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.
King r45 ceramic.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated surgical grade steel races that are machined simultaneously with tools of.
Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels.
Here you have the standard two options of ceramic or steel.
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 hand built wheelset with r45 ceramic bearing hubs hed belgium rims.
The r45 series was chris king hubset designed for the needs of road cyclists.
Chris king r45 disc centerlock rear hub ceramic 142x12mm.
It s clear that industry nine aimed straight at chris king with their stuff so it s only fair to compare them directly.
The hubs are a very lean and less bulky hence even the chris king font couldn t fit on the skinny hubshells axles are 17mm instead of the classic s 19mm and the hubs have dropped some weight 103g 23g for the front and 221g 55g for the rear.
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.
They have got better and better as the miles have increased.
Make offer chris king classic hub shell 32h black.
Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime.
Make offer chris king r45 front hub ceramic chris king classic hub shell 32h black.
I would like to see a better bearing used here.
Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels.
Chris king r45 hubs is this the best hubset money can buy.
It was very slight but it was there.
Chris king r45 front hub ceramic 175 00 6 92 shipping.
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.
We disassemble the hub and show you the internals and.
Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su.