Originally Posted by
seat_boy
If you want fatter tires and stronger wheels, put the original fork and 26" wheels back on there. Honestly, trying to put 700c wheels on this bike doesn't give you anything but headaches and a tall bottom bracket.
This. The 26ers from the 90s already had high BBs to begin with so I imagine that will only get worse with 700c.
Edit: I now see that the BB height was not a noticable issue for you; that's good.
The comment about the reach is another reason why I've never bothered sinking any money into such a project (and something you've already noticed as well).
I dunno, I think it can be done but personally I don't it to not be worth the effort given the issues already mentioned in the thread. And I'm not even considering cost as a factor because I am assuming that people who go down this rabbit hole do so out of nostalgia or with a frame with high sentimental value, and not due to cost effectiveness.