Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

I've just started looking at bikes for a 3 week tour of the Pacific coast, Vancouver to San Fran, next year. Apart from hoping the touring bug bites, it will double as my regular Winter/bad weather road bike. Most probably OTP cos I CNBA building it, plus fit-for-purpose tourers seem to be well-specced from what I can see. Budget <1k.
Any views on (a) Genesis Tour de Fer vs (b) Planet X London Road? The TdF appeals, being ready to go with racks/guards (saves faffing), looks lovely, I'm old and like steel, and I can test ride it at the LBS. The PX on the other hand looks like excellent VFM, I'm used to SRAM gear, and it looks lighter and closer being a fast Winter road bike (not that speed is a priority).
Or any other obvious options?