I would say that I feel the same way about most components. Even the fairly low end stuff is completely functional these days. Yeah you can still find junk, but especially for touring, the parts that come as original equipment on even the low end touring bikes are fine. The exception not being quality of parts, but inadequate gearing on some.

I guess the bottom line is that for me touring is about the places, the people, and the riding and not much about the bike itself.