Northwoods Death Project | The Death Projects

Gravel Delight

Light-er weight gravel fun!

What was I thinking? Such a silly question. I was thinking of how to take ONE thing and turn it into something else when you can't really do much anymore to change that original thing. Confused? Yeah, no worries. I am most of the time myself!

See, Gravel Death Project has become my personal baby. My trial and error bike. My "went-from-a-hardcore-touring-bike" to a downright FetherWeight tarmac monster! At home on the gravel as well as the trail and road! Fast. Light. Capable. Flat bar! Yeah, F those damn drop bars.

So what is the Northwoods Death Project? It started with an email to a subsidiary of Wolftooth, or the reverse, whichever. "Hey, I carry WT, can I carry OTSO for my frame options?". The guy over at OTSO emailed me all excited about the website and having a bike build, crazy Death Projects like!

He sent me a frame to mess around with. And mess I will! HAHAHAHA....yeah, like that crazy Joker laugh! And besides. I wanted a LIGHTER gravel bike. So we'll see...but this one will be super unique. As long as I get it to fit me right that is.

How so? Sit down for this one:

-Mountain drivetrain! Yeah, 12 speed. Combo of e*thirteen XC carbon and lightweight 9-46 cassette. With a 40t front ring. And...TRP TR12 shifter and derailleur. Why? Why NOT!

-Flat bar! Yeah, ProTaper 2020 most likely. I don't do drop bars. I see them as pointless for control and off-road ability. Nuff said.

-Super fat tires! I have some Rene' Herse Fleecer Ridge/Oracle 700x55's coming as well as a set of Antelope Hill 700x55...for more all-around use.

-Stupid brakes. TRP's? The new Carbon/Titanium Hayes? We'll see...

So anyway. Talk about desecration! OTSO won't know what hit them when they see this beast!

This one is going to get CRAZY quick!

The Details

otso waheela c frame

Ridefast racing wheelset

Lightweight carbon gravel frame that's pretty darn spectacular!

Ridefast racing wheelset

"Borrowed" from Gravel Death Project, these just found a new home! Just need to get those bigger tires on them!

trp tr12 drivetrain

Ridefast racing wheelset

trp tr12 drivetrain

The best 12-speed derailleur and shifter out there! Period.

e*thirteen cassette

trp tr12 drivetrain

My go-to for almost all of my bikes! Lightweight and crisp! Works great with anything out there!

TRP quadiem brakes

e*thirteen cassette

TRP quadiem brakes

Overkill? NAH! The best of the best for the application! Incredible modulation and stopping power.

DVO Garnet dropper

e*thirteen cassette

TRP quadiem brakes

Super cool w/150mm of internal travel! And the external pressure port is fantastic!

revgrips

e*thirteen carbon cranks

My lastest go-to for comfy and sticky as hell grips!

e*thirteen carbon cranks

Lightest in the world? YUP! And just so easy to work with! The BB is e13 too for simplicity's sake.

Protaper 2020 bar

e*thirteen carbon cranks

Protaper 2020 bar

Super light carbon bar that's got a great feel to the slight angle! LOVE THESE!

Gravel fun

OTSO Wahella C: Northwoods Death Project

Start Date: 10-10-2020

End Date: 10-10-2020

First ride: 10-11-2020

OTSO Waheela C carbon frameset XL

OTSO Carbon fork

Wolftooth Premium Headset

Rene' Herse 700x55 Antelope Hill (road)

Pirelli Cinturato Gravel H (for now)

RideFast racing wheelset (from GDP, for now)

e*thirteen 9-46 12spd cassette

e*thirteen XCX carbon cranks

e*thirteen 40t UL ring

e*thirteen BB

TRP TR12 Derailleur

TRP TR12 Shifter

DVO Garnet 150mm dropper

Wolftooth Dropper trigger

TRP Quadiem brakes

TRP 2 piece 160mm rotors

DRM 25th Anniv saddle (for now)

ProTaper 2020bar

RevGrips race grips

KNOG Cobber lights

Oveja Negra top tube bag