Ok ok, ill fess up.
I had the tabs cut off my cranks because after seeing Ali's set up with the bb mounted bash, I thought the look of the cranks, being able to see the chain ring/chain looked pretty cool!
BUT! Trying out new frame ideas, I went with a 73mm bb shell on my new bike, which meant I had a really good tyre clearance as the chain stays were further apart. But this meant that I wasn't able to fit any spacers in-between the bb cup and the frame (with a 68mm bb you have to run 3 spacers) so I couldn't mount a bash in there... Fail.