Originally Posted by mihlbach
I have two sets of Surly hubs and they have both worked flawlessly with nothing ever slipping or stripping whatsoever despite the fact that I skid, skip and what not and I weigh over 200 pounds.
Mine have been great so far too. One of them I've put through hell. I did a 400 mile tour across NY this past summer. I had a custom bike built as a commuter/tourer, but the frame wasn't quite designed right and I couldn't use it. My only other bike choice that would work for the ride was my fixed gear. I'm not sure what I was thinking, but I survived with no wrecked knees. Pulled 45-60 lbs split between front panniers & a BOB trailer. We rode partly through the southern Adirondacks in upstate NY with some fairly steep hills and 46/16 gearing. The hub performed flawlessly, though my chain very noticeably stretched in that 400 miles (yeah, I measured before & after). Needless to say I'm quite happy with it.