Originally Posted by krusty

Gerd Schraner's book "The Art of Wheelbuilding" talks about rim profiles, and he makes mention of the fact that the deep V can handle far higher spoke tension, which in itself means the design is inherently stronger. He believes that the deep V profile is the only one to consider for general road use, and that a shallow profile rim is not strong enough, even with a high spoke count. I think I would tend to believe someone with his experience.