Originally Posted by roccobike

Araya made good, strong wheels. At just over 220, I rode on a set on a gravel MUP with no issues at all. Unless you are riding hard, technical trails with jumps and logs, I'd ride it. If you are going to ride technical stuff, take the wheels to an LBS and have them trued and tensioned, then ride. Those old steel LBS brand mountain bikes are very strong with good wheelsets. HOWEVER, those tires look like OEM. At 20 years old, they need to be retired (no pun intended).

Originally Posted by Wilfred Laurier

To clarify, (1) I don't think Araya ever actually made 'wheels' - they made rims and the bikes' 'manufacturers' built wheels; (B) Araya also made ultra-cheap steel rims that were as soft as cheese and used on cheap bikes... I recall a guy who bought a Vagabond or something from a hardware store primarily because the rims had Araya stickers on them and he figured that meant they were high quality, but was convinced after one or both wheels was no longer round (probably after a month or less) that he was just too tough on bikes and gave up riding; (iii) I am not familiar with the GP-710 rims, but Specialized generally included (includes?) decent quality stuff on their bikes, even less expensive ones.