What gear is my fin in?

[NorthlandDivers]

Ok I wasn't doing a put down just putting in another frame of thought.  Sorry!  On the bands breaking  looking at how much diving the normal diver does I think it would take a lot of years for that to occur.  If the person does a lot of diving they would probably plan on replacing them on a regular basis just like they have there gear serviced regularly.  I guess I just don't see it as much of a problem but then I guess time will tell.
On the question of the springs vs straps  I know some of it is cost.  If you look at Atomic they have there Liquid Blue Split fins with straps at a retail of $199.  Now they also have there new Smoke on the Water which is the same fin other than color but, they added the springs in stead of the straps.  The retail price on Smoke on the Water is $249.00 or if you purchase there spring straps separately they are S59.95 That's an increase of $50.00 when they come with the fins and $60 if you add them in later.  Some people don't want to pay the extra money for the springs and others do but, it is a price point.  I would like to see Aqua-lung offer spring straps for the fin.  So far they don't have any so I would have to use after market straps.  I believe they are looking at offering spring straps in the future.