Don't feel guilty about saving yourself money. The shop sure doesn't feel guilty about jacking your money.

You should get quotes for individual items. Otherwise, they just pulled the quote out of their a##.

I find it truly obnoxious that you a buying a boutique brand of bike and that they will not give you the build discount of $100. What if you already had the parts sitting around?

I had my LBS build up a bike of parts that I got on ebay, craigslist and discount online stores. I decided that the several hundred dollars I would save was just too much. I think I paid $130 for the build earlier this year; the cost of the build didn't differ if I bought the parts through them or not.

Do not let the LBS steal your money. And if you get really fed up, contact Carl Strong about having a custom bike built. Folks over on RBR rave about his work.