I never had a problem with my We Are One wheels on my Levo. I can also say that I can't really tell the difference between carbon and alloy, to me it's psychological and they look cool because I've been brainwashed by big carbon-fiber to like carbon fiber. So do I recommend them? sure, but not...
maybe they should have taught you that the Bay Area is roughly 25% of the state by population, therefore ~25% of the people that live in CA are in areas that are relevant to what the OP was discussing.
For the people that have changed the headtube angle with the cup, what are your thoughts? I'm running stock and I was thinking about going -1° to slacken a little...good idea?