I've 'shopped around' for almost a year while using my Saints - in no real hurry to get something until I found something that struck me and 'ticked all of my boxes'. I am very familiar with the Sprys - as well as scores and scores of other pedals ranging in price from well under $50 to over $300. In the end, for me - it wasn't completely about the money (nor was it a 'rash decision'). The Sprys are decent pedals for sure, but in the end I wanted something a little thinner with very high-end, long lasting bearings, built via CNC with top quality materials (and looked good to me) - the Sprys (and many other pedals) did not qualify for me. I bought, tried and returned (or sold if unable to return) 3-4 other pairs of pedals along the way. Pedals (and even grips to a degree) are a bit like saddles - a fairly 'personal' thing. As 1 of the 3 'contact points' of a bike - and a very important one as that is where power is supplied to the drivetrain - if a pedal doesn't feel or perform right to the rider, it's going to have a very negative impact on the ride. ESPECIALLY if you ride a whole lot (as I do).

I'm sure there are millions of people out there who couldn't understand why anyone would need to pay more than 2-3 hundred bucks for a bike altogether - but I digress. Just because One can't understand something doesn't mean there aren't 'good' (in relative terms) reasons for it ;-)