When we set out to design our r45 hub we had over 30 years of bearing experience and 20 years of building hubs under our belts.
Chris king r45 ceramic vs steel.
We focused on creating a lightweight road racing hub that utilized hallmarks of chris king components.
Description build an ultra fast race wheel around the super light and incomparably smooth chris king r45 road hub.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated surgical grade.
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.
R45 centerlock hubs combine a lightweight hub body our legendary made in house bearings and now centerlock compatibility to harness the power of disc brakes.
Our r45 rear hub combines a redesigned ringdrive system with 45 teeth for.
Chris king precision components is a certified b corporation joining their movement to use business as a force for good.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated.
These racing specific hubs offer a 20 percent reduction in weight over the already light classic hubs and come in a variety of spoke drillings to accommodate your wildest wheel building dreams precision machined stainless steel bearings provide a smooth fast ridealuminum hub.
We have been domestically producing bicycle components of the highest quality since 1976.
Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels.
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.
The cost of the upgrade from steel to ceramic bearings isn t cheap but the good news is that if you re already running a set of r45 hubs with.
Precision performance and quality.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated surgical grade steel races that are machined simultaneously with tools of.
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.
Chris king r45 hubs the r45 series was chris king hubset designed for the needs of road cyclists.
When i think about what i would change about the chris king r45 hub and or the ceramic version it wouldn t be much at all.
The r45 is the culmination of that experience.
I honestly didn t notice a revolutionary difference in the day to day riding.
Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels.
We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su.