Ask Chris King Anything | Ceramic Bearings, Freehub Noise & Bottom Bracket Standards

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While at the recent Bespoked Bike Show in Bristol, we were lucky enough to get to chat with one of the biggest legends of cycling tech, Chris King! Find out his opinions on freehub noise, getting started in the industry, and bottom bracket standards.

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Chris King components are always instantly recognisable, and even if you can't see them, you'll always hear Chris King hubs coming.

We were lucky enough to get to pick Chris King's brain for a while at the recent Bristol Bespoked Bike Show. Discussing everything from the first headset he made, to what should be the only bottom bracket "standard", we really could have stayed and listened to Chris all day.

Which other legends of the cycling tech industry would you like us to speak to next?

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