so a quick update on the hub issue. i rode in to work this morning and so far so good. although, i was very gentle with them this morning. i didn't skip stop at all, but i hit a few holes (accidently) and nothing broke. i only torqued the non-drive side down to 18ft lbs, maybe 19. the drive side i went to 20ft. lbs which is what i normally do. i really like the hubs, but i do know that the lock nut on the paul hubs is a bit smaller than on the miches i have on the steamroller and the pro-max hubs i used to run on the spicer. i'm not in the least worried about breaking the axle bolt, as the axle itself and bolt seem to be pretty stout, its just the lock nut that worries me. hopefully whatever paul did it was solved. i haven't been able to get in touch with him to ask what exactly he did to repair the problem. oh, and absntr, gene (spicer) doesn't charge for wheel building if you get the components from him. just another reason to go on about his customer service.