As far as I know the new hubs have been in testing by SuperTed, so I think its safe to say at the very minimum they will be strong as fuck, and 14 don't do shit parts, I know there has been a lot of bitching in this thread, and some of it with due cause, but if you look at the quality of their standard frames, for £450 i'd rather get something from 14 than Bob Jackson/mercian....etc.
Good luck getting a Mercian for £450...