The Rael (pronounced like “rail”) represents years of revising the concept as I had new ideas and solutions in addition to a changing market.    The first iteration from 2010 quickly became a viral hit, eventually being one of the BicycleDesign.net’s Top 25 posts of all time.  

I challenged myself to find a better way of doing things if there was opportunity to do so.  This is not a design study or a styling exercise.  Everything has been engineered to a point of being nearly production-ready.  I wanted to create a road bike that takes into consideration how they are used in the real world and not just professionals.  It needed to be extremely capable but also realistic.  The Rael is more of a cohesive unit rather than an assortment of mail-order components hung on a beautiful carbon-fiber frame.  The end result is a cleaner, more purposeful form-factor that eschews having to make a one-size-fits-all approach that often times leaves everyone feeling underwhelmed.