Northwoods Death Project

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!

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 

Vittoria Mezcal 29x2.1 (winter)

Vittoria Torreno 29x1.9 (summer)

The Death Projects GR22 Carbon Wheelset

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

ISM Saddle

ProTaper 2020bar

WrenSports stem

RevGrips race grips

KNOG Cobber lights

Oveja Negra top tube bag

Wolftooth B-RAD system w/bag

Magped pedals, lightweight magnesium