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Yet another bb that will require a special tool for screwing it in. And knowing King, it will cost a fortune. I mean what is the point of making a cap that has 6 insets when the standard ones have 8 :ermm:

So that people have to buy another gay b/b tool, meaning more money for "king", dont even like the looks of it, iam sure it will be super smooth but its prob about 60/70 quid. to much for this cheap mod rider :P

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wilky

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king make all of their parts awkward so that special / specific tools are required.

that way you have to buy the extra tools or pay someone else to do it for you.

chris king is a bar steward company really, although the parts are good lol.

as has been said, thats just another way of making money. the tool will probably cost about a million squids.

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People wil buy it though, if only to say "I've got a chris King BB"

And I know I've never experianced the feel of it, but I don't see what is so amazing in paying nearly £100 for a headset :S My £30 jobbie works perfectly fine! (Y)

Anyway looks like a good built BB as dave said above, but I still won't buy one unless they're cheap lol

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ooo..needle bearings....

lush..

how do you get the axle in then?

it just slides in, like bmx BB's in that respect.

It's gonna turn out to be a rich daddy riders BB, or a last thing to buy because i have spare money and the rest of my bike is pimpin

john

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King have been developing this for a few years now, so it will be good- but im not sure if it will be so great for trials.

As this will be made to a very high standard, with very good needle bearings and good seals it will be ideal for XC, and will most likely outlast any other BB on the market in terms of muddy miles.

For trials though, it may be useful due to the strong axle and bearings, but it may be too expensive for its worth as the forces from trials are harsh in this area, so could lead to accelerated damages on the bearings. Strength is much more inportant than smoothness and sealing on a trials BB, and while the king will be strong, i doubt it will be value for money strong.

Also bear in mind king do things light- so that goign to be a Ti axle, steel would be far too heavy, so it will cost over £100.

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