Sorry I've been away from this cool forum for a bit. Too much work, too few me. Plus I started a resto on an old Specialized M2 MTB I bought new way back when it was new.

I have the Bildabike back together with new BB, headset, chainring, chain, rear cog, rear hub rebuild, metal pedals and a Selle Royal brown cruiser saddle. Couldn't afford a Brooks saddle. The AlumaHyde paint was used on the pedals, cog, cranks and chainring. I forgot about the long time to cure instructions, lol. Need some touch-up paint for sure.

Besides everything being incredibly smoother the most noticeable difference is the smaller saddle and metal pedals. I especially like the feel of the pedals!

Before finding this site I bought some 2.125 Kenda cruiser tires. They're fine but when they wear out I'll change to those Schwalbe tires y'all referenced.

I still need to weigh my aluminum Bildabike and 3G cruiser bikes and post up the pics. The 3G sees a lot of beach time and just keeps doing what it's supposed to do. I was lucky to pluck it from a trash pile. I found another trash bike while riding home one night from a beach bar. Tossed it on my shoulder and brought it back to the home shop. It was a rust bucket but I salvaged some parts and a cool looking handlebar stem. It's from the South American bike company that starts with a "C". They made the Team Motorola frames one year but I think they were really Litespeed titanium frames painted red/white/blue with their logo. I can't remember the **** name.

Thanks again for all the advice.