Originally Posted by luker

Au contraire. Hi-lo makes a stronger wheel, allowing for dish - you don't need as much dish without a mess of gears on one side. The bottom bracket axle and pedal spindles are fragile. You can ride'em, but be prepared to have a failure. A better idea is to sell those suckas on eBay, make a whole basket full of money, and put some nice steel replacements in their place. You could do the same with the hi-lo hub if it is campy...they're worth a small fortune as well.