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My take on fork offsets is that it's a personal preference, and the marketing budgets of other brands are making it a bigger thing that it actually is...


Cy Turner - COTIC Bikes

i know, i know...

The store is coming along slowly but surely, see above, but til then email me for details and info/pricing if you see something that catches your eye. thedeathprojects@gmail.com

Brands...

surface604 e-bikes

surface604 e-bikes

surface604 e-bikes

After tons of research and chatting, I pulled the trigger on this brand for my go to ebikes!  A full range of options from mild street to folding to off-road juggernauts!  Til I get the info online, email me for specs and such...and look for Electron Death Projects coming soon!

terrene tires

surface604 e-bikes

surface604 e-bikes

I hooked up with these guys for their Fat Bike Studded rubber, but they carry a whole line of great tires for almost any occasion!  Look forward to seeing just how good they are!

pnw components

surface604 e-bikes

pnw components

Super droppers and award winning triggers!  Along with stems and bars.

kogel bearings

garbaruk lightweight components

pnw components

Guaranteed performance means working hard to make your experience with Kogel Bearings the best possible, every step of the way.  We guarantee the performance of our company and products from your initial research throughout the lifecycle of your Kogel product.

garbaruk lightweight components

garbaruk lightweight components

garbaruk lightweight components

 Discover the wide range of high performance bike drivetrain accessories 

Supernova Lights

garbaruk lightweight components

garbaruk lightweight components

THE best lights around and Made in Germany to boot!

State Bicycle

Trickstuff Brakes

State Bicycle

Super affordable and really nice, but a great jumping point for highly customizable bikes!

HED cycling

Trickstuff Brakes

State Bicycle

Some of the sickest wheels out there!  My very first custom wheelset was HED so it's an honor to bring them aboard!!

Trickstuff Brakes

Trickstuff Brakes

Trickstuff Brakes

Do you want THE Best brakes in the world?  With prices to match?  Then nothing tops Trickstuff for the pinnacle of high end braking!

e*thirteen components

e*thirteen components

e*thirteen components

Some of the lightest carbon components out there and a full lineup of products that I've had the pleasure of testing out for some time now.  Wheelsets, cranks, droppers, cassettes, you name it, they have it!

EXT Suspension

e*thirteen components

e*thirteen components

 ExtremeRacingShox mountain bike products are the best performing suspension systems on the market. One of the most appreciated racing shocks was chosen by the best athletes and teams. EXT R&D department has developed this shock for one reason: create the best mtb shock in the world, implement the most sophisticated technologies, developing new ones by enclosing in a single product the essence of our experience.

Wolftooth Components

e*thirteen components

Wolftooth Components

Kinda known for their dropper triggers, Wolftooth makes a complete line of some great, made in the USA stuff!  I use them exclusively for quite a few things now!

mondraker bikes

mondraker bikes

Wolftooth Components

DH and XC winning bikes and frames, complete or custom built to your liking!  Super stuff from the folks over in Spain!

9point8

mondraker bikes

Vittoria Tires

THE dropper of droppers! And a trigger that's just as good!

Vittoria Tires

mondraker bikes

Vittoria Tires

My new go to tire of choice!  And tons of choices they have!

ISM Saddles

TRUVATIV Components

Knolly Bikes

I ws up in the air about these at first, but after setting it up a bit different and, well, properly? These saddles are the BOMB!  Comfy and low profile.  Try one, you'll love it!

Knolly Bikes

TRUVATIV Components

Knolly Bikes

 Knolly Bikes’ roots are based in South West British Columbia’s mountain biking mecca, predominantly Vancouver’s North Shore and Whistler.  With (at the time we started) over a decade of riding experience on some of the most demanding trails in the world, it’s no wonder that we see the mountain biking world in a different light than most other companies. 

TRUVATIV Components

TRUVATIV Components

TRUVATIV Components

Atmos, Descendent, Stylo, Husselfelt and anything and everything from bars to stems and cranks to BB's and the super cool Colab series!

ohlin's

continental tires

continental tires

A fantastic Swedish fork that's as good as other high end stuff and better than anything else!

continental tires

continental tires

continental tires

My personal favorite and some of the best all-around tires in the world!

beast components

continental tires

TRP brakes and drivetrains

The best stuff Germany has to offer!  High end carbon wheels, stems and bars for MTB, road and gravel!

TRP brakes and drivetrains

TRP brakes and drivetrains

TRP brakes and drivetrains

I've been using TRP Brakes and drivetrains for years and I have to say, when I'm forced to try something else?  Nothing...NOTHING compares to TRP!

SRAM

TRP brakes and drivetrains

rockshox

Another BIG brand hits The Death Projects!  Proud to carry another drivetrain brand along side the incomparable TRP products!  Available now!

rockshox

TRP brakes and drivetrains

rockshox

Super light XC, gnarly enduro or hardcore DH..whatever your liking, Rockshox has a fork and shock for you!

Wren forks

SOMA frames/builds

SOMA frames/builds

Hooked up with these guys for weight and fat bike forks! And  their super light stems!

SOMA frames/builds

SOMA frames/builds

SOMA frames/builds

Classic good looks and bulletproof frames!  I've used SOMA for years and it's an honor to carry them finally!

Borealis Fat Bikes

SOMA frames/builds

Borealis Fat Bikes

Do you want the best fat bike out there?  Give Borealis a shot!  Best stuff money can buy in that segment. Frame up or completes!  Just let us know what you're after!

