Originally Posted by
Flanno
Speaking to Mark last night, (about this and other things) he indicated it's bear metal...also said, for something to think about; what clear coating is there available that will provide strength or lubrication properties, that won't cost the earth to use for the GO factory ? bottom line none.
or something along those lines, I can't remember his exact words.
We'll wait to hear it from the horses mouth tho.
Well thatīs pretty close to the horses mouth, (close enough for me if he was confirming it with you Flanno). Lucky I didn't put any money on it eh

In that case I suspect the crank is made of a superior material than previous models. Something which was mentioned to me some time ago by Simon at GO during the development of the GXII, when I was enquiring about wear on the GX cranks.
It will make it easier for those who want to play with things I guess, or just easier to keep the crank nicely polished during routine maintenance