Yeah there is 2 holes there, but with the fender than comes with the bike utilizing both holes one for the rack and one for the fender doesn't work out. The solution is pretty easy just use one hole for both. This tends to be what happens on alot of bikes I have set up with fenders and racks anyway. I haven't taken the time to mess around with my rack, but I'll get to it. Its an easy solution and if I have to I'll just roll down to a shop and get a used quick release for the seatpost. I should have something around here that will work.

Yeah we could have a nice little club going. I think all the bikes will end up with a different look which is fun. I probably won't have time to do the dropbar conversion till sometime in July after vacation. I'll probably throw the revo-shifters and v-brakes on an older mountain bike that needs refreshing before selling it. For grip type shifters I actually like them well enough.