MTBreview or Roadbikereview you have to take any advise there with a grain of salt. All I can tell you is I have the 36H CR18's on my tandem and I used that wheel set on my touring bike with me and 45# in my panniers on a mixture of pavement and trail this summer during my summer tour. I broke two spokes when the derailluer cage retaining screw came out and sent the chain between the cassette and the wheel. I only had to turn out one opposing spoke a full turn to straighten. I rode another 200 miles with 2 consecutive spokes missing.

rich