Ackland
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Yep but using it as an example to the OP that there's no such thing as an indestructible wheel if you're not going to be selective with lines or compromise on tyre pressures etc.Down hill racing is a whole different ball game, people often think they use the best rims but use the most economical rim, they just cut the spokes and throw the rims away after they're done. They also run different spoke tensions to take the roughness out of the trail depending on where they race. They don't build rims to last years, they built them to last races.
I'm not a gravity rider but even XC/trail riders need to balance their skill and their appetite for throwing $ at their hobby
One of the big considerations for me in a marathon event is that I can't go flat out on all descents/tech sections when I'm racing for 4-24hrs at a time.
Even (when I was doing big hrs) in training, I picked battles with equipment because as a privateer, I couldn't afford to replace things all the time (hell if I was servicing my suspension to spec, I would have been rebuilding my fork every 2 weeks at one point).