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28H should be fine for city use provided you don't go jumping up and down pavements or the like. As above a nice solid rim will help, as will building them 3x.
With regard to the bearings, you will need to learn how to clean them out and replace/repack them if you want them to go long term. Get yourself a couple of cone spanners for the job and take note of how the hub feels right now when it's NOS - that is what you will need to replicate. Over the winter you will probably want to swap out your old bearings for good quality replacements (Campy or similar) every six months or 2500 miles. Don't use cheap bearings - the size tolerances are tighter on good quality ones.
That is all.