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Bugs- Well, the mirrors you would cover when not in use and a sheet over the truss assembly will help with dust and spiders. I'd be covering my scope, and do, regardless of what type and mount it is. And with the mirrors covered, a quick sweep of the webs if any form I don't have trouble with. You're never going to beat spiders, as you know.
To couple the scope to the mount requires you to think of this at the design stage. Just about all commercial scopes utilize a dove tail arrangement to couple the scope to the mount. You can do this too, as you can then incorporate this dovetail to the central brace. All in the planning, and this includes the 'dove tail assembly'. If you still stuggle with the coupling, you can always make the central brace a shallow 'box', and the dovetail can be attached it. This won't compromise the flex issue either, and in the pics you provide, notice how 'that' central brace is acutally TWO square frames welded together. A shallow box would actually be stronger too.
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