congrats to S.P.!!! that alloy Bamboo has been available in Japan for some time now.a friend of mine was told that FF had no plans of ever stocking that hub either which kinda p'd me off cuz WHY NOT!? Nankai is the best out there...why not make an even better version available!? btw-that word did not come from Pats mouth! rather it came from another FF employee. if FF or any other retailer in the US makes this hub available, im all over it.the steel Bamboo is already much lighter than the normal Techno Lite, so imagine it with the alloy shell. VERY NIIICE!(in my best Borat voice).