Chris King hubs vintage?

john

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Anybody recall when king started doing hubs? My memory says late 90s but I'm basically not sure.
 
The website claims they started work on new products in 1993. I've got a Bontrager set of rebadged kings which is about 1997. So i'd have thought late 95 at the earliest :)
 
Suspension front hub was available for the 95 model year (ie late 94) and rear was definitely available in 97 but not sure when it actually was released.
 
Additional: Early front hubs only have King on them, which was changed to Chris King when the rears were released, so matching sets of hubs is only a period fitment for latter 90s bikes (97ish) onwards.
 
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