Mounting A Bikepacking Rack On Just About Any Bike!

‪@oldguyandabike‬ has no rack mounts on his drop bar bike conversion for bikepacking and that made him sad. But Robert Axle Project and Old Man Mountain bike racks has a solution that just might change all that!
Racks are back in style!
#bikepacking #biketouring #gravelbike #mountainbike
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Products shown in the video:
- Divide rear pannier rack
- Ponderosa mini-panniers
- Elkhorn Rack
- Axle Pack
- Various axle kits
- King 'Manything' cages
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[@denverman6161963]

As an OLDER guy with a (possibly) bike addiction, I can't believe I'm just now finding your channel. Excellent video and I couldn't hit that subscribe button fast enough. Now I'll be going through the rest of your content. While the wife and I mostly "tour" with panniers on tourers on pavement, we have also done some mountain bike touring on gravel/single track in NZealand and I gotta get a thru-axle and the "ManyThing" cages for the front squish mountain bike!

[@oldguyandabike]

Very cool. Welcome!
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[@CreativeFishDesignsCharlotte]

they make traile adaptors too thats what I use , can haul more the 500lbs of wood easier than u would think too

[@oldguyandabike]

Really? I did not know that. Great tip. I need to adapt our dog trailer to my gravel bike.
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[@autumngreenleaf3390]

Good information, terrible tripod.

[@oldguyandabike]

@@autumngreenleaf3390 hah! Noted.
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[@1947wdx]

It will be interesting to see how those axel adaptors work when you have to fix a flat or otherwise take a wheel off. Do you have to take the entire rack off?

[@oldguyandabike]

@@1947wdx you would have to remove the axle attachment part and support the rack in the process.
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[@1947wdx]

@@oldguyandabike Yeah, that's what I was thinking. That might be a good thing for you to test and show in your review video when you make it. (How much of a hassle is it?) I like the concept and I'm glad racks and panniers are (somewhat) coming back into style. I have never liked the huge seat bag concept for the very reasons you bring up in this video. (High center of gravity, swaying weight that can affect handling etc...)

[@oldguyandabike]

@@1947wdx I will. I already knew that going in, but it is a means to an end, if you know what I'm saying.
A little insight into video production: I had originally intended to talk about the install and show the finished products in place, but I found, with only a day left before it was 'go' time for a video release, that I had the wrong rear axle kit.
Oops!
So I had to change things a bit and do more of an intro/reason for being deal.
But yeah, I think that it solves more issues than it creates, but we shall see as I get it all on there and use it.
Thanks for the comments.
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[@OldManMountainRacks]

@@oldguyandabike We made a quick video to show this. Like you said you don't need to take the rack off the bike, just off the axle. th-cam.com/video/drWfljQkWqQ/w-d-xo.html