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@reeen
ahahahaa...
now seriously, just by the looks of the op's pic of them wheels, the hubs seem pretty close to whot i got on my fail bike - especially interesting detail is the metal dust cap covering the bearing in the front - cup and cone mind, and in my case moon cratered cheese races right from the start.
the rear comes with sealed bearings (of doubtful quality at best with seals that should be renamed to dirt water funnels) and the axles are - to save costs - not hardened but dipped in a bit of pencil ink to make them appear dark as in hardened and solid. i'd rather have them use the pens for axles, as i am sure it would have been a tad stronger.
that translates to more miles for the money? i am aware, not every one wants to go around the world on these, but for your money, you'd expect to get back from your cornershop, right?
mavic or regida rims, on one hubs, aci spokes and it'll be lecture in wheelbuilding yuo can use for the rest of your life, or get the 'creep Vs' and have a rather short one, you choose, we told you so!