Designed and made in the US and based in Bend, Oregon, the Robert Axle Project makes — and I quote, “a shit-ton of axles.” Specializing in thru axles for 12mm and 15mm, they have axle available for trailers, trainers or for riders looking to drop a bit of weight with a cleaner interface. When I […]
Rear Thru Axle ‘Standards’ Are Confusing As Hell For No Reason
The bike industry is known for not creating or adhering to standards, but it wasn’t until I needed a rear axle I realized how bad it had gotten. Digging through my bins of collected bike parts, I pulled a not-small selection of rear through axles in what was the correct length and spacing for a […]