Use Abbey Bike Tools' Dual-Sided BSA30 & Race Face Bottom Bracket Socket to mount your bottom bracket cups onto a traditional threaded bottom bracket shell. Compatible with Race Face, Rotor, Praxis, and Zipp on one side and FSA 386-EVO on the other, the socket uses a 3/8in square drive, and Abbey...
Making the decision to run a Chris King bottom bracket on your road bike is an easy one. Actually making your crankset, BB, and frameset all play nice together can be a bit more challenging. The Chris King Bottom Bracket Conversion Kit #1 is here to help if your frameset has a 68mm Press Fit 30...
The Chris King BB Conversion Kit #2 adapts your 24mm mountain crankset to your PF30 frame. And that means that you can run the smoothest, longest lasting press fit bottom brackets on the planet, without giving up your drivetrain of choice. This conversion kit adapts a Chris King PF30 bottom...
Chris King's press-fit bottom brackets are arguably the smoothest, most durable options in the entire universe of PF30, but if your crankset has a spindle smaller than 30mm, you'll need a conversion kit to span the gap. If you need to affix your GXP 24/22mm crankset to your 73mm PF30-equipped...
The good folks at Chris King are known for taking their time when developing new components, and the Oregon-built press fit bottom brackets are no exception. But we're inclined to think that the PF30 bottom brackets have been worth the wait. They require adapters for cranksets with a spindle...
If you're reading this, you're wisely considering a Chris King PF30 bottom bracket for your road bike. And that means a long service life of silky-smooth operation. However, if you're running a 24mm GXP road crankset instead of a 30mm option, you'll need the Chris King BB Conversion Kit #5 to...
The Chris King BB Conversion Kit #7 adapts your 24>22mm road crankset to your Press Fit 24 frame. In other words, you now have even more choices when it comes time to build up that new ride you've been dreaming of. This conversion kit adapts a Chris King Press Fit 24 bottom bracket to use with a...
Before the dizzying array of bottom bracket standards that all just look like a gaping hole in your frame, bottom bracket cups used to thread in to precisely-manufactured frames, and lasted darn near forever, rarely creaking. The Chris King ThreadFit 24mm bottom bracket is the perfect match for...
Chris King has solved the dilemma of buying a new crankset only to find out it doesn't fit your existing bottom bracket. The new ThreadFit 24mm Bottom Bracket is essentially a modular system able to "fit" most any crankset with the simple addition of an adapter. This bottom bracket features an...
That steel frame you're fixing up either has or will very likely pass the test of time with flying colors. Giving it the best bottom bracket in the business should be a no-brainer. First, pick up Chris King's ingenious new ThreadFit 24 Bottom Bracket. Now, if you are running road bike cranks with...
New crank and an older frame' No problem. First, pick up Chris King's ingenious new Threadfit 24 Bottom Bracket. Now, if you are running road bike cranks with a tapered 22-24mm spindle, such as certain SRAM, Bontrager, Truvativ, or Zinn cranks, and your bike has a 68mm-wide BB shell, you're going...
If you're on board with the technical superiority of Chris King bottom brackets, then chances are, you're going to need a CK BB Conversion Kit to mount your crank on your bike. For riders who have BB shells that are 68mm wide and are running mountain bike cranks with 24mm spindles, such as...
Bravo if you've opted for a Chris King bottom bracket for your mountain bike frame. Now you more than likely need a BB conversion kit to set it all up. No problem. If you are running mountain bike cranks with a tapered 22-24mm spindle, such as certain SRAM, Bontrager, Truvativ, or Zinn cranks,...
So your frame relies on a tried-and-true 73mm threaded bottom bracket. Awesome. Here's what we'd recommend. First, pick up Chris King's ingenious new ThreadFit 24 Bottom Bracket. Now, if you are running mountain bike cranks with a 24mm spindle, such as certain Shimano, FSA, Race Face, Rotor, or...
Chris King's BB Conversion Kit #13 does one thing and it does it well. It's designed to adapt your mountain bike frame's threaded, 73mm bottom bracket shell to work with Chris King's ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket. This in turn allows you to use your 24/22 millimeter mountain bike cranksets from...
Chris King's new modular Bottom Bracket system is smart, but it leaves you needing to search for the right conversion kit for your bike. No problem. For riders who are running mountain bike cranks with a 24mm spindle, such as certain Shimano, FSA, Gravity, Race Face, and Surly cranks, and your...
So you just picked up a new 2015 Chris King TheadFit 24 Bottom Bracket, and you need one of its conversion kits for its new modular system. No problem. For riders who are running mountain bike cranks with a tapered 22-24mm spindle, such as certain SRAM, Bontrager, Truvativ, or Zinn cranks, and...
Big bikes need rock-solid parts, and this includes the bottom bracket. If you're running a rig with a 100mm threaded BB and you're installing 24mm-spindle cranks, such as those from Shimano, FSA, Gravity, Race Face, or Surly, we can make a hearty recommendation or two. First, pick up Chris King's...
