Originally Posted by imi

Thanks guys. Yeah i saw there are only disc XTR hubs now. Wasn't that many months ago I found the non-disc model...

I'm not sure if White or Woods hubs are easy to get in Europe? i buy most of my stuff online from England.
Ordering stuff, especially from the USA, from an LBS is usually extremely expensive here in Sweden.

One of my reasons for wanting to stick with Shimano was that in case of hub problems 'anywhere in the world', it would be easier to get a replacement hub and the old spokes would fit.

I'll probably go for XT again, but it is interesting to explore new possibilities

I've seen that some people have issues with XT's having aluminium axles, though I suspect this is more relevant if one is heavy, loaded very heavily... or jumping off things! n'est-ce pas?