Ashley King’s framebuilder brand Significant Other has constantly impressed us with her Made Bike Show and Bespoked offerings. This year, at the 2025 Made Bike Show, she bowled us all over with her Ded Reckin titanium-and-steel full-suspension, which she just launched a pre-order for…
The Ded Reckin celebrates Ashley and Significant Other’s history while pointing clearly forward… up and over steep terrain. It marks a shift from one-off customs to competitively priced production models that still read as showpieces and are still designed with her team and welded by her in her studio.
Ded Reckin is a modified single pivot with 120 mm travel, a steel rear swingarm, and a titanium front triangle. IN3DTEC did the stainless sintered and Ti components used on the bike, and Send Cut Send did the plate work. With all the parts assembled, Ashley began to assemble the chassis, blending the springy feeling of steel in the swingarm with the lightweight strength of titanium in the front triangle.
Ded Reckin Quick Hits
- Frame Only – $3,400
- Full Builds – $7,900+
- Made and Cerakoted in Denver, Colorado
- Grade 9 titanium front triangle
- 304 stainless and 4130 steel rear triangle
- 120 mm rear travel, 190x45mm Standard, Air
- Designed for 130 mm forks
- Clearance for up to 29″ x 2.5″ tires
- 148×12 mm rear spacing (UDH)
- 44 mm headtube – ZS44 Top/EC44 Bottom headset
- 73 mm threaded BB shell
- 30.9 mm ø seat post, internal dropper post routing
- Chainring Clearance: 36T
Geometry
Firmly planted in the downcountry category, the Ded Reckin geometry is designed for long climbs and fast, aggressive descents.
The Ded Reckin can be ordered as frame-only, frame+shock, frame+shock+fork+headset, or as a complete bike. In an effort to keep things manageable in the one-woman shop and to thank the brands that supported our prototype bike, the parts listed on the complete build are not customizable beyond the Carbon Mod.
See build kit options and more at Significant Other!