when the clip is loose do you get the same advantage as if it were tight? ( kind of a stupid question )

Also i was considering getting eggbeaters off of ebay for about 30-40dollars. Do they have to be any special kind of eggbeaters to be compatible with my mtb shoes?are the shoes i listed below in the links compatible with my eggbeaters?

links to shoes im considering ( please add )
-adistar xc race-
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/139...Race-Shoes.htm

-expert mtb shoes-
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/117...-MTB-Shoes.htm


anywhere in here
http://www.nashbar.com/results.cfm?c...it=y&pagename=

preferably normal looking shoes under 100
( sorry for making you look but im on vacation in europe and i have no time to look



Thanks!!!