I just fınıshed a two week tour ın Turkey on my DT mını wıth about 18 kılos on my rear rack, and I was surprsıed how well the bıke handled. The bıke felt slıghtly less stable on the steep descents, but not as much as I had ımagıned. I am not sure ıf I whould bother wıth a front rack and pannıers, but I thınk that a BOB traıler (wıth a shortened gooseneck) would handle even better.