Chris King Ceramic Bearings

Chris king silver grease is a nano particle lubricant optimized for hub and bottom bracket bearings.

Chris king ceramic bearings.

Defined by a narrow hub body and low flanges the r45 front hub is a sleek base for the fastest wheels. Browse our daily deals for even more savings. The average frictional losses of the ceramic bottom brackets is 0 60 watts while the average frictional losses of the steel bottom brackets is 1 02 watts. Having used them since the spring and covered about 3000 miles so far they are simply sublime.

Chris king has built its enviable reputation on the quality of its in house made steel bearings as the firm s brandon elliott explains. 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. Designed for use as a high performance hub and bottom bracket bearing lubricant. This difference between the ceramic and steel with no further explanation can lead to a quick but inaccurate conclusion that ceramic bearings generally exhibit less friction than steel bearings.

Our bearings are manufactured to a tolerance few can. Ceramicspeed bottom bearings oversized jockey wheels and chain in combination with enve wheelset with chris king hubs spell 15 watts saving. This nano particle lubricant is engineered to provide extremely low drag while still providing excellent weather resistance. While at the recent bespoked bike show in bristol we were lucky enough to get to chat with one of the biggest legends of cycling tech chris king.

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. They have got better and better as the miles have increased. Our bearings available in steel and ceramic have heat treated su. Proven by professionals and chosen by privateers our iso lefty hub puts you in the race with legendary chris king performance.