My Trek 820 had a nasty accident and I was going to look at the Costco bikes. I need to have a mountain bike equipped with a rack and plastic tubing that I can carry a couple of fishing poles. I think the Motiv Vortex has a suspension system so it cannot be equipped with a rack. Would be nice if they made a rack that would absorb the shock and transmit less vibration to the poles. I need to figure something out before summer steelheading.