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@Nicsman
Ok so here is my bike:
I bought the SE Lite (absolutely nothing 'lite' about the frame, it's a tank) in the summer of 2009, mainly as a commuter to and from university. I've been steadily tweaking it as I've gone along but have held off upgrading as, although I wanted something nicer, I didn't really need to.
Since the stock chainring has worn so much that the chain skips every time a large force is exerted on it (skidding, accelerating) I've now come to the realisation that building a new bike is a must.
I opted for an Intec P1 Track frame (http://www.soniccycles.co.uk/detail.php?id=991326) which is apparently a rebranded Fort 7005 track frame. £183 for a custom made frame is a pretty unbeatable price IMO. I went for the pearlescent white paint option with red decals originally. The red decals were £25 more as they were non-standard but they will match the Funda fork, which my dad, who is very handily the European press counsel of 3T, has offered up:
The frame should be arriving in the next few days. In the meantime I picked up a new chainset from On-One: On-One single speed crankset at a bargainous £50, plus FSA BB and Wilkinson track cog (£2!)
Picked up some MKS alpha sport doubles and black Oury's also from Planet-X/On-One, plus some double cages from primitive_robot
The rest of the bits I will be transferring over to the new bike. The wheels are matte silver Velocity rims on formula hubs, although I've been thinking of upgrading these. Seatpost is a Nitto stamped Ritchey, with a black Rolls. Stem is a Velo Orange tall stack stem, although I'm not sure about the compatibility of this with the carbon steerer of the Funda, perhaps someone can advise me on whether to take the spacer issue seriously? Brake is a no name hinged lever with a Shimano R450 caliper.
Pretty excited to finally get this built up!