You don't need a new bike or years of experience to go farther. Old Man Mountain makes racks and bags that fit the bike you already ride, carry what you need, and hold up when the road gets rough.
From a quick overnighter to weeks in the backcountry, our purpose-built bikepacking equipment is designed to keep your bike capable, your load secure, and your options open.
Being able to use all your dropper post travel without any bag contact feels downright luxurious. It’s easy to quickly loop the webbing around the rack rails and lock them into the buckles. It’s quick enough that I’d be fine removing the bag at camp.
— Miles Arbour
Most important to me, no extra preload is put into my suspension fork. I can leave my settings the same as when I ride without any loaded weight. The Elkhorn is truly a game changer for my trail work bike.
— Erik Hillard
The brand has developed a reputation for rugged builds in its 25 years of experience, and now it expands its fitment to include, well, everything.
— Sam Anderson
One of the most genuinely useful cargo innovations we tested this year. They’re great as standalone cages with TPU strap holes and an optional foot, but they really shine in how well they integrate with OMM’s Hemlock bags.
— Logan Watts
The combination of Ponderosa panniers with the Hemlock fork-mounted bags made the bike feel far more stable and controlled compared to having the same weight split between a saddle bag, a half-frame bag, and a handlebar bag.
— Paul
The brilliant part of the Elkhorn is its versatility. It can mount to standard bosses or directly to the axle using the optional fit kits available for thru-axle or QR mounting. That with the two pairs of struts and “flippable” design make it about as universal as they come.
Axle mounting your rack moves the load to one of the strongest areas of your bike, the axle!
Whether you're attaching a rack to a full-suspension mountain bike, a road or gravel bike, need to use a dropper post without interference, desire maximum cargo carrying capacity, or just want the most secure attachment you can get, mounting directly to the thru-axle of your bike is the way to go.
Fitment is 100% guaranteed when you use our Fit Kit Finder tool.
What's a Fit Kit?
Not every bike is made for attaching a rack. But every bike has two axles. Our Fit Kits are designed to take advantage of the strongest and most reinforced part of your bike as the mounting location for your rack.
To find your Fit Kit, simply click the button below, enter your bike specs, what you're attaching, and *poof* our tool will find your perfect Fit Kit.
