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TBH I was surprised when I saw how cheap those King USB were.
I can weld and I (currently) have access to welding equipment so could make my own version for...
Right, I just went on ebay to see what stainless hose clamps in low quantities actually cost and I'm struggling to find them for under £1 each in low quantities, you can get them cheaper by buying in bulk but for individual use you aren't going to be doing that.
So, £1 for the hoseclamp, lets say 20p for a stainless bolt.
Velotastic.co.uk sell the King one for £5.99 so that's only 5x the cost of the materials and I haven't figured in the cost of the power to run the welder, the cost of the welding rod and gas, the time to cut the bolts down.
Plus the biggest factor, Ron probably knows a fuck ton more about welding than I do and his ones are less likely to snap and send the load into my wheel.
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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.