Made in the USA, Lifetime Warranty, Fully Recyclable, and a hell of a lot of fun to ride
Chris King’s new wheels, the GRD23 all-road and the MTN30 mountain wheels, sit in a sweet spot among today’s high-end carbon fiber wheels. They are simultaneously more compliant (read: less harsh) while also tracking better and remaining more stable at high speeds. It’s all down to the marriage of our legendary hubs with FusionFiberTM technology built into the rims, which employ a revolutionary nylon fiber bonding process, rather than the epoxies used in most carbon fiber wheels. The result is pleasantly plush, but also far less toxic to manufacture and relatively clean and easy to recycle, making it a winning choice for our riders and the Earth.
Designed to replace all your current 700c wheels, the GRD23 is comfortable on the road and extra-comfortable off it. We’d gladly offer you a word salad of all-road, gravel, quiver-killer lunacy, but all you really need to know is that the GRD23s are hyper-versatile. They love all your tires. They love all the places you want to point your bike. They’ll give you a lifetime of riding satisfaction. And they’re handsome too. Learn more here.
Available in both 27.5 and 29 sizes, the MTN30 wades into the intense challenge of building a lightweight carbon wheelset for the most demanding off-road riding, XC, Trail and All Mountain (not intended for DH use). Traditional carbon fiber is light and fast, but sometimes too stiff for the harsh realities of trail riding. The MTN30’s rims don’t get their structure from epoxy-based resins, so they’re light and fast, but a little more forgiving than what you might have ridden before. Don’t think that makes them squishy though. They still track really well at high-speed and offer world-class impact resistance.
Learn more here.
The Good, the Better and the Even Better Than That
1. The Good - Manufactured in The U S of A
It’s good to make stuff you want to ride, and wheelsets are the most exciting thing we’ve worked on in a long time. It’s good that we found a US-based, rim partner who understands our vision for products that perform well and last forever with minimal impact on the planet. It’s also good they cost less than most of the other high-end wheels on the market.
2. The Better - Lifetime Warranty
It's better we tested multiple layup options to get the exact ride-feel we wanted. It’s better that we were able to find a sweet spot in the high-end wheel game that adds some comfort back into the mix, without sacrificing handling or durability. And it's really better that, based on all the good stuff above, we can warranty them for life so you can focus on riding.
3. Even Better Than That - Fully Recyclable
These wheels will last forever, and in the event they do break, we have a recycling path for them that will keep them out of the landfill. You should take for granted that a Chris King wheel is going to ride great and look great, but that it also dramatically reduces the environmental impact that most carbon fiber wheels have is even better than that. It’s maybe even the best.
AND some extra bullets that our friends at CSS want to make sure you know about the manufacturing of our rims:
* ZERO waste or scrap
* ZERO carbon dust
* ZERO emissions
* Uses 1/3 electricity per part compared to traditional composite parts
* 50% increase in damping properties
* 100% Recyclable
(One Last Thing)
What EXACTLY Do You Mean When You Say, "Lifetime Warranty"?
Lifetime warranty. You hear about it, but it can mean a lot of different things, especially when you get into the fine print. So, this is how it works with our new Chris King Fusion Fiber rims. The main thing to remember is that it doesn’t matter if you buy your set from your local dealer or directly from us at chrisking.com. Either way, we’ve got you covered.
1. Shop online while you're bored at work to find the perfect set of carbon wheels.
2. Decide that the new Chris King wheels (with a Lifetime Warranty) are the way to go!
3. Pick them up from your local Chris King Dealer or order them on chrisking.com
4. Get the wheels, ride the wheels, love the wheels.
5. In the unlikely event they get damaged because you’re just too gnarly, contact your local Chris King Dealer or email info at chrisking.com. We’ll send an RA # and shipping label to send us back the wheel.
6. Once we receive it, we will rebuild your wheel with a brand new, box fresh rim and give your hub a proper once over to make sure it is in tip top shape (free of charge, of course).
7. We ship your wheel back to you so you can get back to having fun on your bike and ship the broken rim off to be recycled.
There it is in black and white: free shipping both ways, a hub tune up, and prioritized rebuild scheduling. We know it’s a big investment and we want to keep you on your bike and stoked on your purchase, for life.
