Significant Other’s new Ded Reckin titanium and steel full-suspension mountain bike celebrates Ashley King’s history with tons of high-end details and marks a shift from one-off custom bikes to competitively priced production models. Check out the Significant Other Ded Reckin here…

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Significant Other bikes channel lived experiences and tell stories, with each showpiece carrying fabricator Ashley King’s perspective as a quiet imprint of where she’s come from and where she’s heading. That idea sits at the heart of the Ded Reckin, a new model named for the art of locating yourself by accounting for where you’ve already been. It draws on elements from every stage of Ashley’s fabrication journey and reflects her evolving aesthetic.

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The Ded Reckin marks an exciting new chapter for Significant Other as the first production model, still designed and welded by Ashley and her team in Denver, Colorado. It’s designed around a Grade 9 titanium front triangle and a 304 stainless steel and 4130 steel rear triangle, with 120mm of rear suspension and a 130mm-travel fork. The Ded Reckin has clearance for 29 x 2.5″ tires, boost hub spacing, a UDH rear dropout, and a 73mm threaded bottom bracket. Other specs include a 30.9mm seatpost with internal dropper routing, room for a 36T chainring, and external cable routing along the top of the downtube.

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The machined frame parts (rocker, lower shock mounts, main pivot bolt, and co-axial brake mount) are manufactured by Ashley’s 3D printing partner in Shanghai. Ashley is offering a Prosise Metal Works Machining Mod that lets riders have those parts made by my friend, Adam Prosise, in Colorado. The Prosise Mod is a $500 add-on cost.

Ded Reckin Build Kits

To keep things manageable in Ashley’s one-woman shop, and thank the brands that supported the prototype bike, the parts listed in the complete build kit are not customizable beyond the Carbon Mod. The MADE Aluminum Complete build listed below costs $7,900 USD. The Carbon Mod Complete build adds in HUNT Proven Carbon Trail H_Core wheels, a TRP EVO 12 Carbon Crankset, and a BikeYoke Barmate Carbon handlebar and costs $9,044 USD. Frames are also available for $3,400 USD, and the frame, fork, shock, and headset are available for $5,059. All options are made and Cerakoted in the Significant Other studio in Denver, Colorado.

  • Drivetrain: TRP EVO 12 with alloy cranks (black); 34T chainring, BSA 73
  • Brakes: TRP EVO Pro (black); 180/180 rotors, 2.3mm
  • Wheelset: HUNT Trail Wide (6-bolt)
  • Tires: Continental Magnotal 29”×2.4”, Trail Soft (F) / Trail Grip (R)
  • Dropper: BikeYoke Revive 3.0 (30.9, black)
  • Saddle: BikeYoke Sagma 3D Lite
  • Bar: BikeYoke Barmate Aluminum
  • Stem: BikeYoke Barkeeper
  • Shock: Cane Creek Air IL
  • Fork: Cane Creek Helm MKII (black)
  • Headset: Cane Creek Hellbender 70

A note on the Helm MKII fork finish: Cane Creek no longer produces their forks with the Galaxy finish, which is what was on the fork at the Made bike show. Unless enough riders are interested in the Galaxy finish, fork build options will come with an all-black fork.

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Ded Reckin Geoemtry

The Ded Reckin is offered in six frame sizes, all with a 65° head tube angle (64.5° on the smallest size), 76° seat tube, 35mm bottom bracket drop, and 430 to 450mm chainstays. When one of her designers asked if she liked how it pedaled, Ashley laughed, “I LOVE how it pedals. It’s basically pedal-assist. It just wants to GO.” Check out the complete geo chart below.

Size DR-41 DR-43 DR-45 DR-47 DR-49 DR-51
Head Tube Angle (°) 64.5 65 65 65 65 65
Seat Tube Angle (°) 76 76 76 76 76 76
Effective Top Tube (mm) 558 583 606 629 651 674
Chainstay Length (mm) 430 440 440 450 450 450
BB Drop (mm) 35 35 35 35 35 35
BB Height (mm) 321 340 340 340 340 340
Wheelbase (mm) 1150 1190 1214 1249 1273 1297
Recommended Crank Length (mm) 155 160 165 170 170 175
Recommended Stem Length (mm) 30–40 35–45 40–50 40–50 45–55 45–55
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Pre-orders are open now and will ship to customers as they are completed this spring. Local pickup is an option, and Significant Other is also offering shipping. Visit SignificantOther.Bike to learn more.

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