Nanci,

Most racks come with much longer arms than the ones pictured. Blackburn racks reach to the eyelets by the drop outs. Seat stay clamps can be used in either the upper or lower location, as needed. The rack should come with at least one set of clamps or you can use the item in Sydney_b's post. BTW, nothing in my post suggests that CyclaSutra had a FS bike.

CyclaSutra, my concern about flex is in the part shown in your photo. Those arms are going to have to flex where they connect to the fender. They will never stay in the quick release with the fork motion. Did he just say "quick release?" What quick release? You do have quick releases for the front fender right? Look at the photo of Fluffy. See the small black plastic tabs that connect the fender to the fork? The support arms just pop in and out of those. There is no hard attachment point. It is an important safety feature. If you pick up a stick between the fender and the tire and do not have a quick release, you get to play Super Woman over the bars. It is rare, but it does happen. With the quick release, the fenders just pop out and typically fold up - giving their life to save yours.

If you don't have the QR, there will be a lot of flex at the fender and they just aren't designed for that.

-thom