MTX brake pads

White Industries

White Industries

Something new and powerful!?  We’ll test these out in the near future.

White Industries

White Industries

White Industries

What a great brand!  And made right here in the USA!  Some of the most sought after cranks and hubs around!

Onyx Racing Hubs

White Industries

ING RID Components

Silent.  Instant engagement. Probably the best hub on the market!

ING RID Components

ING RID Components

ING RID Components

Designed and manufactured bicycle transmissions with the aim of offering a niche alternative to the big three, working on build quality, reliability and functionality.

Tannus Armour

ING RID Components

Tannus Armour

Need to make your fat or mountain bike BULLETRPOOF to anything on the road!? Try the Tannus inserts with or without tubes!  Keeps anything out and you safe on your ride

did you ever want to design a bike? From the 'frame' up?

 A few years ago I had a local shop build me a bike.  I took that excel spreadsheet and filled it out with glee!  I was so excited to pick parts, fill in those blanks.  All the best of the best!  The shop owner took that list, made some tweaks to things that didn't or wouldn't work...heck, what did I know, I just build race cars long ago, bikes were different?


Anyway, it wasn't cheap...but the end result?  PHENOMENAL!  Perfect!  Balanced.  Fast.  Smooth!  I was shocked, daily, at how good that bike felt.  It was Gravel Death Project: SOMA Wolverine.  My first custom bike.  And it was exceptional.  I could never buy an 'off the shelf bike' again...which has cost me a small fortune, but the smiles and joy in return?  Priceless!

It wasn't that long ago that I build my first custom, one-off, "MY bike"!  The COTIC Solaris Max!  I hadn't planned on doing it myself, but one thing led to another and I figured, WTH!  And I built that beast of a bike!


And you know what?  It just rode better.  Looked better.  Felt better.  Why?  Because.  I picked the best of the best...or at least the best for the money.  Sometimes you don't need to spend tons to get the best either.  


I did research, lots of it!  I found parts that I could cut back on in cost, and still get the same results as the high-end stuff, but then save that money for the REAL high-end stuff that mattered.


I scoured the internet.  Read reviews.  Made notes.  Trial and error'd things.  Put parts on, took them off, and replaced them with better?  Cooler?  Just...different.


So you want to feel "THAT" way about a bike?  Give me a shout.  I have a shortlist of components and frames I really like but am open to anything as, well, it's YOUR bike, not mine.

Drop me an email?  Give me a call?  It's all on you.  But one thing is for sure?  It will be amazing!  That I promise you.  Why?  Because "YOU" built it.  Well, with my help of course, but it is your bike!  So enjoy the process and the end results.

The Frames

The Death Projects 'ghost' frame

Working with a world-renowned builder, the GHOST hard-core hardtail is coming into production soon.  LONG, LOW, Slack!  A trail-eating monster with TONS of travel and a super slack 64-degree head angle.  The GHOST, bt The Death Projects...coming soon!

Mondraker

World Class bikes in every category.  Winning XC as well as DH time and time again!  And they make some of the lightest, strongest stuff out there!

Antidote bikes

These hand-built frames come from Poland.  Yeah, who would have thought!?  When I first saw this bike I said to myself "I'm getting one of those!"  It was my dream bike.  And I did!  And now can get them for you.  One reviewer said this was probably the best frame he's ever ridden!  Find out for yourself.

Canfield

Some of the coolest stuff out there!

Knolly bikes

Designed and built in B.C.!  Nuff said  

SOMA

SOMA has classic good looks and their frames are the soul of every bike!

Components

Brakes

TRP, MTX Braking (pads), SRAM, Cane Creek, Paul Components

Cranks

Cane Creek eeWings, e*thirteen, White Industries, ING RID, SRAM, TRUVATIV, Garbaruk

Rings

e*thirteen, White Industries, Wolftooth, Absolute Black, ING RID, SRAM

Bottom brackets

Wheels Mfg, e*thirteen, Cane Creek, SRAM, TRUVATIV, KOGEL

Headsets

Cane Creek, Wolftooth

Handlebars

e*thirteen, Antidote/Candy Ray, Joystick, TRUVATIV, Wren, Velo Orange, SOMA

Stems

 e*thirteen, Joystick, BEAST, TRUVATIV, Wren, Promax

wheelsets

e*thirteen, RideFast Racing, Nextie, NOBL, We Are One, The Death Projects Branded, ZIPP, BERD

Hubs

e*thirteen, RideFast Racing, White Industries, Onyx Racing, BERD

Seatposts

Crankbrothers, e*thirteen (dropper), BEAST, 9point8 (Dropper), Rockshox (AXS), TRUVATIV, Cane Creek

Forks and shocks

Cane Creek HELM, MRP, EXT, Ohlins, Rockshox, Wren

Tires

e*thirteen, Continental, Rene Herse, Vittoria, Terrene

Components

pedals

CrankBrothers, MagPed, e*thirteen, TIME

Chains

YBN Titanium, SRAM

grips

RevGrips, Wolftooth

Derailleurs/shifters

TRP TR12 and TR7, ING RID, Kindernay, SRAM (AXS)

Cassettes

e*thirteen 12/11 speed Helix R, ING RID, SRAM

MISC

Wolftooth bits, Peaty Valve Stems and sealant, EVOC, 100%, Kali Protectives

Contact Me

Contact Me

Drop me a line to start the process of your next custom build!

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