I am in the process of testing the design myself, and the next stage is to create a website to recruit volunteers who will test it on real extended tours. The advantage over Phil Wood or Rohloff in addition to a much lower cost will be ease of finding replacement parts, i.e. freehubs, which can fail on tour. Will you be able to find a Phil Wood freehub on a tour in Africa or Vietnam? Fietsbob, I understand the forging comes before the machining, I'm not sure how to respond to your last comment though. There isn't much transmission of torque through the hub, the drive side is crossed.