>>2037799
This.
Assuming we're not talking BSO's, the one component that will have the most dramatic impact on ride quality, handling, performance and general QoL is the choice of tyre.
It's your interface with the earth, they rotate generating considerable forces, weight really fucking matters and does not always correlate with durability. Cheap compounds are cheap for a reason, if the cheapest were also the best there'd be no competition, we'd all be riding Ali express specials.

It's up to each individual rider to decide which elements matter the most
>Durability
>Comfort
>Weight
>Puncture resistance
>Rolling resistance
>Cost

You need to arrange those criteria in order of importance, and then see which tyres most closely match your requirements.