Originally Posted by unworthy1

yeah, that "exclusive part/tool" idea was a bad thing, but while you're p*ssing on graves, save a big one for both Shimano (especially) and Campy, they did this too. I still love the thrill of having to find (or make) a 7mm Allen wrench when I come across that one, or the weird fractional size Campy used (3.5mm?).
As LWaB points out, you can swap in a standard 15 or 14mm crank bolt, as the threading is standard, and AFAIK you use the standard extractor tool.