Originally Posted by
SkyDog75
That is sometimes the case, but not always. To name just one example, compare the price of a new car to the price of all the parts you'd need to build your own. The assembled car will cost you A LOT less.
Fair point.
Originally Posted by
FastJake
Wow, that's really cheap. Fair enough. But to play devil's advocate... OP already has (assumingly serviceable) Shimano cassette hubs. High quality, double butted, stainless steel spokes can be had from Yellow Jersey bike shop for $60 plus whatever they charge for shipping. I found some Sun Rims CR18 rims online that can be had for $64 shipped. So for around $140 the OP could have a hand-built wheelset that I'm assuming will have much higher quality parts than a $100 Niagara wheelset.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sun-CR-18-70...item2c952cbd2b
Sun Alloy Rim 700c CR18 Silver 36 Hole PV is this not the same rim for a bit less? Here is what appears to be the exact same item (at least the specs are all the same) but a slightly different name, and costs a little bit more:
Sun CR-18 700c 36 hole Silver rim. One is PV and the other is not, but I can't for the life of me find out what the difference is. I thought it meant Presta valve but they both seem to have that. I'm sure somebody will point it out and I will feel dumb. I did some research on the rim and it seems to be pretty well liked, especially for the tire sizes I plan on running.
Originally Posted by
Al1943
Here is what Bikepedia has for the 93 Trek 720:
1993 Trek 720 - BikePedia
Originally it came with 700 z 35c tires. If it was mine I'd put on 28 or 32 mm tires, depending on the road surface.
I doubt that the wheels need re-building but that depends on the condition of the rims, and hubs. I'm sure the hubs need cleaning and greasing, and probably the same for the headset, bottom bracket, and pedals.
Thanks this link is pretty helpful. Based on what this says mine is a 1992 as it has all Shimano 200GS hardware. Also, I'm not too worried about tires yet, though I'm still leaning toward staying with 35's. I like the versatility and I do drive on gravel on my commute. Why would you pick a 28 or 32 over a 35?