you know, as much as people share Suzue horror stories, i think they do serve an okay purpose. my first wheel was a suzue hub, and it never died on me (i didn't ride it particularly hard, either, which says something), but it was an affordable way for me to realize that riding fixed was the absolute shiznasticism and that i wanted to stick with it and put down a bit more money for something that was going to last me through year-round commutes in new england.