Agreed. Most of the foot straps seem overpriced because they are often hand-made in small quantity. The Gorka straps on eBay are only $25 a pair though, made to your color specifications! As for the reliability of Wellgo padels, I can't really say because I only have them for around a year. However, Wellgo produces pedals for many well known brands such as Shimano, therefore I figure the products should at least be decent. Since they are not that expensive, I actually got two pairs just in case one of them fails. Quick release makes swapping a snap.