Originally Posted by rex615

If you look at the pics above you can see that I reversed the use of the holes. By using fenders with longer stays, i was able to mount them using the bottom pair of holes on the drop outs, thus freeing up the top ones for the rack. I did however use the ugly P-clamps at the seat stays. Your proposed solution of using the special seat clam is very elegant and not too expensive. Thanks for the suggestion.