MessenJah said:
They're crap, apparently. Every eggbeater owner that I know of says the bearings went after about six months of frequent use. Quite a few online reviews mention this too. Which is a shame because I really like the look of them.
Time ATAC pedals might be a better option instead.
My first pair of Candy's bearings went within a month (ca. 1000km of wear) but there was absolutely no problem from the distributors getting a replacement pair of pedals. Moreover this replacement pair went on the mtb for a trip through the remote mountains of northern India for 3 weeks - so I wasn't expecting any more problems.
Since then I've also put Candies on the Windcheetah and Quattros (road version with larger platforms) on the Speedmachine. I've had no further problems and they've been excellent, comfortable pedals needing minimal servicing. Total mileage now exceeds 50,000km so I reckon they're doing their job.
My understanding is there was a quality control issue with some of the sealed bearing units used until about 3 years ago. Once this lot worked thier way through the system, the problems have vastly reduced. And, anyway, Crank Brothers and their distributors honoured the 1 year guarantees without quibbles IME.