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Old 09-25-19, 05:15 AM
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The salient bit from the article below. I have to wonder though -- wouldn't there have to be a lot of Speedplay patents coming up or already past expiration; ie. sooner or later the knockoffs would legally be on the market?

"Wahoo founder Chip Hawkins said he thought Speedplay had the best pedal technology and felt the brand could benefit from product line tweeks and improved distribution. He said when he went to buy Speedplay pedals for personal use a few years ago, they were hard to find and difficult to choose between models. He hopes to fix both problems.

"I think Wahoo has always evolved from pain points I had in my personal life," Hawkins said.

He only half-dodged the question from those who follow this market segment: Will the acquisition lead to a pedal-based Wahoo power meter?

“We never talk about upcoming products,” he told BRAIN. But he made clear that if Wahoo did offer a power meter, it would be pedal-based."
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