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The folk that invented spring straps should have a monument built to them. I can't count the number of times I've had my fins on in rough surf and had to wait while my dive buddies fumbled with the rubber straps. I agree, they should just be standard equipment now.

I agree they should be stardard equipment. One thing for sure no more fumbling around with my fin straps anymore:D:D
 
I sincerely doubt there is a big price difference between spring straps and standard straps. I mean, essentially a spring strap is some plastic and a spring (I would be willing to bet that a $30 pair of spring straps costs less than $5 to make). In fact, to replace the factory buckle/strap assemblies on my Quattros would actually be more expensive than the spring straps I bought. Spring straps probably cost more to manufacture than most standard assemblies, but I highly doubt it is any sort of meaningful amount.

I can tell you from a brief exposure to injected plastic manufacturing, the standard buckles on a typical fin probably cost pennies to make. Plastic and rubber are extremely cheap both in source material and manufacturing. Stainless steel springs are expensive. Just look at the price difference at your local mega hardware store between a nickle plated bolt snap and a stainless steel bolt snap. Stainless steel isn't cheap, and I imagine the right alloy to make a flexible spring is probably more than that to make a bolt snap.
 
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