So... I am at a crossroads here. I bought this 1981 Miyata 210 a month or so ago. After a few years of XC riding on my Jamis hardtail; I decided it was time to try my hand at some commuting/road biking in general. I have replaced the parts that needed attention the most. One of the original pedals was pretty rough so I replaced it with the stock pedals from my MTB. Seat I had laying around and replaced the destroyed one that it came with. Seat bag and rack were added for utility.

The bike works wonderfully, but now to the hard part.

I am feeling the up-grade bug, but do not want to stray from the time period of the bike. Basically what I am looking to do is lighten it up a bit and improve the bike as a whole. I want to upgrade to some aluminum rims ( lightness, better braking performance, etc ), brake levers ( dia-compe with safety levers removed, and re adjusted ), pedals, seat, and possibly handle bars ( they are steel, the better models were aluminum ).

Is this worth doing, or should I just leave it as-is? Can anyone suggest any brands for any of the parts I Listed, or even suggestions of parts that would help my goal?



edit: Ignore the rust behind the bike, its just my beater truck