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From Wholegrain Cycles, the makers of Jack the Bike Rack comes Cliff ($99.99), a handlebar cradle that requires no hardware to tighten (or loosen) and frees your cockpit cables from being smushed…

Restrap just announced its first rack, the made-in-the-UK Switch Rack ($189.99, 395 g). Let’s check it out.

Old Man Mountain just announced its 2026 members of the brand’s Experimental Bikepacking Team. These athletes from around the world will rep OMM and use its products for the next twelve months’ endeavors. We’re elated to also announce that our own Miguel Ovalles made the cut and will be racing ultras with OMM equipment. Roll on over to Old Man Mountain to meet the new team!

Jim Blackburn, bicycle touring component pioneer, passed away at the age of 86 in his home last week, as reported by Bicycle Retailer…

First teased in our Bespoked Dresden coverage last year, the Allygn Components Diamond Rear Rack has landed. These racks match the Diamond Front Rack in terms of design cues, but are a different shape to accommodate rear bags. Let’s take a closer look…

At the 2025 Bespoked Dresden show, Allygn was teasing a new “Rear Diamond” rack to accompany their much-loved Diamond front rack. With tons of versatility and flexibility, this rack is sure to be a crowd favorite…

Stayer Cycles is proud to announce the launch of the Trailmate Rack ($268), a new, lightweight steel rear rack hand-built in the brand’s East London workshop…

Strapping a dry bag, particularly an ultralight stuff sack, to your rack can develop holes over time. Asheville, North Carolina’s Rockgeist has a solution: the universal Armadillo dry bag protector ($29.95)…

Apidura just announced its Expedition Front Rack Pack. This is a rack pack offering unique specs in the space. It’s a durable and waterproof pack that attaches to a front rack or basket, providing increased carry capacity for long-distance adventures…

A custom rack is the best. And for custom framebuilders, they’re ways to up the ante on a custom tourer build. They’re the jewelry of a bike frame, allowing talented individuals like WZRD Bikes to express their design talents with curves and geometeric shapes. Watch as Em from WZRD builds a beautiful, double look, almost art nouveau inspired rack from 3/8 x 0.035″ stainless steel tubing from start to finish. Check out WZRD’s other rack designs at its website.

Our longtime friends at 1UP USA are giving away a SUPER DUTY RACK – a $600 value – to one lucky Radavist Membership subscriber!

Ortlieb has just announced its long-awaited Quick-Rack L and XL system. These racks mount to special M6 thru-axles and clamp to the seat cluster of bikes without rack mounts. Let’s check them out…

The Hunter Cycles rear rack design ($275) is now for sale. Rick Hunter has been developing these thru-axle mounted racks since 2021…

Old Man Mountain’s newest rack is the Divide XL, a longer decked version of their flagship rack the Divide. On top of having a deck that is 3.5” (64mm) longer than their flagship Divide rack the Divide XL is made in California by Stinner Manufacturing…

Velo Orange just announced its new There and Back Rack ($165), a stainless steel cargo rack that works seamlessly on both the front and rear of your bike…

Not all financial news is bad. Old Man Mountain just dropped the prices on its Fit Kits by 15%.

But how did this happen? This past fall, Old Man Mountain invested in a new CNC machine. This was done in order to keep up with demand and improve their manufacturing efficiency. This new efficiency reduced the cost to make their axles by a fair amount. Rather than pocket this newly found profit and take a long vacation in 2025 they are passing the savings on to their customers.

Prices are dropping 15% from $80 to $68!

Supporting companies like this is more important now than ever. So check out the savings at Old Man Mountain.

Tumbleweed‘s popular Chromoly Pannier and T-Racks are now available in silver (clear coated anodizing) finish, including silver hardware and struts. Both racks are in stock and shipping today from Tumbleweed. As for the touring bike they’re currently shown on, that’s the award-winning Tumbleweed Sunliner. If you’d like to see it with front/rear racks and bags, check out John’s review from last year.

For MADE 2024 Old Man Mountain turned to its local landscape for inspiration. Central Oregon is home to the Painted Hills, a stunning geologic feature made of mineral rich soils compacted into layers upon layers of striated color. OMM took these colors and made a special series of Axle Pack and Baskets, along with Astral Outback wheelsets.

The parts are super limited to just 12 sets of Axle Pack, 12 Baskets. There are a few Baskets and Axle Packs available online, the rest are available in person at MADE 2024. Prices are the same as normal.

Also matching this kit are Astral’s Outback wheelsets, which are only available in person at MADE 2024.

Check it all out at Old Man Mountain.