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If you’re like me, every time a purple Chris King headset pops up on eBay, you watch it, patiently. Most of the time, the auctions close out too high, or it’s for a 1″ threadless. So imagine my surprise when Chris King handed off a purple 1 1/8″ Sotto Voce headset to me last week. These are a very limited run and can only be picked up at their Eurobike 2012 booth.

Here’s more information:

“We have something special up our sleeve for Eurobike 2012. Come to the Crema Cycles outdoor booth at this years show and visit the Chris King product bar where we will be hand-assembling components before your very eyes.

Chris himself might be the one to put the finishing touches on your hub, headset, or bottom bracket. As if this weren’t reason enough to pay us a visit we will be offering a limited amount of purple anodized shells and cups. These purple parts are exclusive to this years show and are sure to go fast. In addition to purple we will also be offering black and red options.

GET THEM AT EUROBIKE #FG-A5/5″

Who knows, maybe if there’s enough interest, we’ll see the return of the purple!

Photos by Jeremy Dunn

I’ve really come to admire photos that are taken while riding, much moreso than staged photo shoots. So it’s nice to see Jeremy’s photos and accompanying write-up of the 2012 Chris King Gourmet Century on the Rapha blog. That shot of Cindy is too good!

I think everyone can agree that this looks like a great time. Thanks for sharing Chris King!

Photos by Dylan VanWeelden

Kyle and Dylan have pretty sweet gigs at Chris King. All they do all day is drink coffee, visit shops and then drink beer when their caffeine buzz subsides. Ok, maybe that’s not 100% accurate but this shop visit post to the SyCip Bicycles came out great. Check out more here.

Hey, I like food and I love riding in Portland. If you do too, you should really check out an event Chris King is putting on called the “Gourmet Century“. It’ll be around 60 miles (+/- 100k) and 1,000′, just enough to work up an appetite. Head over to Chris King for registration.

I like what I see here. Two solid companies, visiting each other’s facilities. Chris King and Tanner Goods. Head to the Cielo Blog for more!

Thanks for sharing Mr. Kyle Von Hoetzendorff and nice photos Mr. Dylan Van Weeldan!

Chris King has a rather unique way of rewarding their Portland workers who commute by bike into work each day. They offer up cafe credits and even PTO for when you ride in. At the end of the year, they tallie up all the points and credits, which you can see here:

“The results from our commuter rewards efforts have been calculated for 2011. Another great year of promoting bicycle transportation and even better rewards from our boss, Chris King. The extra days off are always nice but it’s those cafe credits that make each commute day even more sweet.

2011 Commuter Rewards totals for Chris King Precision Components & Cielo Cycles:
17,818 total commutes by bicycle
136,419 miles ridden
$27,846.95 in cafe credits earned
216 days of Paid Time Off awarded”

So sick.

I feel like I’m holding pure mercury in my hand here. Out of all the parts I’ve picked up for my new Icarus track, this one takes the cake. The Chris King stainless steel headsets aren’t exactly easy to come by but once you’ve got one, never let go of it.

Check out another shot of this gorgeous, made in the USA bicycle component below.

Chris King never has a booth at Interbike but that doesn’t keep them away from the fun. I got to chat with CD and CK a bit at Cross Vegas and they told me all about their Eurobike fun, which is where this e r t z u i ° film video was shot! Chris King is quite the barista. Take that you mustached “fixie” kids!

Ya’ll have your Chris King Angry Bee ringtone right? RIGHT?

While I was touring the Chris King facilities earlier this month, the biggest “hush hush” project they had in the works wasn’t their new track hubs, it was their ring tone. The “Angry Bee” Chris King ringtones are now available on iTunes. If you REALLY want to annoy your friends on and off the bike, this is perfect!

The Rapha Cycle Club SF is opening its doors to one of the biggest names in cycling: Chris King. Make sure you check this out SF!

Rapha Cycle Club SF
2198 Filbert St
San Francisco, CA 94123

I saw these at Mellow Johnny’s back in October and almost bought one. Now they’re available on the Chris King site.

“Portland is well known for bike and coffee culture. We now offer the very best components to enjoy both. Check out our new professional grade tamper designed in collaboration with the America Barista & Coffee School. 4 colors and 3 sizes.”

Now I just need to buy an espresso machine!

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