I fluctuate between 235-270 (i drink A LOTTTTT over the winter and it was too cold to ride, i know i'm a wuss). actually just finished building my soma rush yesterday and it's amazing. steel (tange prestige for the frame and tange infinity for the fork) and very little flex but much more comfortable than my previous bike which was an aluminum dolan kadet. as for the hub, i don't know why but i have this propensity for killing traditional hubs so i had a wheel built around a similar hub (level components) that uses almost the same system. it, too, is fantastic. i highly recommend it.