A Review of the Old Man Mountain Divide bike rack
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- This is a review of the Divide Rack by Old Man Mountain, as well as a close look at the Micro panniers by North St. Bags which were made specially for this rack. Overall this is a fantastic and reliable rack and bag combo that I thoroughly enjoyed using on a few bikepacking trips this spring.
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00:00 Intro
00:55 Specs
02:12 How I've Used This Rack
02:51 North St. Bags Micro Panniers
04:14 What I Like About the Rack
06:20 What I Dislike
08:18 Who is this rack for?
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Was on the fence. Your review convinced me. Thanks! (Great audio quality as well btw!)
I put a prior generation OMM rear rack on a 27.5 adventure bike. As one reader has commented, for the strength it provides, the Divide is neither heavy nor expensive.
One needs to understand the mindset of the adventure cyclist. Your equipment simply can't break in the middle of nowhere on a multi-thousand-mile route. That explains why we invest in OMM products.
I have this rack. I like that I can put it on all my bikes, including my full squish.
Thanks for the great review! I'm highly interested in buying it
Definitely want to see a review of the micro panniers! Always looking for good bag options!
Noted!!
If you use the thru-axle conversion at $80 it will move the rack further back and out of heel striking range. This is because the axle attachment is a bent elbow that gives you a precious few centimeters. I have big feet and so it should work for almost everyone in thru axle mode.
Even if she would of used the NON thru axle dropouts that came with the rack she would of gotten more heal clearance not to mention moved the rack higher so her support arms could mount to her upper eyelets (NOT Lower)
Thanks for the great review. I love the industrial look, but it's definitely not for weight weenies.
Also, I just want to point out, that if you need to buy the thru axle to fit this to your bike,
you can add another $60, so not exactly cheap. The only other rack that I know of that
attaches to a thru axle, the Tailfin, costs $390, so in comparison, the Old Man Mountain rack is still cheap.
I think it is great that gravel bikers are re-discovering rear racks,
because in combination with mini panniers, I think you have much
more usable space to carry stuff, than when you only use frame bags.
Thanks for pointing all of that out! Much appreciated. I didn't even think of comparing it to the Tailfin-it's just so far out of my budget that it's not really on my radar.
I hear you on directions. If I wanted to read directions, I would print out a cue sheet!
I have one of their US-made Divide racks and have noted that it mounts /really/ high in the rear on my Surly Bridge Club when using the supplied dropouts. I noticed in some of your b-roll that you've mounted the rack directly to your frame eyelets; this is something I was considering but OMM makes no mention of this approach in their installation guides. Have you had any issues with this approach?
Ounces make Pounds, Pounds make pain :) I'd still prefer to have a sturdy rack for gravel riding, I've had to many disintegrate. When you're bike packing weight kind of goes out the window anyway.
Once upon a time, a lifelong friend (still) was blathering on about his tent and how small, light, went to Everest or whatever. Mine was the size of a golf bag with clubs in it. The second day brought a soaking rain that went on for three more. At some point he grew tired of laying in his mummy tent and sheepishly asked to come inside the two room monster and have a seat. There is something to be said for utility. I purchased the USA made Divide with the fit kit. I would hate to spend months planning a trip, money etc, to have some epic adventure ruined by a piece of gear breaking. All because I wanted to save $100 or whatever in weight.
@@davevictor5089you're confusing weight and quality. I travelled 10.000 km with 12-15 kg equipment. Suited for winter and wild camping wherever possible in Northern Europe.
Nothing broke and still functional after 20 years..
I've met travellers with everything except the kitchen sink, said hello and paced away doing way more comfortable kilometers than they could ever dream of. Weight doesn't necessarily equal quality.. More likely knee issues and broken spokes!
Would like some more details on why the Swift Jr. panniers didn’t work well and possibly solutions. I have a pair of them and like them more then enough to not want to switch to something different.
Thanks.
The Swift pannier I borrowed from the gear library. It is an older model and the bungee that is supposed to keep everything tight on the rack just wouldn't keep tight. I think that was the main reason it kept falling off.
Agreed with everything except for “installation was hard…I’m not someone who reads instructions”. Kinda weird to have that in tbh.
That seems pretty heavy for an aluminum rack, but in comparison to the amount of weight it's able to carry, not bad. Alot of other aluminum racks may be lighter, but they most likely cannot carry nearly as much and most bikepackers/tourers tend to carry more than the weight specified.
Try look into traditional Tubus panniers. Weighs nothing and often guaranteed 50 kg.. You guys doesn't have to reinvent the wheel just because you bought a fancy bicycle... 😁
The Tumbleweed TRack is not the proper comparison... it's lighter duty than the OMM Divide. If you compare to other racks with similar load ratings, the OMM Divide IS NOT heavy!! Racks that carry +25 kg all weigh about 1 kg. SO.... wth are you talking about?
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Are you complaining about installation... after saying you don't like reading instructions?? And what can be said about someone who can't figure it out. It's a bike rack, not nuclear fusion.