Ok here is what I found out by calling 3 bike shops here in town:

One said they have never had a problem with Coda Expert hubs

Another said that HIS experience with cartridge type bearings or hubs is that you CAN replace the bearing quite easily. Just get a 5 or 6 digit number off the hub and you can pick up a replacement in town. He recommended a swiss or german bearing. He didn't say they were junk, but he didn't say they weren't either. The gist I got from this guy is that he hasn't heard any problems with them. But he did hear an inside joke about Coda. Coda stands for Cannondale Only Does the Anodizing. So I guess he was trying to say that if you have to replace the bearing it can be done without problem, but I shouldn't have a problem anyway.

I called to others, they had no experience and recommended that I call the 2 listed above.

I have an email into Sheldon Brown, too see what he says. Ah, hell, I think I am gonna take em back. I get nothing but bad things so better safe than sorry.

They have a wheelset there at the LBS with a generic Shimano hub and a double walled mavic rim. 36 spoke cross 3 front and rear. The hubs on those felt free and are better servicable too.

Thanks for your help

Digger