their SID Ultimate Race Day fork and SIDLuxe rear shock. They are among the lightest suspension products in this category and punch way above their weight class in terms of damping and performance which provides a confidence inspiring feel on the trail. As far as droppers go, KS' LEV C12 carbon fiber post is topped with a carbon railed WTB Silverado saddle and mated to Wolf Tooth's ReMote.