If there's a go-to rim brake road wheelset for us here at AVT, it's Chris King's R45 hubs laced to HED's Bulgium C2 rims. This wheelset ends up being respectably lightweight, is durable, tubeless-ready, and is designed to work great with 25-28mm tires, and looks great on just about any bike. We sell a lot of Chris King's custom R45 / HED Belgium Plus wheels, but even though the options are fairly broad, there are often cases where a fully-custom wheelset is what's needed.
In this case, a rider wanted a wheelset that was essentially identical to those built at Chris King, but which was built around one of our remaining stock of Matte Bourbon Chris King R45s. Of course we were happy to oblige😉
Our neighbor here in Ashland, Mike De Salvo, consistently turns out some of the nicest welded bikes in the business. So when Mike gets asked to produce something for a special event like the Chris King Open House or Grinduro Builders Showcase you know what he comes up with is going to be impressive.
This week's wheel build of the week is another stunning pair of Gold Chris King R45D hubs laced to ENVE Foundation 45 rims.
Made in the same Utah facility as ENVE's top of the line SES rims, these Foundation 45's (and the deeper Foundation 65's) represent one of the best value, USA made rims available sharing much of the same technology asENVE's more expensive rims.
With Chris King's "remote" open house coming up soon we thought we'd take a look back at some of the previous editions and some of the stunning custom builds that the event always features.
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Ordering Instructions
Here at AVT we keep a mix of in-stock and pre-ordered products. Each product page will indicate if the product is in stock and ready to ship in 3-5 days OR if it is available for pre-order.
Due to COVID related production delays and a large increase in demand, many hubs, headsets, bottom brackets and cranks are currently available for purchase on a pre-order basis with various timings.
We are working to increase stock of many of these products and each product page will show which colors / specs are in stock and which are available to pre-order.
Check this blog post for more info on current availability & delays or contact us for any questions on availability, technical specs etc.
