MintSauce Posted September 26, 2008 Share After literally years of rumours and the project being shelved as they waited for the industry to settle on a design, Chris King have finally introduced their much-anticipated bottom bracket. It won't be cheap with pricing similar to their basic headset, but it will come with the same 5 year warrenty, user servicable bearings and a grease injection tool. http://chrisking.com/bottombracket MintSauce2008-09-26 01:17:17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudsimus Posted September 26, 2008 Share Very nice indeed...If it will cost in the region of the headset its actually a bargain. With the 5 year warranty they should outlast shimano and raceface by a mile. Would like to see it from upclose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted September 26, 2008 Share Sweet, some more bling for the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 26, 2008 Share http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech/2008/shows/interbike08/?id=results/interbike082 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 26, 2008 Share Would like to see it from upclose. how about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted September 26, 2008 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintSauce Posted September 26, 2008 Share There was a video on MTBR last night showing the grease injection tool in action. Video seems to have disappeared though. You have to remove the crank which is a bit of a mission, but not that serious considering you won't be doing it THAT often. It's the same diameter as the spindle and slides into the cup....give it a few pumps and that's it. As with most similar applications, the new grease forces out the old grease which is then simply wiped off. Flippen brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegend Posted September 26, 2008 Share but can you rotate the bearings when injecting the grease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted September 26, 2008 Share The greaseing tool. http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/shows/interbike08/interbike082/Chris_King_BB_grease_injector_ports.jpg http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/shows/interbike08/interbike082/Chris_King_BB_grease_injector_in_action.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted September 26, 2008 Share Hell, yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLegend Posted September 26, 2008 Share The greaseing tool. http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/shows/interbike08/interbike082/Chris_King_BB_grease_injector_ports.jpg http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tech/shows/interbike08/interbike082/Chris_King_BB_grease_injector_in_action.jpgah, yes you can. cool.will be a bit smutty, same as those nais old shimano and campag hubs, but it has some style and the lifespan should be looooooong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted September 26, 2008 Share No grease into the BB in my workshop . Grease and muddy water makes for the best grinding paste you can find . But CK must have done a lot of research on this and time will tell and a 5 year warranty counts for a lot . Carbon caps !!!! Don't think so . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted September 26, 2008 Share A close second; BikeRadar verdict 5 out of 5 stars"A great transmission investment, with superb smoothness and sealing so far" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted September 26, 2008 Share Chris King debuts its long awaited bottom bracket: http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/interbike-outdoor-demo-1-chris-king-wtb-and-rotor-18684 http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/09/23/Chris_King_BB-798-75.jpg http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/09/23/Chris_King_15QR_9mm-798-75.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre484 Posted September 26, 2008 Share Baie mooi!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MintSauce Posted September 26, 2008 Share No grease into the BB in my workshop . Grease and muddy water makes for the best grinding paste you can find. Hey Ou Ballie....the new greases forces out the old grease and any crap in it. Klim onder daai klip uit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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