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LOL, I helped build a set of wheels once for Eric Heiden (the former Olympic speed skater).
He was a moose and could taco a normal rear wheel without getting off the seat.

We ended up building him a rear wheel with 72 spokes (no that's not a typo) with 2mm SS double butted spokes, a 4 cross pattern, and a campy wide flange touring hub.

He complained that it was a bit spongy and flexed, but he never broke it
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