Chris King R45 Ceramic Review

Chris king r45 hubs is this the best hubset money can buy.

Chris king r45 ceramic review. We focused on creating a lightweight road racing hub that utilized hallmarks of chris king components. I honestly didn t notice a revolutionary difference in the day to day riding. In fact the chris king r45 340 cx ray rear with. Hub showdown chris king hadley industry nine dt stealth and hope chris king.

Chris king r45 hubs user reviews. Our r45 rear hub combines a redesigned ringdrive system with 45 teeth for. 3 9 out of 5 9 reviews. 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 hubs and hed belgium rims posted on october 17 2015 by fatbeardedandtattooedcyclist i was looking to upgrade my 2014 scott addict 10 it was pretty much stock with the exception of the saddle and the pedals while the stock wheels were pretty nice syncross rp 1 5 a nice wheel set is always a great upgrade. Precision performance and quality. 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.

Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels. 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. 24 28 f r total weight around 1 300gms for the set. Chances are you ve heard of chris king headsets and you know that they have a reputation for lasting forever.

The r45 is the culmination of that experience. Chris king r45 ceramic wheelset. But all that performance reliability and serviceability comes at two costs. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su.

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.