I don't think I've ever said something like this before, but this is the kind of item that SHOULD be produced in China. Low tech, there's essentially no intellectual property to the item so the Chinese would have no interest in stealing it, and as a bike item it's almost an afterthought so to have them produce ones that look relatively close for $.50, well, seems like a good candidate to me.
But then.... it's a philosophy like that one that got us to where we are now isn't it?
Bud if you can make them similar for $20, I'll be in for (4) of them, if just 13 guys here could commit to (4) ea, well then.....