Any question answered...

Gna start doing some commuting on the talbot and looking for some reasonable fast 28mm tyres that arent gatorskins but also arent going to puncture every 5 minutes, and also some no braze-ons necessary mudguards that'll fit the tyres on 23mm wide rims

Maxxis Detonators are great, better than gatorskins by a mile. Raceblade XLs did well for me this winter, I might go for something else next year or at least make longer flaps for them.