Originally Posted by
cyclintom
I have largely changed over to aluminum rims again. They are not as strong as deep carbon rims though. To me that is more important than the stopping power which with Campagnolo Carbon pads are almost as good as aluminum rims. The roads around here are so bad that you have to be concerned about breaking a wheel.
Wider tires at lower pressure will help greatly and building a strong wheel will also help. Ultralight stuff is fine and dandy for smooth stuff under really light riders on light bikes but if you are breaking wheels often you need to find a stronger combo but running wide tires really helps a lot.