Here is my experience among many with Crank Brothers. A pair of Acids seized and twisted off it's own end cap from pedaling after only 6 months of use ON THE ROAD. Crank Brothers' line was that I should have greased them regularly.

Try to find another component manufacturer with this attitude towards their pedals ... you won't. Crank Brothers pedals survive within a very narrow band of conditions and under lightweight riders. The bike boards are full of folks letting this company know that their pedals are junk. They've been selling this junk for years and when they SHOULD have been redesigning their pedals for reliability while they worked on anodizing them with pretty colors.

FINALLY, Crank Brothers have "redesigned" their base egg beater pedal touting the new design as "stronger" and "well sealed" without acknowledging their legendary product quality problems. Though they haven't addressed their Mallet and Acid line which are even less reliable due to their being marketed to more heavy duty applications and possessing a profound stress riser at which point the pedal ALWAYS fails.

This is why I think it's unethical to sell Egg Beaters. I know their failure rate. Now imagine if the pedal decides to fail on a section of trail with a couple hundred feet of exposure. I wouldn't want that on my conscience.