Touring - Anyone havae experience with this 150 kg load Axiom rear rack?

I am looking for a very heavy duty rear pannier rack to be put on a mountain bike and came accross this one which Axiom claims weigh 1 kg but can support 150 kg!

http://www.norco.com/axiom/staymount.htm

Does anyone have any experience using this rack or can anyone comment on whether Axiom tends to "exaggerate" the weight loads its racks can handle? (if its true, this rack would be ideal for what I'm looking for)

Also most in these forums seem to recommend the Blackburn Expedition and Jandd Expedition rear racks for heavy duty use. Does anyone have any comments about this or any other suggestions for a heavy duty rear pannier rack?

Many thanks in advance!

I have one of their seatpost mounted racks. It is advertised that it will hold 50lbs. I loaded that sucker to the limit +/- a pound and off I went. It worked fine. I also have one of their handlebar bags that I'm quite pleased with. The racks have a lifetime warranty so what do you have to lose? The one you are looking at is steel, if a problem should arise you will be able to get it repaired on the road. I say go for it.

The Tubus Cargo is half the weight, has a rating of 40kg (90lbs) which should me more than enough for any tourist (but probably with a tutonically safe margin). The mounting system is much simpler with less adjustability and fewer parts to break. Do you really need a rack with adjustable height for 700c/26"?
http://www.tubus.net/eng/produkte/hinterradtraeger/cargo.php#

Ok I'll bite. What do you intend to carry that would weigh 150kg?

Ok I'll bite. What do you intend to carry that would weigh 150kg?

Many thanks for all the good advice! I'm checking out the options and probably will get a rack in a couple of weeks.

Note to the "biter", thanks for taking the bait. What would I carry weighing 150 kg? Probably nothing. But I'm planning to use the bike for remote camping and the hunting of feral pigs (they are a big eco problem). So I can see a day when I may have to wheel around a large amount of water or pork. If the rack holds, I also wanted to experiment with seeing if an injured person could be carried out in an emergency.

If the rack holds, I also wanted to experiment with seeing if an injured person could be carried out in an emergency.

Depending on just how far out you are, I think a better option there is to call an ambulance. Don't forget that when carrying a person, you need to consider more than the strength of the rack (such as preventing them from falling off and so on).

Depending on just how far out you are, I think a better option there is to call an ambulance. Don't forget that when carrying a person, you need to consider more than the strength of the rack (such as preventing them from falling off and so on).

So true. Let's hope I never have to find out for real!

I took a look at the Axiom racks and my biggest thought was that it was a helluva lot of metal, all loopy and stylin, but still with only one rack hook mounting point. It looked tough, but not that functional.

By the way, are you serious about the feral pigs? That's cool and wierd. Post pictures if you ever sling one over your rack.

Many thanks for all the good advice! I'm checking out the options and probably will get a rack in a couple of weeks.

Note to the "biter", thanks for taking the bait. What would I carry weighing 150 kg? Probably nothing. But I'm planning to use the bike for remote camping and the hunting of feral pigs (they are a big eco problem). So I can see a day when I may have to wheel around a large amount of water or pork. If the rack holds, I also wanted to experiment with seeing if an injured person could be carried out in an emergency.

Good grief! Haulin' pigs?? Could be that an "Xtracycle" is
more what you really need as haulin's heavy(or lots of) stuff
is what they are made for.

When I was younger my freinds would hitch rides on my rack. thats pretty heavy. and I would strap quite large objects(firewood etc.) to it on occation it was a blackburn mountain rack-solid aluminum rods and a sheetmetal center that blocks a fair amount of mud axium makes one that looks like it but I think they use hollow rods. Axium panniers are tuff and top notch though, I have been using a set for over 15 years(since they labeled them Norco)