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I don't wear my parts so much in general. I don't do extraordinary mileage, compared to most people here, and mileage is split between my too many bikes... I love external bearing BBs and think they are great, doesn't make me renounce using old cup style ones on some bikes, without any problem. Some bikes want to use/show the most advanced available technology, current projects show real nice examples here, my bike is another story.
Again I don't disagree. I thought about disc. I had long conversations with MultiGrooves and Charco, advising me to opt for disc.
There's also cons for disc, which shouldn't be denied.
Most importantly, I really like cantis. And I don't remember it being such a massive pain when I was mountain biking (in my little local and amicable club in Normandy, or as a student in the volcanos of Puy De Dome) to replace a cracked rim once in a while.