>>2034843
yeah those 700c schwinn cromo hybrids are pretty nice

i restored a crosscut a while ago which is the higher spec one

you would be surprised how much more comfortable a nice allum seatpost makes the ride. And allum bars can drop several hundred grams weight, ones without rise are basically free giveaway parts too. Aside from the insanely light ones, it's really not something that breaks either, they still do just bend if you crash them.
Those steel parts are purely cost cutting.

keep the stem cos the cable stop is cool
Those riveted cranks are also extremely heavy, you can easily drop weight there too.

But yeah I like how those things ride.