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But the thing is, someone else is getting the clamps in, threading and brazing the nubs on, getting the nuts, packing and posting them out to customers and dealers etc.
No matter how simple or easy they are to make, they're saving someone else the bother by doing it.
Unless you have the skills and equipment, or access to someone who does it's worth it for the lack of hassle, and the peace of mind that they've been done properly.
Unfortunately people's time costs money.
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You could think the same of a lot of simple items with a huge function, but that still doesn't remove the fact that they are simple, both in terms of development, manufacturing and actual material.
For example your house key has a vital function to let you in, but it's just a piece of metal shaped accordingly.
The King USB are a beautiful and clever upgrade to a standard hose clamp, but something inside me clicks when I see that one costs 6/9/12 times a standard clamp (with a similar tying capability).
I'll probably buy them.
#firstworldproblems and all that.
Edit: since I am using the midfork mount, the USB might not work anyway, because of the thickness of the tightening nut, it wouldn't come flush to the midfork mount.