ieatrats, I agree with you that the "freewheels are less reliable argument" isn't THAT big a deal, but it should be pointed out freewheels and freehubs are a whole different animal. I've seldom had any trouble with freewheels except on my winter snow and slush bikes. salty water gets in there and destroys freewheels pretty quick. flushing em out regularly with wd40, and chasing it with oil keeps em going for a winter.

Freehubs are sealed much better, and don't suffer much from this kind of abuse. If I didn't love the hubs on my winter beater so much I'd trade in the back one for a freehub next winter, but I think it's just going to get rebuilt with SS spokes.