Originally Posted by
mihlbach
I would simply buy a new rear wheel. There is no sense in paying to replace the hub of a cheap wheel. It's a labor intensive process that will probably cost more in labor than would be the cost to replace the entire wheel.
This will raise the price a bit, but after you buy an inexpensive new wheel, have a good wheel mechanic make sure they're tensioned and stress-relieved correctly.
I'm not sure how you could get BD's attention. File a small claims suit, maybe? I can't imagine anything you could do to kill a hub in that short a distance, other than get run over by a train or something.