Clark W. Griswold
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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In real world usage as I put wider tires on my bike I run them at lower pressures. Having run gone from 23 to 28 I could notice a difference for instance on the same bike and did progressively go lower in weight but this was before the Silca calculator and a lot of this stuff was as common.
I had a co-worker who ran campy wheels and he never had issues and he abused those suckers badly. However yes shorter spokes lead to a stronger wheel assuming you have enough of them.