Originally Posted by Piff

It hasn't changed for decades and decades, one of the few standards that has stood the test of time.

But...Is the pedal-crank interface the next standard on the chopping block? I wouldn't put it the industry to 'innovate' us out of being able to use keep using old components on newer and newer parts. I'm trying to think of a way they'd change it up in order to fit larger bearings into the system and increase stiffness in general. Would the spindle ever become integral to the crank?