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Chris King: what it makes and how it fits
Chris King is an American maker known for precision headsets, bottom brackets and hubs manufactured in Portland, Oregon, and prized for the longevity of their sealed bearings.
About Chris King
Chris King is an American maker known for precision headsets, bottom brackets and hubs manufactured in Portland, Oregon, and prized for the longevity of their sealed bearings.
Chris King headsets are a reference point for the SHIS headset standard and are made for the full range of integrated, semi-integrated and traditional cup fitments. The company's bottom brackets are threaded and pressfit units built for 24 mm and 30 mm spindles, using its own bearing designs.
What it makes for your frame
For fitment the relevant facts are the headset standard your frame uses, expressed in SHIS terms, and the crank spindle and shell for the bottom bracket. Chris King publishes the exact SHIS codes each headset fits, which removes the guesswork from a headset swap.
The brand's parts are chosen where long service life matters, and each is fitted using the same standard identification any other headset or bottom bracket needs.
Choosing the right part
With Chris King, as with any maker, the frame decides the fitment. Identify your bottom bracket shell and crank spindle, or your headset and seatpost standards, then choose the Chris King part built for that standard.
The fitment tool returns the exact bottom bracket for your shell and crank, including whether it drops in, needs a specific bearing or needs an adapter, so a brand choice never becomes a fitment gamble.
Before buying, measure the shell width face to face and confirm the crank spindle diameter, because a Chris King bottom bracket is chosen by both the shell standard and its road or mountain width. A part that suits one width will not seat correctly in the other, even when the standard name is the same.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Headsets, bottom brackets, hubs |
| Headset standard | SHIS integrated, semi-integrated, cup |
| Bottom bracket spindles | 24 mm and 30 mm |
Compiled from manufacturer data and the cited references.
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Sources: List of bicycle part manufacturing companies (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA) ยท Park Tool / SHIS headset standard reference