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Chris King Wheels

Chris King Wheels are what happens when a precision machining company applies nearly 50 years of engineering discipline to wheelbuilding. Designed and manufactured in Portland, Oregon, every Chris King wheel is built around the same principles that made the brand’s headsets and hubs a fixture in high-end cycling: tight tolerances, fully serviceable designs, and components made to last decades rather than seasons.

This collection spans road and all-road riding with the ARD44 — a 44mm wheelset using recyclable FusionFiber thermoplastic rims — gravel with the GRD23 R45D 700c, and mountain terrain with the MTN30’s US-made aluminum rims and 72-point Ring Drive hub engagement. Prices range from $1,599 to $2,490.
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  • Chris King ARD44 Disc Ceramic Wheelset 3D Violet

    Chris King ARD44 Disc Ceramic Wheelset

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    $1,99999 $2,56000

    Only Available In: HG11 (Shimano / SRAM 11s), XDR Driver

  • Chris King GRD23 R45D 700c Wheelset Black

    Chris King GRD23 R45D 700c Wheelset

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    $1,59999 $2,45000

    Only Available In: XDR Driver

About Chris King

Chris King Precision Components was founded in 1976 in Santa Barbara, California, when a young engineer set out to build a headset that wouldn’t fail — and then kept going. By the time the company relocated to Portland, Oregon in 2003, Chris King had expanded into hubs with the patented Ring Drive engagement system, bottom brackets, and precision bearings. The founder was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 2006, and the company earned B Corp certification in 2020. Today, the majority of Chris King products are still made in-house at the Portland facility — the ARD44’s recyclable FusionFiber thermoplastic rims being the latest expression of that same long-term thinking. Learn more at Chris King’s official website.

RA Cycles carries the ARD44 Disc wheelset in both standard and ceramic bearing variants — a 44mm all-road design with 25mm internal width, hookless tubeless compatibility, and a 1,525g claimed weight that performs equally well on pavement and light gravel. The GRD23 R45D 700c covers dedicated gravel duty, and the MTN30 handles mountain terrain in 29”, 27.5”, and mixed configurations with Superboost axle spacing available. Every wheel in the collection is laced to Chris King’s Ring Drive hubs.

For the full selection of wheels we carry, visit our complete wheel collection, or browse all Chris King components — including headsets, hubs, and bottom brackets. For the bikes these wheels are built to roll under, see our gravel bikes and mountain bikes.

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R&A Cycles - 50th Anniversary

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From a Brooklyn storefront to flagships in Walnut Creek and Miami, from handwritten mail orders to a fully digital custom bike builder — RA Cycles has spent half a century doing one thing: serving riders who demand the best. That half-century belongs as much to you as it does to us. The riders who kept coming back, who sent their friends, who trusted us with bikes that matter — you're the reason we're still here. Here's to the next fifty.

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