He did make one comment about buying a custom bike though. He said that
if he were to do it over he would have gotten only the frame made and
then have all of the components built up at a local shop (we are in
Houston, TX). He was not complaining about the quality of the components
he received as much as wanting to have more control and input on the
components, the installation, etc. that he could have with an LBS.
Not a strong opinion either way. Sorry.