Another thing.. having a single spoke or hub flange failure on a front wheel with a light rim and 16 spokes will almost guarantee you'll experience a major crisis. As in waking up in a hospital ward and seeing that the calendar on the wall shows the date: 2026.
Having the same failure on a mid-weight laced rim with 36 spokes: you may not even notice it.
Last edited by Dave Mayer; 01-13-22 at 08:00 PM.