What is the benefit of an axle mounted rack?
Well, first of all, every bike has a wheel and a center of a wheel, so this allows us to mount Old Man Mountain racks on pretty much any bike with a thru axle. Additionally, there are a few other benefits: All the weight is carried on the axle, which is the most secure, durable and lowest mounting point on the bike. On eyelet-mounted racks, the bolts are in shear, which is fairly weak [...]