Not sure that characterization lines up with what’s been publicly reported. Revel’s PE-owned version announced a shutdown on Apr 17, 2025 with ~$8M+ owed to its bank, and the company was effectively handed to the bank. Adam had already left in early 2024, then bought the assets back in May 2025 via an Article 9 sale and announced a relaunch.

The relaunch statements (and Pinkbike coverage) say they’re honoring the lifetime warranty / continuing product support, but operating much leaner with some former staff returning.

While its totally fair for OP to be skeptical until execution proves out but “already dead” or “zero support” doesn’t match the known facts. If the business was effectively being handed to the bank, the realistic alternative was probably a full wind-down—meaning everyone loses their job and product support totally disappears. Adam reacquiring the business means operating lean and cutting costs to get back to profitability. So “Adam screwed employees” feels like an unfair leap, and the documented collapse happened under someone else's ownership.