A shortcoming a pal found recently when touring w/ arkose is the fork - not really suitable for load. Not saying don't get an arkose, just something to bear in mind
In this case they wanted to mount cargo cages, it wasn't an option. Sorry, this was a lot more specific than "not suitable for load". I don't know how the fork fares with axle mounted racks or anything like that
A shortcoming a pal found recently when touring w/ arkose is the fork - not really suitable for load. Not saying don't get an arkose, just something to bear in mind