Gotta big rig you need to set up with a 100mm threaded BB system' No problem. First, pick up Chris King's ingenious new ThreadFit 24 Bottom Bracket. Now, if you are running fat bike or DH cranks with a tapered 22-24mm spindle, such as certain SRAM, Bontrager, Truvativ, or Zinn cranks, you're...
Bottom bracket standards are among the most confusing elements of cycling today, so we've taken the liberty of assembling a ThreadFit Bottom Bracket Package for Shimano Road cranks. In this package, we help you avoid relying on online fit finders by pairing a Chris King ThreadFit 24 bottom...
One of the greatest obstacles to building up a bike is navigating the treacherous sea of industry standards. We simplify the bottom bracket odyssey with the Chris King ThreadFit Bottom Bracket Package for SRAM Road, which packages a ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket with a Conversion Kit #9. This...
The mountain bike industry loves new standards. Axles, wheel size, one-by-only -- collectively, we've apparently never met an established dimension that we didn't want to immediately change. With the Chris King ThreadFit Bottom Bracket Package for Shimano Mountain, we've taken the guess work out...
Finding the right bottom bracket adapter kit can often be a struggle, but we've got your back with the Chris King ThreadFit Bottom Bracket Package for SRAM Mountain. We include a ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket and Conversion Kit #13, which is everything required to mount a SRAM-style, 24 to 22mm...
Maybe you're building a steel project bike with a new drivetrain, or maybe you're anxious to try ceramic bearings. Whatever the case, matching a new crank, bottom bracket, and/or bottom bracket shell can cause a lot of anxiety. That's why we've pieced together the Chris King ThreadFit Ceramic...
Chris King's ThreadFit Ceramic Bottom Bracket Package for SRAM Road includes a ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket, ceramic bearings, and King's own Conversion Kit #9 -- everything you'll need to adapt a stepped, 24 to 22mm crankset for use with an English threaded bottom bracket shell. Our goal was to...
Even when manufacturers like Chris King create a host of adapters to make one threaded bottom bracket model compatible with virtually any crankset, a project bike builder still needs to successfully match the options. We've taken the liberty of assembling the Chris King ThreadFit Bottom Bracket...
With the Chris King ThreadFit Ceramic Bottom Bracket Package for SRAM Mountain, we've compiled all the ingredients you need to answer the bottom bracket assembly conundrum. No multiple guess, no 50/50 true or false -- just a ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket, ceramic bearings, and King's own Conversion...
The wishes of cyclists and shop technicians around the world were answered when Chris King introduced the PressFit 24mm Bottom Bracket. Their reputation for turning troublesome components into reliable and easy-to-tune parts was solidified with this PressFit 24mm Bottom Bracket. First, the bottom...
For decades, Chris King components have enjoyed a well-earned reputation as some of the best in the industry. Everything Chris king makes is built with incredible precision. Because of this, they last. Not only that, a Chris King product can be produced for years, unchanged. Upgrades are never...
It took a few years, but the aluminum wizards at Chris King finally graced us with a bottom bracket designed specifically for PressFit 30 bottom bracket shells. The PressFit 30mm bottom bracket ensures that your cranks will spin as freely as possible, thanks to King's house-made steel ball...
The Chris King PressFit 30mm Ceramic bottom bracket brings smoothness, reliability, and quality to PF30-equipped frames. Both cups house 24 ceramic balls in each cartridge--providing a measurable reduction in friction and weight when compared to steel. That means you'll be riding faster. Bearings...
The Campagnolo Super Record 11 speed Ultra Torque bottom bracket is hardly a component. The CULT ceramic bottom bracket bearings themselves are actually pre-pressed onto the Super Record 11 crankset semi-axles. When you buy a Super Record 11 Ultra Torque BB all you get is two empty bottom bracket...
If you're buying a Power Torque crankset, then you need a Power Torque bottom bracket. The Campagnolo Athena 11 Power Torque Bottom Bracket mates perfectly up with the Athena, Centaur, and Veloce Power Torque cranks. From the outside, these cups look almost identical to the bottom bracket cups...
While a few manufacturers have held out, most of the industry seems to have abandoned threaded bottom brackets in favor of the lower weight of PressFit. With its TorqTite PF30 to 24mm A/C Steel Bearing Bottom Bracket, Enduro Bearings ensures that the threaded dream lives on. PressFit bottom...
Road rash, IT pain, saddle sores, nicks from shaving, gear envy -- being a cyclist entails exposing yourself to countless irritants. Of all of these, though, nothing is worse than a mysterious creak in your machine. Enduro Bearings' PF30 to 24mm A/C Ceramic Bearing Bottom Bracket helps alleviate...
This winter, treat yourself to some new bottom bracket bearings courtesy of the FSA Mega Exo Cartridge Sealed Bottom Bracket, then set about trying to destroy them as soon as the trails are rideable in spring. This will be a tall order, as the bottom bracket's aluminum external cups are precisely...