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Originally Posted by gycho77
You would probably make more money making a adapters.
ex) SRM saddle mount(aluminum version costs around $75), Spd-sl strap adapter, Speedplay strap adapter(people are selling for $75), and other track adapters
- Very few people *need* SRM saddle mounts. Basically, only if you are racing UCI events (Masters Worlds, Elite Nationals, Elite Worlds). I had one and hated using it in daily training. I wanted to see my data on the handlebars, not when I got off the track and looked under the saddle. People put the head unit under the saddle because UCI makes them. If you don't have to, don't do it.

- Very few sprinters use Speedplay pedals. Of the 3 most popular pedal systems (Shimano, LOOK, and Speedplay) Speedplays are the least-best for sprinting because of the small platform. The foot pivots slightly around the lollipop pedal.


I do firmly believe that even enduros and TT specialists will benefit from using pedal straps. But, it's a tough sell as the common perception is that pedal straps are to keep powerful sprinters from disengaging from the pedals. When in fact, a secondary benefit of using straps is the elimination of vertical "slop" of the foot in the shoe. The foot can rise a few to several millimeters inside of the shoe during a normal pedal stroke. If our cranks or pedals had that kind of slop, we would deem them crap. Yet we accept it in our shoes. For TT specialists looking for 1% gains, there it is. Probably much more than 1%.
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