1975 : Chris King was an Industry Art student and bought his first machine.
1976 : Chris starts to work for the Army, and the space industry. Then he spends his weekend in road races to a semi professional level. Then he started to make his own bearing for his own bike. That's where it all started.
1987 : Year after year, his reputation growed up and he started to sell his parts, he launched a very durable headset while the MTB is getting more and more famous.
1994 : Chris King launched his very first front hub that will last the only front hub in the range for worth than 20 years.
2008 : Chris King launched the Bottom Bracket range
2011 : After years on steel bearings, Chris King launched his first ceramic bearings.
2013 : First disc brake hubs for road with the new R45 drivering system
Chris King is about changing using parts has bearing into a maintenance part that you can refresh and keep using for a very long time.
2020 : Chris King Become the first company in the bike industry to join the B-Corporation. A very strict label to prove that the company is all made in house and eco-friendly. All the waste in steel and alloy are reused at the factory to get a circular economy.