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@turpe
Re: disc brake on other side of BB. This truly is an ill-thought-out concept.
You're going downhill fast.
Spinning out.
You use the disc brake to slow you down.
The disc becomes hot. Very hot
Now, who here hasn't gotten oil on their leg from accidental contact with a chainring at some point?