I built a pair of wheels with Surly hubs and CXP22 rims. The front wheel held up for over a year and withstood more pot holes, curbs, shopping carts (don't ask) than I can count. Smacking into a car did bend the rim, but I try not to incorporate that maneuver into my everyday riding.

Doctor Schiek says: Tire pressure and spoke tension...Check 'em regularly. That along with 2am beers and face punches from [165] will keep you healthy, wealthy and wise. Or just in a constant state of stupor. Sort of a six-of-one, half-a-dozen of another scenario if you think about it.