Chris King R45 Ceramic Hub Review

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.

Chris king r45 ceramic hub review. 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. Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime. 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.

My webstore for all the best ebooks and private one on one coaching by me. Chris king r45 ceramic wheelset. Sorry to get all technical on you so early it s an engineering term meaning they re superbly designed and work marvelously. Chances are you ve heard of chris king headsets and you know that they have a reputation for lasting forever.

Our r45 rear hub combines a redesigned ringdrive system with 45 teeth for. Chris king r45 hubs. Here you have the standard two options of ceramic or steel. The r45 is the culmination of that experience.

Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels. 204g f 285g r w alloy freehub engagement points. Hub showdown chris king hadley industry nine dt stealth and hope chris king. These hubs 140 fr 350 rear are lovely.

Chances are you ll go looking for a chris king headset hubs or bottom bracket or even all three. But all that performance reliability and serviceability comes at two costs. I honestly didn t notice a revolutionary difference in the day to day riding.