Mavic Crossmax ST V-Brake - How strong are they?

For what it is worth... I have searched through a lot of websites for reviews on these rims and even though it seems like all of them are referring to the disc version the only negative comment about them other than the spokes popping out is that they flex more than expected. That was only on one published review from a UK MTB (magazine?) site. Everyone else says that these rims are strong. I have also read that the spokes appear to give the rims their stiffness which makes me wonder on how much the v-brake version will be affected with a lower spoke count. I personally think I am going to buy them. I priced out some other wheels and these are just plan cheaper for the given weight plus you can buy the MP3 protection plan for 56 bucks.

You can find these wheels through a couple of sponser sites such as pricepoint and jensonusa for that price.