Originally Posted by
beaker83
Thanks! um...I don't know if they are steel. They are Araya probably from the same era as the bike. Would that make them steel? I have thought about switching to 700c but it is really overwhelming because of all the choices? Any recommendations there?
You can check by seeing if they're attracted to a refrigerator magnet. It seems simple enough, but I just looked in my own kitchen and couldn't find one anywhere!
Usually the steel rims will have a bit of a dimpled or patterned surface on the sidewalls in order to help a bit with the braking.