The final decision

After a long thoughtout debate (with myself) I've decided to buy the complete LHT and repalce a few things on it. The thought of building a bike from scratch was getting overwhelming. Too many things that are out of my skill level. Someday...I will build a bike from scratch. I want to be able to take my time and do it right. I'll have had time to research everything and buy all the tools I need.
The LHT as it comes is a solid bike. I'm just not a fan of the handlebar setup though. I want to remove the bar end shifter and put shifter/brakes on it and possibly cross brakes as well. I'd also wrap the bars with the Aztec Vibewrap system since I like the feel of it on my other bike now. I've heard complaints about the brake pads so I'll replace those as well.