We already obtained a sneak peek at Previous Man Mountain’s new carry-anything Axle Pack again on the MADE present final fall – giving any fork extra accent mounts. However now they’re that can be purchased. And we’ve strapped a pair onto a Mastodon fats bike fork to hold extra and take our winter adventures additional…
Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack bolt-on fork accent mounts
Two-position 3-pack mounts that match any fork, no eyelets wanted.
The Previous Man Mountain (OMM) Axle Pack simply bolts on to the top of your axle (requiring OMM’s personal thru-axle Match Equipment ). Meaning they’re sturdy and have nowhere to slip down or spin round your fork legs as you experience. The direct mount additionally means they get rated for a full 10kg/22lb per facet. Way more than the 3-4.5kg per facet that eyelet mounting often delivers.
The super-secure off-road-rated setup is comparatively mild, and provides you 4 mounting bolts to get that weight low. Two place choices for a 3-pack Something cage OR the flexibility to put in two separate 2-bolt mounts. For ex. an everyday water bottle cage up high, and a software cage down beneath.
What you carry is admittedly as much as your creativeness. I’ve bolted a pair as much as a Manitou Mastodon fork with a few cages. And strapped on a tent & sleeping bag. Or a few 1l Nalgene bottles. Essentially the most I’ve hooked up to date has been about 1.6kg. So, I’ll must get extra artistic with packing to push up near that 10kg weight restrict.
Anybody have any concepts what I ought to carry within the snow?
Tech particulars & Precise weights
The core of the Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack are the 2 brackets that stretch up the facet of every fork leg. CNC-machined from 6061 aluminum in Taiwan. They then mount on to a customized thru-axle made within the US by The Robert Axle Mission with threads to bolt onto from both finish. Up high, a pair of plastic fork Pucks get strapped round your fork leg with “ultra-strong” UV-stable Panduit zip-ties, offering a set of higher eyelets to connect the brackets.
All that, and an Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack setup provides 265g to my fork, together with all metal mounting {hardware} and the 3-pack bolts. OMM claims a weight of simply 73g per facet, which is only a single bracket with out all the mandatory {hardware} and particular axle. Nonetheless, 265g is probably going as mild as different clamp-on mounting options. And the axle mounting is rock strong, with big carrying capability.
Figuring in an entire weigh-in… A few titanium King Manything Cages can be 68g a bit. Or a pair of the adjustable size aluminum Apidura Cargo Cages at 85g a bit. My Previous Man Mountain 25″ Voile straps weigh 28g a bit.
All in my setup with 4 straps & one among every cage totals 531g, lower than the load of the water in my smallest bottles.
Straightforward mounting & setup
Putting in the Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack was just about as simple as changing any bolt-on thru-axle. Then bolting on a 3-pack mount Something Cage. With that stated, between the Axle Pack & Match Equipment – it got here with 12 bolts of three totally different sizes, 6 washer/spacers of three totally different sizes, a few Axle Pack brackets, 8 heavy-duty Panduit zip-ties, and a substitute axle. What it didn’t embody have been set up directions, simply a few QR codes that hyperlink to the OMM help web page. In fact, I ignored these QR thingamabobbers, and plowed forward. Of notice, the Axle Pack directions should not but on-line as I sort.
Certain, I switched up a few the longer bolts/spacers from high to backside, at first. But it surely all match and labored fairly properly.
Then, I noticed that putting in the longer bolts and the spacer up high between the bracket & plastic fork Puck higher aligns the whole lot. So, I sorted that out earlier than my subsequent experience. It’s all metal bolts and durable aluminum brackets, and I’m hauling a lot lower than the max weight. So, it wasn’t an enormous deal.
However, correcting my set up mistake meant I may drop the King Manything Cage to the decrease place and get the 1kg weight of my 1l Nalgene bottle a bit decrease.
So, I might suggest trying on the set up images on the Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack product web page. Or this double Nalgene photograph – right here only – to get it proper on the primary strive.
In contrast to me.
Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Previous Man Mountain Axle Pack is obtainable beginning at this time and able to ship for $60 for the 2-leg mount equipment. Additionally they include a lifetime guarantee to be used on- or off-road.
To put in it in your bike you’ll need an OMM entrance Match Equipment with its customized The Robert Axle Mission thru-axle. Our Match Equipment for a Manitou Mastodon fatbike fork sells for $82 or $80 for our Fox 36 equipment. There’s additionally a $62 traditional Fast-Launch equipment. Or simply $28 for the important thing higher mounting Pucks should you use your authentic metal QR skewer.
Previous Man Mountain says the brand new Axle Pack makes any bike a bikepacking bike. Whether or not it has a carbon, aluminum, metal, or suspension fork. It’s already serving to us load up some fats bikes for greater winter adventures!
Axle Packs and Match Kits to suit just about any fork in existence can be found now, direct from Previous Man Mountain.
