welcome back
sounds like you have quite the project going on, it has quite a few similarities to one of my projects. basically i am transforming my used (and heavily abused) mountain bike into a road worthy commuter. some of the best mods i have done thus far is adding all the junk on the back (rack, bags) switching tires (from a wide agressive 2.10 to a comfortable narrow 1.75 cruising tire) i did the tire swap pretty cheap for a grand total of 24 greenbacks at w-mart. they are marketed by bell as "cruising tire" also the round bag underneath my seat holds a spare tube and a multi tool with tire levers these are must have items and if you ride at night dont forget the lights.
anyhow, have fun setting up your bike so that it is comfortable for you (most important thing to consider!!) and be safe out there
-john
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