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sorry, my cell phone doesn't have macro

it's the hollowtech II cap that isn't necessary but is WAY nicer than the plastic ones included from SHIMANO.

DIRECT FROM ENGLAND I PRESENT TO YOU...

THE GOLDTEC SHIMANO CRANK BOLT

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7...tishcapeh2.jpg

Nice! Glad to see you nailed down what you were after. Did you get to exchange e-mails directly with Rob? He's a great guy and creates some really quality products.

Damn son you shinin'!

No, that would have been cool. I more or less just went straight through the site, arrived quick. Had to sign for it.

Yeah, I think he's gotten a bit more high-tech as his product line and sales volume has increased over the years.

the quality is top-notch. Thinking of maybe ordering some more from them. Depends on my needs

Sorry I missed the original post regarding these.

How much were they? Did you buy the tool as well?

That's cool. Try to get a matching lockring for your cassette.

And post up a link to the site you got it from.

they are available from BETD, BETD Bicycle Components

and actually click on this one and scroll down a little bit

They ran me 9 british pounds plus 8 british pounds for shipping to the states. So it came out to thirty something dollars.

I originally ordered green to match my grips and CK headset I just got, but they were out so I had to get pewter

Then you're in luck. Chris King makes a lockring in Al that looks pewter.
http://www.chrisking.com/parts/lockrings/250/group1.jpg

On a separate note, I noticed this thing and am intrigued by it. Coincidentally a guy from my club just posted up pictures of his. This replaces the star nut method.
https://www.betd.co.uk/ftp/product/250/headlock.jpg

I have a 990 cassette with the red lockring and kind of liek that.

That headset compression thing intrigued me as well. Seems like a good idea

and on a second note. if I was gonna get a CK lockring I'd get green to match my CK headset

then I'd have a christmas cassette, green lock ring and red spider

They don't make them in different colours. I asked.

oh damn, hmmm.... maybe then go pewter if i get tired of my red SRAM lockring

Here's the a pic of the compression thing the guy from my club uses. Different company and this one looks burlier.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/211...ompresspa0.jpg

it's a cool idea. I almost like the idea better than that of a star nut

looks like an azonic headlok.

Quality IS top-notch. Couple of picts below of the 6" link we'd oredered a few years back for my son's (now-long-gone) Enduro:

http://www.aimcomm.com/users/dminor/images/BETD_1.jpg

http://www.aimcomm.com/users/dminor/images/BETD_2.jpg

I found out who makes the compression bolt thing above. The item in the pic above is a Woodman Capsule Extrem. I think I saw them on BeyondBikes for about $20 or $30.

http://www.woodmancomponents.com/cat...ng=en&art=pre7