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Aerozine Chain Ring Bolt KitAerozine Chain Ring Bolt Kit

Aerozine Chain Ring Bolt Kit

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by themartincox
UPDATED Thu, Oct 15, 2015 04:24

First Published Aug 1, 2014

5
£8.99

VERDICT:

6
10
Little pieces of shiny blue aluminium, nothing to dislike about them
Weight: 
0g
Contact: 
nrg4.co.uk
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We have had a few items in from Aerozine of late, and following on from them, this chain ring bolt kit comes in an anodised blue to adorn your beloved steed and give it that finishing touch.

Unlike the jockey wheels however, there seems very little actual need to replace the chainring bolts, so a purchase is purely for the two grams of weight you might save and for the fact they are blue. Let's be honest here, you're buying them because they're blue.

Simply remove the standard bolts, maybe use the moment to give the chainrings a deep clean, and refit the rings with these natty blue numbers. Bear in mind that they are aluminium so too much force and you will knack them, so go careful.

They look nice, but that's it, that's all they do. For a penny less than £9 you are paying for a little bit of 90's bling, which if you've already got the jockey wheels, skewers and the headset spacers will look pretty tasty.

Verdict

Little pieces of shiny blue aluminium, nothing to dislike about them

road.cc test report

Make and model: Aerozine Chain Ring Bolt Kit

Size tested: Blue - 5 bolts 5 nuts

Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

You thought jockey wheels where the finishing touch? These are truly the finishing touch to your bike! Save a couple of grams of weight and add a touch of bling!

Rate the product for durability:
 
5/10

Over-tightening will lead to you chewing up the allen-key slot. Beware.

Rate the product for value:
 
5/10

They don't really do anything of worth, but they also don't really cost very much.

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

The rings stayed on, the bolts performed flawlessly.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

They are blue!

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product

Prone to chewing up if over tightened.

Did you enjoy using the product? I've spent £9 in a worse manner before.

Would you consider buying the product? Maybe on an impulse, or if i had a full set of blue bits already.

Would you recommend the product to a friend? Unlikely, unless they had a serious thing for blue.

Anything further to say about the product in conclusion?

There's nothing really wrong with them, but they don't really do anything, or even replace anything that's worn out. So really, if you're buying them, then there's nothing left to upgrade on the bike, and it's time to get out and ride some more!

Overall rating: 6/10

About the tester

Age: 37  Height: 176cm  Weight:

I usually ride: Raleigh SP Race, Hoffman BMX  My best bike is: Raleigh SP Race

I've been riding for: Under 5 years  I ride: Every day  I would class myself as: Experienced

I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, touring, sportives, general fitness riding, Adventure-packing, crossing-countries

 

Aerozine Chain Ring Bolt Kit
Aerozine 2014
Aerozine

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The _Kaner | 10 years ago
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Maybe I could get my seamstress to 'button hole' one of my many Rapha garments and adorn the aforementioned garment with these little puppies...not like they'd weigh too much...wonder if they're available in 24k gold... 21

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Beaufort | 10 years ago
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For the owner who has everything and knows nothing.

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bikebot | 10 years ago
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So basically, they've invented vajazzling for bikes 19

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The _Kaner | 10 years ago
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But they're blue....Black, red, white...yes...but BLUE...nay...oh and they're not much use on my Ultegra crankset..... 24

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CycleCraig56 replied to The _Kaner | 10 years ago
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The _Kaner wrote:

But they're blue....Black, red, white...yes...but BLUE...nayc...oh and they're not much use on my Ultegra crankset..... 24

Maybe the reviewer should have been professional & done his research and found out that these bolts come in these anodised colours.

Black
Blue
Gold
Green
Orange
Pink
Red
& Silver

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