Are the reduced spoke aero wheels found on some road bikes and some higher-end flatbar commuter bikes (e.g. 2004 giant fcr-zero, ridgeback genesis day 2 etc) likely to be weaker & buckle easier when being subjected to a commute ( potentially uneven roads, occasional pavement use etc. )
I have a slightly buckled ( still workable after being trued a couple of times ) wheel as it is on regular fully spoked wheels (700x25) , i can identify several individual suspect incidents.. asside from which I've frequently used a riverside towpath route with some dodgy surfaces ( finer stone tiles that i wouldn't quite describe as cobbles but hardly as flat as tarmac ) ( jump off and walk it across the really bad bits )
I have a slightly buckled ( still workable after being trued a couple of times ) wheel as it is on regular fully spoked wheels (700x25) , i can identify several individual suspect incidents.. asside from which I've frequently used a riverside towpath route with some dodgy surfaces ( finer stone tiles that i wouldn't quite describe as cobbles but hardly as flat as tarmac ) ( jump off and walk it across the really bad bits )