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That looks very similar to my current setup, with similar reasoning behind it too!
D'you mind if I ask what your brake/lever combo is? Are they Mini-Vs?
I think we have the same mudguards, and I want to change to minis because Canti's are basically joke brakes, but I wasn't sure about clearance with mudguards
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Hey, cool, got any photos of yours? They're TRP RRL levers, which I really like - gone up a bit in price since I got them, but still way cheaper than rrp if you buy from Planet X: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BLTRPRRLA/trp-rrl-alloy-road-brake-levers
and the front brake is a Shimano mini v - http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shimano/tiagra-grade-r463-2013-road-flat-bar-v-brakes-ec041351
The rear brake is a Tektro cheapie - http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BCTK926MV/tektro-926al-front-and-rear-mini-v-brakes
I originally had Tektros both front and rear, but the front died, and the Shimano I replaced it with is much better quality. Braking power even with the stock pads is awesome, smooth modulation and so on as well - the Tektro in comparison is a bit more off/on, but still works fine. Using the cheap Lifeline compressionless cables - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-performance-brake-cable-set/ - which are great too, the lack of squish means you get a bit more brake movement for the same movement of the brake lever, so you don't have to have the pads quite as close to the rims as you otherwise would.
The mudguards are 45mm sks longboards, and yeah the clearance is fine, all works well. I also was running the same setup before with the old-style cheap Tektro levers - the ones that look like old Campagnolo shifters, and that worked too.
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Managed to sort the mudguard wishbone issue - I just forced the bolt up really hard whilst screwing (no euph) and it eventually caught the threads.
Few changes to my pomp over the last couple of years, it now looks like this:
Still absolutely love it. Recently changed to freewheel after 2 years of fixed - I moved to a hillier area and fancied a lower gear to make it easier up hills, but not to have to spin like a madman down them. Coasting still feels like an illicit thrill, but will defs go back to fixed at some point.