Chris King Griplock Headset
More importantly the griplock wedge system is available from king separately and you can easily retrofit it to existing king headsets.
Chris king griplock headset. We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow. The chris king inset 7 lists for 169 99. The chris king inset 7 combines seamless design and legendary quality in a 44mm headset with an external lower cup that is a precision headset option for your 1 5 tapered steerer fork. It also features their 10 year warranty on bearings.
Chris king precision components is a certified b corporation joining their movement to use business as a force for good. A star nut is not included with headsets that require a straight 1 5 steerer tube. Our inset 7 is equipped with our exclusive built in house bearings and our patented griplock system for precise fit and function. Our nothreadset is built to be precise and dependable and sets the standard for quality headset function delivering precision performance to numerous world champions grand tour winners and aspiring riders around the world.
The chris king inset 7 combines seamless design and legendary quality in a 44mm headset with an external lower cup that is a precision headset option for your 1 5 tapered steerer fork. The inset 2 is equipped with our legendary in house built bearings and is designed to give riders the option of a low stack height and effortless hassle free performance. The chris king inset 2 combines legendary performance in a precision low stack tapered 44mm 56mm headset. The legendary durability of the multi sealed high end industrial bearings and the classic design of the ahead headset have shaped the appearance of the headset.
Chris king s griplock headset retention device uses an isolated wedge system to separate headset bearing adjustment from steerer tube location thus eliminating loose headsets on long travel mountain bikes while simultaneously removing any chance of headset inflicted fatigue on the lightweight carbon steerer tubes found on modern road forks. Page 1 unscrew tool from star nut. Engineered manufactured and assembled in portland oregon usa king lifetime warranty legendary made in house bearings patented griplock retention design for. Viscous and tacky blue grease is an ideal headset bearing lubricant and assembly compound engineered to withstand extreme riding conditions.
Chris king headset dropset 2 griplock tapered shis is42 28 6 is52 40 1 1 8 1 1 2 for many years chris king tax rates have been the reference product in tax rate construction. We recommend using a chris king preloader to provide a secure bearing preload interface when using a straight 1 5 steerer tube.