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@Regal
Excuse the filth, it's a proper commuter, i.e. it gets cleaned roughly once every six months.
Extra set of the front wheel plastic clips used on the rear to make getting the wheel out easier:
Rear clearance pretty easy to adjust. It's a bit tight at the moment because I've been hit from behind by dozy cyclists a couple of times (and one taxi at the lights) and I haven't bent the stays back properly yet.
Chainstay bridge bolt fitting (lots of room as you can see):
Seatstay bridge bolt fitting - actually a lot more room here than I remembered. Had to drill the mudguard to take the bolt in this way (as opposed to the usual brake bridge mounting. Looks really neat though):
Front guard mount. The front one is actually a fair bit tighter for tyre clearance than the rear. Even with mudguard fittings the Vigorelli still takes a short-drop road calliper (pads right at the bottom on this BR-6700 though) so the Chromoplastics are a snug fit under the fork crown. I cut the top off the mounting slot so that it clears the headset (doesn't look like it from this angle but it is well up past the brake mounting bolt):
Couple of shots from behind the front mudguard, was trying to show the clearance but it's pretty difficult to see. I reckon you could get a 28C in there ok.
Hope that helps. Tyres are Rubino Pro III 25C, rims are Open Pro, mudguards are SKS Chromoplastics, the narrow 35mm size.