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You rang?
I believe, Sir Loic, that the good gentlemen are in fact correct.
Skid stopping is loading the drive train much more than at any other time.
With what is effectively 0 BCD this crankset has neatly put the weak point of the whole system (the connection between the cranks and chain ring) in the position where it is subject to the highest forces (due to increased length of lever arm from outside of chain ring to load transfer point @ centre of chain ring).
Am not too familiar with how the two parts are connected but if it is just ridges/grooves then repeated skidding is likely to wear them out and you could find yourself in a rather a spot of bother.
Sorry if I missed something :p