Originally Posted by giskard

My 2010 Kona Jake the Snake has two threaded mounts for both rack and mudguard on each side of the rear dropouts. After the frame cracked and a warranty claim, Kona have supplied a replacement frame but it's the 2012 frame which has only one threaded mount on each or the the rear dropouts, so I can't easily mount both a rear mudguard and a rear rack on the 2012 frame.

This is quite surprising: surely the reason for updating a frame is to make it better, not (even slightly) worse? Kona say the Jake the Snake makes a great commuter bike. For me, choosing between having a rack or mudguards isn't an option - I need both, just as I had on my 2010 Jake the Snake, which is a great commuter and all-round bike! Anyway...

The screws supplied with the rack and mudguards don't allow them to be fitted on the single rear-dropout mounting holes at the same time.

Is there any easy way I can fit both the mudguards and rack onto the 2012 frame? I could use longer screws if I can find the exact correct length but that's proving to be a problem here in the UK and also, would it be safe to fit both items using one mounting point?

I am curious as to why Kona have only provided one mounting hole on the latest frames whereas the 2010 frame had two?