My Trek came with a black stem and silver seat post, must have been a 90's thing? Anyway...you could always remove the black finish with oven cleaner and polish it to a bright shine. I personally like it as it is, but it is an option.
While I was digging around for info about Nishiki's I saw some stuff about the Seral. It seems like they are really nice frames.
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