You know, I couldn't find any brand info on the hub, so it might just be something generic. I suspect the shop would have used something sensible, all in all, but then again I didn't care for the tires they stuck on the bike - they (Kendas) wore out quickly.

And yeah, I have passing familiarity with the silly things that can happen with spokes and wheels. I have wondered if this particular one is just a lemon, given how quickly the spokes started to loosen (a month or so after I got the bike).

Actually, scrottie discovered quite recently that he's cracked a rim, which seems like a somewhat unusual failure until you consider that he also tends to be pretty hard on his equipment. Ach, wheels.

This is the shop the built the bike, btw, in case I haven't noted this before:

http://www.rodcycle.com/