RE: brakes, I prefer Wienmann/Dia-Compe center pulls. Use with QR capable levers (new: Tecktro/Cane Creek; old: Weinmann/Dia-Compe) and, if you can find them, QR cable hangers. C-pulls are a bit harder to set up than cantis in some regards as they pretty much demand the use of cable puller tool (aka 4th hand) for the initial set up. It is possible without, but much easier with. But in other ways, they are much easier than cantis. Centering in particualar is a snap as you don't have to balance spring tensions. Use these with KoolStop mtb pads and you get fully adjustable pads to deal with toe in. They offer as much or more mech advantage and more clearance than modern dual pivots. IMO, the Weinmann c-pull is one of the all time great achievements of bike design. Seriously.

I'll grant that you need to use cantis (or horrible looking u-brakes) for tires in the 35mm and up range. But, 32mm with fenders is fine for road based touring imo and 32mm with fenders is going to be the most you're going to fit on most bikes that have rear brake bridges any how. That is, if the existing frame isn't made for cantis, you've got a tire upper bound already and the c-pull happens to be the best way to maximize that.

Re: eyelets.... Mount the racks to the eyelets. Then use steel and rubber wrap around clamps to attach the fenders to either the rack stays or seat stays or fork.
http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FCLAMP

Since you guys are getting frustrated about finding info about the brand you love, how about creating some?
Would love to get the geometry of those bikes documented. Instructions on how to measure the frame are on the bike geometry projects web site (in my sig). Send in the numbers and we'll add them to the list!!