@MikeMckinney that has to be one of the funniest things i’ve seen on the forum for me in a while! Well played!
@rkoswald the Nextie hubs are built very similar to DT swiss hubs. China is starting to really get ahold of its hub game, despite how some people view him, Hambini reviews Ryet hubs which is (see my air quotes) very “similar” to the Nextie off the shelf hub…
I am sure you saw it but you can see the Nextie hub exploded view on the website - Bicycle Hubs: Rollingstar II
Nextie is also working on the next generation hub for some new carbon spoke release and also a standard 20-spoke drilling. As of right now, I know quite a few people on their hubs but I don’t consider 1-2 seasons long term to tell you if any issues have come up (it hasn’t).
See my thread where I am talking about a set of wheels I have coming
That entire thread is actually rather good about wheels!
In regards to stability - I cant say that Nextie brand rims are any better or worse than any brand in particular. You really need to look at rim profile, companies have moved away from V-shape and mostly use a U-shape and modern rim profiling. This combined with the widths help stabilize the cross wind. Its most likely the same across the brands. Nextie shares some similar rim designs to reserve.
The ARX is a great rim - but if you ask me it is starting to get dated “now” as everyone is moving to 32-35mm tires on the road, this is a great rim if you are shooting for 25mm or 28mm with a ideal rim/tire matchup in regards to aerodynamics etc.
The wave model rims have been a long blown battle/debate. The rims themselves test “slower” when you compare depth to depth (like a 55/60 wave is slower than just a flat out 60mm), they however seem to test a little better than a 55mm but are a little worse in stability, but they are more stable than a 60mm (see where I am going here). Once again though the Nextie wave rim - the rim profile seems a little dated with the modern tires coming out.
You have a lot of great questions!