The front rack is a cheap Sunlite Front Rack off Amazon (which I believe is identical to the Nashbar Front Rack). The rear rack, I was looking for a very specific shape at a reasonable price, and it came in the form of a Civia Market rack (also called the Hyland rack, as it's off their Hyland commuter bike). Both racks are nice and sturdy, though the build quality of the front isn't quite as polished as the Civia. The front rack also tends to sit a little high on most bikes, but with the huge tires (which end up with an O.D. of about a 700x28c) I think it fits pretty well. I did have to fabricate my own fork crown bracket to mount it how I wanted it, since the two supplied brackets are a little flimsy and are "universal." Also, the Civia rack comes in 700c and 26" variants, but again, I went with the 700c size due to the tire size.

I'm dying to take this bike on some fire roads, but haven't had the chance yet. I do commute by the beach, though, so I have run over some sand drifts on the bike path, but with the high pressure I usually run for commuting (50 psi), the tires get a little squirrely on the dry sand. I'm sure with some low pressure and a proper dirt trail, it would handle much better. Since it's all aluminum, it's really light for all the stuff it has on it, and the large tires negate most of the rigidity.