Originally Posted by
1989Pre
I'm glad you wrote back, Jayw, because I looked on my dropouts.., and they are drilled! (I feel a little bit like a stooge for not knowing this, since I've had the bike for fourteen years). What options does this open for me?
It means you can install racks and fenders (at least on the rear ). Note that you'll need to be able to attach the rack to the seat stays, also. If your bike doesn't have eyelets for this (it probably does if it has two dropout eyelets), seat post clamps with rack eyelets are available.
Does your front fork have any eyelets? If it has one (per side, of course), you can install at least fenders. A front rack isn't as important for urban utility use.