I had two sets of candys, and they both went bad. The eggbeater stops spinning within the platform, and its not anything you can fix. I love Crankbrothers, but i don't know what the deal is with the candys. They're pretty much a waste of time and money.

Their eggbeater pedals are awesome. I have them on all my bikes. Full titanium, twin titanium, steel, and chrome. 3 road bikes, 1 MTB. They are all also really easy to service.

In other words, I would definitely go with the eggbeaters over the candys.

On another note, the road specific shoes take some getting used to clipping in. The MTB specific shoes are by far the easiest to clip in. They are also really easy to walk in too. Downside is they're heavier. Clipping out is the same for both types of shoes.