Very real possibility. The solution is Phil hubs, though a hulk like me has never broken even an LX. When one says Phil hubs, one normally gets an argument on cost. But even assuming one wouldn't spend the same or more on getting a freehub with a heavy shell, or Ti shell, the remaining shimano hubs, now that some of the cheaper ones have dried up are expensive, and if one goes the route of the high count hubs, one is getting into all kinds of fragile gear, where a chain alone can cost as much as the upgrade cost from cheap to phil freewheel hub. And then one has to add the cassette, the brifters, and so forth. So at least cost is no longer an issue.