As long as you don't do big drops the Nimbus muni is excellent. I've
had mine for more than two years with no problems at all (except a
broken KH seat base, but that's not the uni's fault). The UDC CrMo
cotterless hubs are really plenty strong enough for any riding except
big drops - I use mine a lot (usually between 40 and 100 miles a week)
on some pretty rocky trails and it's held up fine - never even had a
loose crank. I actually prefer it to a 29er for fast cross-country
riding, but perhaps I do ride rougher than average xc.

If you're going to be doing big drops (2 feet or more) or a lot of
hopping then perhaps you should look at splined hubs, but otherwise I'd
say you'll be very happy with a Nimbus 26.

Rob


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