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If you're going on an epic tour, it would make more sense to brush up your bicycle maintenance knowledge, disc brakes aren't harder to sort out, just slightly different, even hydraulic would be fine (with the exception of the road hydro which are 1st generation as we speak).
Carrying some disc pads is a lots smaller and lighters than spare brake blocks.
Lastly, what countries are you going that won't be able to supply the necessary component? Mongolia? if you're in Europe, America, or even Japan, you can easily get away with a plastic bicycle and 10 speeds.
Google Mike Hall.