At Interbike in Las Vegas last week, Chris King presented his bottom bracket to the public for the first time. The bearing with external shells was specially developed for Shimano cranks with an integrated bearing axle, but should also fit cranks from FSA, Raceface and Truvativ. As a special feature, the high-precision King bearings can be regreased using a specially developed tool.

Brown as a new color option

The bottom bracket will be available in all anodized colors that King offers. This also includes the new color coffee brown. Over the course of the winter, this color option will also be available for Chris King headsets, hubs and headset spacers.

New axle mass in the hub range

The latest innovation presented by Chris King at Interbike was its "ISO 15mm" front hub for the new thru-axle standard from Shimano and Fox. In addition to complete hubs, King also offers conversion kits with which the usual quick-release hubs and 20-millimeter thru-axle hubs can be converted to the new standard. Chris King also plans to offer the same options for rear hubs with ten or twelve millimeter thru-axle diameters in the near future.