Chris King R45 rear hub

The road bike version of the Chris King hubs for rim brakes, available with HG11, SRAM XDR or Shimano Micro Spline freehub bodies.

With great attention to detail, Chris King’s engineers have developed the R45 series to produce a hub body that is both lightweight and optimised for stiffness. Thanks to the significantly enlarged hub flange, the spoke holes are further apart than on hubs from other manufacturers. This significantly increases stability and distributes forces more effectively across the hub flange.

Chris King R45 Hub Technology and Dimensions:

• Application: Road, Gravel, Cyclo-Cross
• Hub material: Aluminium
• Bearings: Ceramic, double-sealed
• Spoke type: J-bend
• Axle width: 10x130 mm
• Mounting type: Quick-release
• Pitch circle diameter left/right: 57.4 mm / 57.4 mm
• Flange spacing left/right: 33.0 mm / 18.7 mm
• Spoke hole diameter: 2.5 mm
• Freewheel body options:
  • Shimano HG11 freehub body compatible with Shimano Road 8-12-speed, Sram PG Road 8-11-speed cassettes
  • SRAM XDR freehub body compatible with SRAM 12-speed AXS cassettes
  • SRAM MicroSpline freehub body compatible with Shimano Micro Spline cassettes
• Freewheel type: 45-tooth stainless steel Chris King RingDrive
• Weight: 266 grams (manufacturer’s specification)
• Warranty: 5 years

Your custom wheel with Chris King R45 hubs:

Ask us for a personalised quote. We will build your dream wheelset, perfectly trued by hand. Choose your preferred rim from the complete range of DT Swiss, e*thirteen, Mavic, Stans NoTubes and WTB rims. We use exclusively DT Swiss spokes. Over the last few decades – ever since we started building wheels – these spokes have proven themselves to be by far the most durable.

Chris King Hub Quality

The quality of Chris King components is unique. High-precision manufacturing, the sort usually only seen in the medical sector. Chris King hubs have a reputation for being indestructible, and rightly so. The hub bodies are superbly crafted and, thanks to the maximum flange spacing, enable the construction of particularly laterally stiff wheelsets. Rounded off by the high-precision CNC-machined hub body with anodised finish and the multi-sealed industrial bearings. Superb, very light, extremely durable – manufactured by Chris King directly in Oregon, USA.

Chris King RingDrive:

The patented Chris King RingDrive freewheel technology with 45 teeth – meaning 45 simultaneous engagement points – transfers power to the ground quickly with unrivalled efficiency. It is the sheer number of teeth that creates the legendary Chris King ‘angry bee’ sound.

Chris King Ceramic Bearings

Chris King’s ceramic bearings offer the same qualities in terms of durability, maintenance and performance, but are even lighter and harder than the tried-and-tested stainless steel bearings. One of the most outstanding features of the ceramic balls used is their incredibly geometrically perfect roundness; furthermore, the extremely smooth surface guarantees optimal rolling behaviour and precision fit. The ceramic bearings are even lighter and harder than the stainless steel bearings, housed in external bearing cups, multi-sealed and virtually indestructible.

Herstellerinformation: Manufacturer details: Chris King, 2801 NW Nela St, 97210 Portland, Oregon, United States, http://chrisking.com