Originally Posted by
Retro Grouch
Close - but for a super durable wheelset I'd recommend Velocity Dyads. I built a set last spring to use on my tandem. They were the 2 best wheelbuilds that I've ever done. One wheel, after tensioning, required only minor side-to-side trueing, the other required none at all. By all of the accounts that I've read the Dyads are very durable rims.
My current rims are the stock 36h Alex Adventurers that come on LHT completes these days. The Dyad rim would be enough stronger to warrant rebuilding just for the rim, even though nothing else changes? What about spokes, are there any that are significantly stronger than others?