The ratings for bullet and bomb proof are outstanding...it should be a industry accepted standard.

The entire hub itself is very strange. It is silent and i can attest to that...which i really like. Then again, i was always opposed to the hubs that sounded like fishing reels, such as the HUGI hubs. My Bianchi cyclocross bicycle is actually equipped with and oustanding component package that, as a complete, would be ideal and already complete my project. The hubs are LX rear (fat parra hubs) 8 speed, CODA sealed cartridge front. excellent wheelset that has really proven reliable and is still in excellent shape. The triple crankset has perfect top end and excellent granny in case. XT compoenents, it is a great set up....BUT the frameset, the last of the cro-mo ones made in Italy in the late 90s has NO braze ons for racks or fenders. No room for fenders really. It sucks because everything about it has potential and i have considered doing the P clamps, etc. to get the set up complete possible...but i worry that the geometry is just not going to work out.

Maybe i just need to set it up and give it a try