Originally Posted by
Nachoman
What did Speedplay do that was offensive, for those of us not in the know.
Speedplay was using standard, off-the-shelf bearings, but charging a
lot of money for rebuild kits. People figured out you could buy the same bearings from a distributor for a lot less, and sell them to end users at a fraction of Speedplay's prices. Speedplay didn't like it, and very aggressively went after anyone who sold replacement bearings for their pedals. It got to the point where Speedplay was threatening bearing sellers on eBay that didn't even mention "Speedplay" in their listings.