Meh. I have a pair of surly hubs with more than 20,000 miles, several thousand of those miles in rain, snow, and slush. They roll as smooth as the day i bought them....never touched the cones or locknuts. Another set with over ten thousand miles..as good as new. Surly hubs are good hubs, they just aren't idiot proof. Poor cone adjustment leads to premature bearing death.