I ride in saudi arabia on a daily basis with a fuji track pro
I like the deep section wheels for more strength, about a month ago i ate it hard. was riding at night (with pretty good headlights) and hit a huge pothole or something that i didnt see. went over hte bars, huge gash in the elbow, handlebars turned and bike ended up like 5 feet ahead. wheels were golden, not a bit out of true.
Saudi arabia is like a third world country, horrible roads, no sidewalk, no pedestrian or bicycle areas. I routinely had flats till i jumped up to gatorskins (700x25 vs the 23)and i use continental innertubes. i have YET to have another flat in like 4 months. and i tow a burly cargo trailer with groceries too.

basically, if oyu ride in crappy places get stuff that is strong enough to take a beating. that is the uber important thing.