I fixed up my Grand Jubile with a nitto stem, a nitto noodle bar, Cane Creek pseudo-ergo brake levers, and (most recently) Salsa top cross levers. I now feel MUCH more confident and comfortable. Obviously it's less authentic this way, and if your mother is happy the way it is of course you should leave it, but I was amazed at the difference the upgrades made. You feel much more in control with the wider bars and the Ergo-type hoods. You need to sand the Nitto stem down to make it fit, but that only took about 15 minutes.