So I opted to build up my own bike instead of going with the Redline. Gonna get a Civia Bryant frame; steel, accepts disk brakes, racks, fenders etc. My biggest dilemma has been what type of drivetrain to go with. Many people I know who commute say absolutely go with a triple, others swear by a compact. Some are saying use a mountain bike crank etc. So many combos it makes my head spin. I tried using some of the SRAM road components and I don't particularly care for that big hand movement you have to do to downshift. That doesn't seem like something I want to do in traffic or while loaded up with cargo. Maybe I'm just used to Shimano stuff and its just what I'm comfortable with. I am told SRAM shifts better under load which sounds good on paper but honestly by now I've learned to shift ahead of time so shifting under load hasn't been a problem. The shifters on my commuter now are pretty dumpster and I've made them work just fine so it would seem that if I did a 105 triple I would think I'm in heaven. I hope I don't drive myself insane obsessing over components to put on this thing. Its kinda driving me crazy but in a good way I am super excited about getting this thing built up. Anyone have any suggestions of rims??? I'm gonna go with Deore XT mountain hubs, been looking at DT Swiss tandem rims and Stan's ZTRs. I wasn't sure about how the Stan's were b/c they say they were for tubeless tires but that they could do tubes? I was wondering how bad they would be to get a tire on and off of that rim, anyone have insight into that one?