I've been learning to ride my new 56mm deep wheels in stormy bay area weather over the past few weeks. I've only had a couple of scares from strong wind gusts on twisty descents. Otherwise, they're completely manageable on flats with winds up to 25mph and wind sheltered descents. Even crossing the GG bridge is no problem with very strong, but constant crosswinds.

Bottom line is they're about 2mph faster at speeds over 20mph and faster at any speed with a tailwind. So well worth the trouble.