my Kona Jake came with Deore hubs and Alex rims...the rims wore out after about 5K miles (many in the rain/snow), and I replaced the wheels with Aksiums. Just did a long rail trail ride and got the originals wheels relaced to Salsa Delgado Cross rims...the guy at the bike shop said they have tons of miles left in them. still feel great, no issues, and I'm happy to be able to swap the Aksiums for mainly road riding and the Deore/Delgados for dirt roads, etc.