Chris King Ceramic Hubs Review

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Chris king ceramic hubs review.

Chris king silver grease is a nano particle lubricant optimized for hub and bottom bracket bearings. 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. But all that performance reliability and serviceability comes at two costs.

Knowing everyone has their own preferences on this chris king offer between 16 32 spokes on the front hub and 20 32 on the rear which should satisfy all but the most esoteric of wheel builders. Chris king r45 ceramic wheelset. The patented chris king ringdrive with 72 points of simultaneous engagement for iso and 45 points for the r45d will get your power to the ground fast provide unmatched engagement and give you that legendary chris king angry bee sound. Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels.

This nano particle lubricant is engineered to provide extremely low drag while still providing excellent weather resistance. We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow. I honestly didn t notice a revolutionary difference in the day to day riding. 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.

204g f 285g r w alloy freehub engagement points. Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su. Designed for use as a high performance hub and bottom bracket bearing lubricant.

Sorry to get all technical on you so early it s an engineering term meaning they re superbly designed and work marvelously. These hubs 140 fr 350 rear are lovely. Chances are you ve heard of chris king headsets and you know that they have a reputation for lasting forever.