Like here's a recent thread from mtbr (mountain bike review) on pedal choices -
http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/do...rk-685141.html

As you can see...there's a lot of differing opinions.

The one drawback to eggbeaters I don't like for road riding is not being able to feel when you clip in. There are some other drawbacks for other kinds of biking that probably don't apply to road riding - like unclipping if you hit the bottom of the pedal on a rock. All I would say is that with their reputation for unreliablity, I would just make sure if you bought Eggbeaters to buy the newer versions which are supposed to be more reliable.