You know a project is a success when your bike industry friends and frame builders are asking you for “ride samples” for their weekend bikes. Often an overlooked category where design is no more than a mere CMF exercise. Blackburn wanted to go back to its roots and build the best bike racks in the world. This led to many innovations to solve for the plethora of bike geometries, increases in payload, a unique mounting hardware system, and breakthroughs with the vendor on metal fabrication techniques. The result was a family of gear that rivaled bespoke quality without the bespoke price tag. High end like machined branding and looped ends ensured backpackers were proud to have these on their rigs.