I Don't Know Parts!

[tzvia]

The Bontrager stuff is available in black so if there are no issues with what you have other than color, you could just get the same stuff in black, if you did not want to upgrade anything.

I, however, agree with Becky; I like Thomson. Had a Raceface seatpost on my Giant and did not like the way it adjusted but kept it till I read about some bolt failures with the single bolt adjust/clamp. So I took the opportunity to upgrade (heck, if I am going to spend money to replace something, might as well upgrade) and got a Thomson. Easy to adjust and built to last. As for the stem, Thomson makes a mighty good, although heavy, one. I put a Bontrager one on my Giant instead as I wanted something lighter and needed something shorter. I think they are just fine. For handlebars, well... If the aluminum color really bothers you, you could just get the same thing in black from Bontrager (but again I prefer to upgrade if I am taking the time to change something). As I prefer carbon fiber bars, I upgraded my Giant to the Raceface CF low riser bars and stuck with the wider length (630 is really narrow, I went with 660). It really opens the chest for easier breathing and provides me better control-less twitchiness in steering. I figured I could always cut it down (takes a few minutes with a fine tooth (30?) saw) if I did not like the length, but I just love it. If sticking with aluminum, a simple tube cutter from the hardware store will cut it down in minutes or the LBS could do it.