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I did LEJoG a few years ago, ended up using a Suntour VX rear mech, Exage 7spd rear hub (found on a skip bike) built into a Sputnik rim, Exage triple chainset, another skip find front wheel (MA40/Campag Tipo), a pair of 32mm Panaracer Paselas, and Weinman centrepulls. It all worked fine, and commuted on it for a year.
My current fav gearing is Simplex retrofricton shifters and a NOS Sachs New Success rear mech that I got for a quid.
If you want to cycle around Britain and the continent, I'd go for a pair of Deore hubs built into Sputniks by someone good like Arup, Marathons or Paselas (lighter), bar end shifters if you're riding drops, and a decent saddle. I'd second the Stronglight Impact c/set. Personally, I don't worry too much about seat pins, stems and bars (make sure they're wide enough). You can go into any bikeshop and get it fixed.