Originally Posted by masi61
One of the things I like about cartridge bottom brackets is that the cartridge and the adjustable locking cup are hidden, leading to an extremely clean look at the bottom bracket. This cleans up the look of any bike. Fixed cups are a pain to remove without fear of scratching the paint on your baby. I guess you could purchase one of those expensive Stein fixed cup tools that locks the tool on to prevent that. The adustable cup and lockring side attracts dirt and the tools required aren't standard from brand to brand. Usually I can rebuild most brands decently, but I must add my name to the "cartridge bottom brackets are great with no negatives" list.
using this line of reasoning, internal headsets make bikes look cleaner, and so do internal hubs, disc wheels, and jack drives. i like to look at well made stuff. the only reason it should hide is if its plastic and ugly and has those horrible splines for that worthless shimano bb tool.