Chris King R45 Ceramic Hub Review

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 ceramic hub review.

204g f 285g r w alloy freehub engagement points. These hubs 140 fr 350 rear are lovely. I honestly didn t notice a revolutionary difference in the day to day riding. Chances are you ve heard of chris king headsets and you know that they have a reputation for lasting forever.

Sorry to get all technical on you so early it s an engineering term meaning they re superbly designed and work marvelously. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su. 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. Our r45 rear hub combines a redesigned ringdrive system with 45 teeth for.

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. Chances are you ll go looking for a chris king headset hubs or bottom bracket or even all three. Chris king r45 ceramic wheelset. But all that performance reliability and serviceability comes at two costs.

Here you have the standard two options of ceramic or steel. The r45 is the culmination of that experience. Hub showdown chris king hadley industry nine dt stealth and hope chris king. Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime.

Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels. We focused on creating a lightweight road racing hub that utilized hallmarks of chris king components. My webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me.