I caught the pics and component specs on the other board and I just wanted to add that I too share your comments about d/t shifting. Out of my total fleet (which scarily continues to expand), I only have one bike with full STI. It'll stay that way; don't need it down here for the type of riding I do.
Meanwhile, I hope to have pics of my upcoming builds up on the gallery in the next few weeks. I finally received my Bob Jackson 853 Nervex Pro (btw: these tubes are actually not oversized!). I've also been working on an early 70s Mercian professional which I'm building as a low budget exercise (except for the nice Nitto stem and bar that I just bought for it today...).