I want to get into road biking but am going to get a cyclo cross bike in case I do cyclo racing. One of the LBS that I visited does custom buildsH and he quoted me the following bike but since I'm a beginner, I have no idea if it's good or not.

One of the unfortunate things is that I would like to keep the budget to $1300 max but the custom build ended up costing $1450 before tax and labor. However, the extra $150 could be worth the money? Most of the complete cyclo bikes I've seen are $1200 with Tiagra or $1600 with 105/apex. I would like to have 105/apex but there doesn't seem to be anything else between $1200-1600.

1 Surly Surly Cross Check Frame 46cm Blackhawk-Black Frameset $350.00

1 SRAM SRAM Apex Crankset 165mm 53-39 with GXP BB w/Gray Chainrings $110.00

1 SRAM SRAM Apex 31.8mm Clamp Front Derailleur $43.00

1 SRAM SRAM Apex 10spd Medium Cage Rear Derailleur Black $60.00

1 DEDA 26.0 x 100 or 110mm Stem and Deda Bars 40cm. $50.00

1 SRAM SRAM Apex DoubleTap Lever Set Black $280.00

1 Fulcrum Racing 5 Wheelset 700C Road $350.00

1 Kalloy 27.2 Black Seatpost $18.00

1 WTB Saddle Black $29.00

1 Origin8 Black Cork Tape $9.11

1 SRAM SRAM PG-1050 10 speed 11-26 Cassette $60.00

2 Tektro Tektro CR720 Cantilever Brake Front or Rear Black $40.00 (total)

2 Continental Gatorskin 700 x 25 Tires $70.00 (total)

Total: $1469 (not including tax and labor)

Thoughts? The LBS guy said there aren't many Surly Cross Check frames left in stock now so if I want this, I should hurry or have to wait a month. The standard build for the Shurly bike has Shimano Tiagra parts: http://www.surlybikes.com/bikes/cross_check_complete/

Note: I'm a complete bike noob so I'm going to get a LBS bike anyways since I need to have it fit and tuned.