You'll find that the Nexus preimum hub will hold up. What you need to be concerend about is the quality of the wheel build. I got mine from Sheldon Brown (Harris Cyclery) as a prebuilt wheel and it was built to take a beating (on sun touring rims). I'm not a small guy....and have been known as a spoke killer. This is a good wheel that shold proably last you a long tim and also meet you budget constraints.