I recently completed a 2500 mile tour on my carbon fiber Jamis Endura Sport. I had an amazing time. The rear rack mounts came with the bike, and I got my gear weight down to less than 20 pounds. I found that with a lighter bike and less gear, I had more energy to ride during the day and I was way less tired at night. I had to make some gearing modifications to help me up the hills, and a bit wider tires than the bike came with, but other than that, she was pretty much ready to go.