Intec P1 Track (Rebranded Fort) Build

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!

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.

Sounds more like a lockring that needs tightening than chainring wear.

Can't believe the cost of those frames, serious cheap. Nice forks you've got as well!

Surely buying a new chainring/chainset and following malaysian's advice is cheaper than building an entirely new bike?

Then again, I have used worse as an excuse to get a new bike :)

Hmm the funda. I remember reading the warranty manual for that fork. It basically said 3T are not responsible if it fails.

Also suggested against riding it on anything other than completely smooth road surfaces.

Yea it looks like its gonna be a tidy bike.

Cheers for the comments guys. qckpckt you might be thinking of the Cervelo fork which was similar in look to the Funda. There were loads of issues with them, they eventually all had to be recalled and were replaced with the Funda. My dad's fitted it to one of his bikes and rode it for a while with no problems so I think it should be fine.
Malaysian, I thought it was everything but the chainring at first - lockring, sprocket, BB, I even thought it might just be the rear wheel skipping up off the floor! I switched out the cog and lockring and the problem persisted which narrowed it down to the chainring. It's only a cheap bit of pressed steel, not really designed to last.

^cog not tight enough, lock ring not tight enough
that seriously is the only cause

Looking at the design of the chainset, it could be possible that the chainring itself is rotating independently from the crank. I would be surprised if the chain is actually jumping.

Either way, think you'll enjoy the new frame, I had a Fort for a while and it was quick, probably the precise opposite of the SE.

As I said, I'd switched out the entire rear wheel including sprocket and lockring, which were tightened fully. There is a lot of play between the teeth of the chainring, I've watched the chain skip over it.

I had a Fort for a while and it was quick, probably the precise opposite of the SE.

You're not kidding, getting this thing up a hill feels like Sisyphus and his boulder.

Frame arrived today, will get some pictures up soon. I also ordered a new stem:

because I wasn't sure about the 'tall stack' with the carbon fork after reading the literature that's out there on the subject. May put a Flite on this instead of the aforementioned Rolls but we will see. Excitement building...

urrrr... if your Dad is in there with 3T - why not get the full finishing kit - ARX stem etc?

It doesn't quite work like that, it's not just free stuff. (I wish)

Quick phone picture before I put good build ones up tomorrow!

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

Am I being thick? Where did you get it for £183? On the sonic site it is listed as £400+.

Am I being thick? Where did you get it for £183? On the sonic site it is listed as £400+.

That's for a full build. Frame only is £183. So to answer your question, yes a little bit!

Edit: no you're definitely not stupid, website seems to be playing up...

Sounds more like a lockring that needs tightening than chainring wear.

Can't believe the cost of those frames, serious cheap. Nice forks you've got as well!
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Where did you get the frame for that price?
Btw, looks really nice.

Thanks! Not sure what's happened to the Sonic website though, frames are showing up as twice the price and out of stock. Perplexing. Maybe I got the last one!

Don't you think the VO stem might look to 'classical' on a modern frame like that. A matching 3T stem would be better I guess, and a black one.

the headtube on that frame looks pretty long relative to the frame size - this is good, should reduce the need for headset spacers and make the whole thing nice and sturdy.

Done!

I really like that, nice build!

Nvm my previous comment, this is nice man, really liking it.

Nice build, but it looks like you could knock a link off your chain and slam the wheel in a bit. Good work