Last post, I think this is the final iteration of this bike. The rack is made for fork, midmount and fender eyelets mounting and is light but very robust. I could never overload it the way I ride. I decided to use it without midmount because mounted this way it's still way stiffer than a Blackburn front rack. Should handle 25lbs easy, which is how I run the Blackburns.
I also slit the seat forward on the rails a bit. Really feels good! Plus the rack doesn't rattle like the basket did.