I think it's around the same, but I haven't ridden it enough to really compare. It hits different muscles differently though.

I just installed these last night: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Extremely heavy duty pedals. I'd expect these to last a good long while without any issues, though I swear the pair weighs almost as much as the rest of the bike!

I also installed a new saddle. The wifey took a shining to it and it appears to fit her perfectly, so it's becoming her commuter for the short term while I get fixing her other bike's bottom bracket. I ended up replacing the salvaged thin "road bike" style saddle (which she thought was horribly uncomfortable) with a regular standard "Schwinn" one we took off her old bike, so the whole unit's now heavier than before. Might be a good thing though - still much lighter than her step through and we're not exactly doing centuries.

M.