Chris King Headset Adjustment

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Chris king headset adjustment. We started making headsets in 1976 and have been refining them ever since. The chris king 2nut is basically chris king s high precision take on the classic threaded headset. We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow. Viscous and tacky blue grease is an ideal headset bearing lubricant and assembly compound engineered to withstand extreme riding conditions.

Chris king 1 1 8 2nut on the left with a spacer in between the adjusting nut and locknut and the 1 gripnut headset on the right. We created our inset family of headsets by applying the legendary form and function of chris king headsets to fit solutions for a wide variety of tapered and oversized headtubes and steerer tubes being utilized in modern bicycle design. Do not use cup guides 530 2 if guides press on any preinstalled cup bearing unit ex. Chris king precision components is a certified b corporation joining their movement to use business as a force for good.

Old school 1 headset conversion to 1 1 8th threadless using old school frame new school fork. Our dropset 1 has been replaced by the dropset 3 which can be found here. Often pitched as the worry free solution to loose headsets the chris king gripnut has some quirks that are important to consider when dealing with a headset that loosens despite constant adjustment. The inset is built for riders that need the precision adjustment and legendary.

Chris king blue grease is a resilient lubricant optimized for headsets and as a general assembly compound. Chris king baseplate 39 8mm id for 1 5 headsets 28 50 the chris king base plates crown races does not work for dropset series headsets 44 0mm od base plate is for headsets produced prior to 4 1995 and have an f designation 40 5mm od base plate is for headsets produced after 4 1995 and have a b designation chris king base plates crown races crown race upc. The bearing cap is threaded and then there s a lock nut on top of that. We are proud to be the first manufacturer in the bike industry to meet their rigorous standards and hope that others will follow.

For headsets not fitting 530 2 cup guides simply press using threaded press plate and sliding press plate.