Originally Posted by
RubeRad
So Jobst Brandt mentions something I've read elsewhere, that wear/failure at the pedal/crank interface would be eliminated if we used like the conical lug nuts on cars.
By this point, why has no manufacturer (that I've heard of) started making chamfered cranks/pedals? Or sold the service of converting existing equipment?
Cost and risk of changing compatiblity standard outweights the benefit of apealing to the 3 cyclists in the world who even know or care about the problem.