HEADSETS
2009 Chris King NoThreadset 1-1/8" Headset
Did you know that Chris King actually manufactures their own sealed cartridge bearings? They’re fully serviceable, and they’re made from surgical grade stainless steel. The constant contact seals you get on a King are easily removed to allow for user servicing, yet provide an impervious barrier ...read more
2009 Chris King 1.5 NoThreadset
Chris King is methodical -- that's what we love about him. King products are well thought out, perform beautifully, and last a lifetime. But it's this same methodical nature that has kept us waiting for the Chris King 1.5 NoThreadset. King has been studying the loads applied, the needs of the ...read more
2009 Chris King 1.5R Devolution NoThreadset
The Chris King 1.5R Devolution NoThreadSet is a reducer headset, meaning it allows a bike with a 1.5" headtube to accept a 1-1/8" fork. It comes with a reducer sleeve, and a specially machined crown race designed to bear the reducing responsibility. The outer diameter of the crown race is 1.5" ...read more
2010 Chris King 1.5 Devolution Tapered NoThreadset
Fork manufacturers are stretching the boundaries of what we thought useful, but with the recent introduction of tapered steerer tubes, we can now have the stiffness and steering precision of a 1.5" fork with the convenience of selecting a stem from the proliferation of standard 1-1/8" items on ...read more
2009 Chris King InSet Mixed Tapered Headset
One of the great things about the bike industry is how quirky some of the leading lights can be. This does lead into a story on the Chris King Tapered Headset for the Santa Cruz Blur LT Carbon. We're not discussing Gary Fisher, whose looks are not quirk, but his marketing effort. Rather, ...read more
2009 Chris King 1-1/8" Spacer Kit
Chris King is one of a handful of brands in the bike industry -- Park Tool, SRM, and Intense are other members of the club -- that at the utterance of their name causes everyone in the room to swoon. They provide the market with a sort of consistent precision no one else can replicate. It's not ...read more
2009 Chris King Headset Spacer
Chris King is one of a handful of brands in the bike industry -- Colnago, SRM, and Intense are other members of the club -- that at the utterance of their name causes everyone in the room to swoon. They provide the market with a sort of consistent precision no one else can replicate. It's not ...read more
2009 Chris King 1.5 Headset Spacer
Chris King is one of a handful of brands in the bike industry -- Colnago, SRM, and Intense are other members of the club -- that at the utterance of their name causes everyone in the room to swoon. They provide the market with a sort of consistent precision no one else can replicate. It's not ...read more
2009 Chris King High Five Base Plate
Suspension forks are gonna be making coffee for us before we know it. It seems every year a new feature is added -- which in turn adds a new knob to adjust some other function. Before we know it, we can't turn our fork 90 degrees because that damn knob hits the downtube. Enter the Chris King High ...read more
2009 Chris King Headset Installation Adapter
Using a Park HHP-2 tool to install headsets? If you don't use the Chris King Headset Installation Adapters, you'll likely put loads of force on the bearings as you press in the cups -- making your expensive, new King headset a candidate for tight spots and early ruin. These adapters save the ...read more
