Chris King — Comment fabriquer les pièces que vous ne remplacerez jamais

Activate the English subtitles in Youtube's settings. In this new report for En Roue Libre Inside, I take you on a tour of the Chris King factory in Portland, Oregon. Thanks to Kris Kirby for welcoming me and showing me the inside of this incredible brand. Chapters 0:00 Teaser 0:14 Introduction 1:38 Meeting Kirby 2:08 The cycling encouragement program 3:01 How Chris King is organized 3:50 The maintenance room 4:32 Raw materials 4:58 Recycling 7:02 The prototyping unit 7:42 Optimizing the workflow 8:19 Glycol heating system 9:27 The machine room 11:11 Bearing manufacturing 12:51 Bearings that get better with age 16:09 Air and water purification 17:48 Polishing 20:14 Pre-anodization 21:10 Factory Finds 21:41 Legacy parts inventory 21:59 The egg cartons 22:52 Buffer stock 23:36 Anodization 24:48 Bearing assembly 25:50 The story behind the coffee presses 26:59 Brand history 27:42 Yeti 28:20 Facility layout 29:34 Goals for 2026 30:15 Sponsorship at Chris King 31:47 Outro 📍 Mohawks (French distributor): https://www.mohawkscycles.fr/ Editing: Jules Langeard — Follow En Roue Libre: 📸 Instagram:   / enrouelibremedia   ▶️ YouTube:    / @enrouelibre   —