Unfortunately, small snippets from Jan Heine are the only opinions I can find about the hubs. When the time comes, I plan to just contact the folks at Grand Bois (they're great) and ask about what they've done to address early design problems.

The issue that [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION] mentioned regarding aluminum axle bodies would be a top reason not buy one. However, they may have been listening to people's feedback and made the switch to steel.

Sorry for derailing the OP's thread - at the end of the day, though, us nerds are always looking for modern hubs with vintage style, especially when going through the trouble of cold-setting a rear on triangle a sweet, sweet Raleigh Super Tourer!