Thanks for the welcome and the reply, hockiefyd.

Yes I saw that Bicycle Blue Book page a couple of days ago and there's maybe one more site that lists similar basic info but I mean I was looking for reviews or maybe experiences of owners of this bike. Yes $150 (US) isn't a big investment or nothing but I was just trying to see if it's a good brand or not. I'm liking its looks but if it's something that's going to keep breaking down I want to get rid of it before too late (like before I lose money on upgrades if I decide to upgrade). I'm not expert on components and don't know which is better than which but I'm sure they're better than the stuff I have on my old Trek and I'm only looking for something basic but reliable.

Yeah I think I should be able to use 35mm tires. There's at least 1/2 inch space on either side of the tire (near where the brakes are on the rear) but the bottom tubes come in closer together, so the gap is less than 1/2" between the metal tubes and the tire but I think 3 extra mm should still fit in there without rubbing. The fork has plenty of room. But I was wondering of the rims themselves would take 35mm tires and from what I've found it seems there's no problem there.
And as long as the Weinmann rims aren't some cheap crappy no-name stuff, I'm ok with that.

Thanks again for the reply.