It does get cold in the particular part of the bay I live.....we get pretty stupid micro climates. If anyone who lives in the bay area realizes, you could literally drive one city over and have it change from blazing heat to windy with fog rolling in from the mountians......-.-

But yeeeah. Im thinking to myself while researching for this particular build......dam. Lets keep this an American bike. American frame, american groupo lol. etc. American wheels.....a bike built in the USA!

Thanks for the input. I am still floating around Shimano for now since thats the first thread that I had posted and thus I have more information about for now. But ill continue to keep my eyes and ears open and weigh the information given to me by you more experienced people.