I`m just trying to turn my first ever commuter bike into a speedy,sporty, zipping around town commuter bike.Thats all. No carrying packages, no carrying anything . Just getting out and exploring my city, and riding in a few fast sprints in every now and again. Maybe every once and a while going to work on it, but mainly just going riding to different places. I might be in the commuting catagory by mistake. But I think this style of bike is what I have been looking for for what I want to do. Maybe getting a backpack in case I did need to carry something. Nothing against bike racks though , maybe on day I will put one on it