BEND, Ore. (BRAIN) — The Robert Axle Project, which manufacturers aftermarket thru axles, has purchased Old Man Mountain Products, which makes racks for suspension mountain bikes. The two brands will operate as separate brands, but both will be based in Bend, Oregon.
Old Man Mountain dates to 1996 when Channing Hammond a cargo rack that attached at the wheel axle. The Robert Axle Project has been supplying Old Man Mountain with thru axles for the past five years.
"We come from a strong history of bike touring and trail building and our first thru axles that we sold were for attaching B.O.B. Trailers to modern bikes," said Robert Axle Project co-owner Chris Kratsch. "We've continued to watch bike touring and bikepacking evolve and we feel that Old Man Mountain makes the most durable, strongest cargo rack that fits nearly any bicycle."
Old Man Mountain products will be available in the fall at www.oldmanmountain.com. The Robert Axle Project can be found at www.robertaxleproject.com.
