Monthly Archives: June 2012

The relationship between a shaper and surfer is an ongoing conversion, a dialogue if you will, that sees a lot of feed back, testing and development. Chris Garrett and Jason Salisbury have been working on the finless project for some time now, with the latest step of its evolution coming along with us on the recent trip to Lombok. The V2 finless was designed specifically for the left hand point we had pitched up at, with its main objective being an ability to draw a clean line in the barrel… so once we arrived, and without hesitation, Salsa was in the water putting Garrett’s foam creation to the test. Swapping with Nicholas Chalmers in the line up, the duo had … View More

From the multiple blogs that have been posted featuring the last 2 fun filled weeks and all the exploits crew have been getting up to, you may notice, we hope your paying attention, that a certain blonde haired goofy footer was conspicuously absent. For those of you who don’t know who I’m talking about, it’s Deus rider, Jason “Salsa” Salisbury. Swell prompted him to duck out before the commotion started, going as far as leaving the islands shores. He put it all to a short R&D mission for his new Deus line of clothing that he has designed and now testing, the Salsa “Rucksack Revolution” line. Partners in crime were Salsa’s brother Chris and fellow left hand wave connoisseur and … View More

You know when the head mechanic likes a bike it has to have something special going for it. That’s the case to the latest Honda GL 200 to pop outfrom the bengkel. Our first in awhile and the first on the new 2012 geometry. We had tried and true and brand spanking new, the recipe for success. A custom order. An exercise in simplicity. Black across it’s bulk, wrinkle to the engine with flourishes of silver sparing added across the build. The new stainless exhausts are just getting better and better. Icing on the cake a drop of gold coming from the Deus script logo on the tank. Not sure why but it’s got this bulldog look about it, you know all up in the big shoulders, … View More

SOLD OUT Due to the unprecedented demand we have sold out of the Deus X Makr Tool Rolls. MAKR is working on a small re-run and will be available soon. To get first dibs before public release, enter your email below and we will contact you when they are ready. Roll Me Up, Scotty We’ve all have collected a few random tools over the years…some cheap junk cast metric open-ends, a couple of Grandpa’s Whitworths (for burring bolt heads beyond salvation), a socket driver with one 11mm Torx bit and a massive plumbers shifter you think an ex girlfriend stole from Bunnings to loosen your wheel nuts in an act of revenge after she cracked your phones passcode and discovered … View More

Now the dust has settled and the hangovers abated…somewhat, we wanted to go back over an important phase of Deus 9’ & Single Log Fest 2012. The Fish Fry… Between us, you and a lamppost, we had absolutely no idea of where to start with this one. So being purveyors of the ‘brave new road’ philosophy we decided to build it in our own image, We decided to take it should be about different people, different boards, different places and because we could, different days. With some many great surfers coming in during the week prior, we threw open the cupboard to the Deus quiver, giving the early arrivers access to craft they wouldn’t normally ride or perhaps more importantly, … View More

Every time we have a big event at the Deus Temple we like to open up the Photo studio to take portraits of the night. Something about that moment in time. The place, people and the various lubrications are in a word…intoxicating. As it was again on Sunday night. We got to see everyone in a different light, especially as we progressed into the night. It’s about hair down and whizzing about. We captured pics of  the lads with their toys and broads with their boys. Spinning around or just plain acting the clown. Under the weather or all bunched in together. Mixing it up, a moment captured. A reflection for us and perhaps a revelation for you. With much … View More

What a weekend! Talk about action packed. Big things to do every day, but we’ll get back to the start and the middle, lets fast forward to the end, Sunday. The name sake of the entire weekend, Deus 9′ & Single Log Fest was of course the actual surfing event. We pitched tents and lean too’s late Saturday arvo, getting the bulk of the work out of the way,. The plan was for plain sailing Sunday morning. We met at the Deus Temple in Canggu before dawn to the sound of the crows crying across the rice paddies, loaded up the stereo, PA, T’shirts, essential event components and most importantly, several hundred Beers, All very integral stuff to running a … View More

A whole lot has happened since the first edition of the DEUS book was released. Deus – The House Of Simple Pleasures was a 230 page tome of custom-built enthusiasm – bound together by the pursuit of fun, the events, the culture and the characters that passed through our automatic doors over the years since small beginnings in 2005. Since the release in August 2010 we’ve had the throttle pinned wide open. We’ve built more shops and created more bikes, shaped more boards, sunk more suds, played more music, surfed more waves, made some friends and had a blast in the process. The Book Of Deus is the second instalment in the Deus saga – a 252 page, full fat, extra fruit … View More

Recently we came across a super talented photographer by the name of Jack Jeffress, he  went on to tell us he had just come back from a surf mission to our beautiful Mid North Coast that is Crescent head. Along the way they met up with our own salty guru, Salsa and managed to catch some pre winter crackers while the water was still warm. The following are words from the snapshotter himself. “How good are road trips!  I was lucky to come along on this one, my mate Josh Simpson invited me.  I had met neither Chris nor Jason, but spending a bit of time only brought home the fact that they were damn good gents.  Super welcoming, and so fluid … View More