There are decent "knock-off" pedals out there. All the Exustar pedals I've use have been cheap and yes, not built to go forever but the many of their LOOK Delta knockoffs I've used routinely go 10k miles working just fine. (They've never said "Exustar". Mine have been "Forte" from Performance but the Nashbars are the identical pedal.) I see that Exustar makes quite a variety of knock-offs. I'm guessing their others are similar quality..