specbill:
thanks for the link.
rdtompki:
We're located in Santa Cruz, Ca, so yes, many hills and we carry quite a bit of kit sometimes (camping with front and rear panniers). This bike had an Arai previously, but I wasn't really happy with it and the BB7 is a marked improvement. That's where my desire (not so much need...) for a front disc comes from. Maybe I'd be better off upgrading to a newer set of cantilevers (the existing Shimano set looks like original equipment).
A link to some pictures if you're interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/robind/5513023791/