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So I think I may now have the ultimate practical fixed gear bike. I added fenders and a chainguard to the Motobecane Messenger and a large bungee cord for the rack. All this added another pound to the bike, and it now weighs 24.3 lbs, which is exactly the same as my lightest singlespeed Windsor Clockwork townie. These additions cost me nothing, except a lot of ingenuity and elbow grease, since I used a bunch of old parts. The fenders are ancient pre Soviet era ESGE that are marked "Made in W. Germany." I bobbed the rear fender, so that the wheel can be installed and removed w/o disconnecting the fender from its struts. The fork lacks eyelets, so I used clamps to secure the front fender struts. The rear fender struts were mounted inboard of the dropouts to clear the rack support legs.