Finding spikes- can anyone help?

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@Charlie_Francis

Are you sure he wore that type of plate at the trials? If so, it might well have been his choice (or he was talked into it).
Often a top athlete can wear the plate of their preferance put onto the upper they want to promote, with the spectators none the wiser. We were always able to do that in the old days.

I’d sure like to know because, otherwise, it’s a rather interesting coincidence, don’t you think?

I do know that the plate in the off-the-shelf version of that spike is extremely hard, and for the OP that is actually what matters.