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pulse comps have very tight tyre fitting that is why you see them discounted. I have several in the shop even at £30 they are not selling.
Buy it if you use conti tyres. Many others are just too tight to mount.
There are many wider rims out there, the archetype has in it favour ease of tyre fitting but its profile means it is not that stiff. For fixed gear wheels that does not matter.
Carbon rims are just fine. I have 38mm deep very light tubular rims on 11 speed hubs and the wheels are stiff and stable built many.
On my carbon clinchers I have crashed though many a pothole with no issue. If the tyre is big enough to protect the rim you be fine. Spoke nipple washers will help though.