Road Wheels & Road Wheel Recommendations?

@fox sent me the following pm

It's been a very long time, hope you're well?

I'm currently trying to decide what to put on a Genesis Croix de Fer frame I've bought, which has meant entering the world of road disc which I know nothing about!

I seem to have narrowed it down to a few rims including Stans Crests and Pacenti SL25's. At the moment Stans Crest seem to be winning based on cost/weight. It seems you've had both on the (very nice) commuto-cross, which is pretty much the kind of bike I'm trying to put together.

As you've owned both, which do you prefer? And can you definitely run road tyre pressures on the Crests without dying, as I seem to be having the same problem you had with confirming this info!?

Would appreciate any info :)

I used my Crests with inner tubes at road pressures. They did well, but the rear rim did split at the eyelets - possibly my weight plus panniers was too much. Also they could never be used for road tubeless as they could not take the pressure.

Phil at Neils Wheel's who build up the Pacenti's said they were a much nice rim to work with than any Stans rims. I have used them tubeless and with other tyres and inner tubes.

Given how effective road tubeless has been for me I'd say buy the pacentis, and go road tubeless. I got thousands of miles out of Schwalbe One tyres, and they are made as a race tyre. I am really fucking impressed and given that when they have not sealed all I needed to do was pop in an inner tube I really can't see what is not to like.