Chris King Hub Ceramic Bearings

Our bearings are designed with reusable seals and snaprings that are easy to remove and reinstall providing access to clean and lubricate the bearings.

Chris king hub ceramic bearings.

If you would like us to service your chris king components we offer the following. One of many advantages to chris king bearings is their serviceability. Chris king hand built wheelset with r45 ceramic bearing hubs hed belgium rims. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated surgical grade.

A simple service every 6 12 months will make chris king bearings better than new as they get smoother with age. Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels. Front hub service 25 complete disassembly inspection and overhaul of axle and bearings ensuring that they remain at factory tolerance. We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow.

Chris king silver grease is a nano particle lubricant optimized for hub and bottom bracket bearings. Spoke to my wheel builder in the uk about various options and decided on some enve 3 4 rims matched to the chris king r45 hubs with ceramic bearings and sapim cx ray spokes. They have got better and better as the miles have increased. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated surgical grade steel races that are machined simultaneously with tools of equal wear to ensure perfectly matched inner and outer races.

In fact we have designed our bearings so that as our angular contact bearing races burnish they get even faster with age. The r45 front hub is built to address our road and cross riders demands for chris king performance in a lighter weight and more aerodynamic package. This nano particle lubricant is engineered to provide extremely low drag while still providing excellent weather resistance. Chris king yes he is a real person the personal and business references may get confusing who started building bike parts over 40 years ago in 1976.

Chris king precision components is a certified b corporation joining their movement to use business as a force for good. Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime. Designed for use as a high performance hub and bottom bracket bearing lubricant. To service your chris king bearings follow these easy steps.

While at the recent bespoked bike show in bristol we were lucky enough to get to chat with one of the biggest legends of cycling tech chris king.