Ok, I realize that these are both expensive pedals, but I'm trying to shave weight (yes I'm turning into a weenie). My heavy pedals and shoes seem like good candidates, especially considering that they are rotating mass and all that. I'm under the weight limit on the egg beaters by about 40 lbs, so that is not an issue.

I want to stick with shoes with recessed cleats so that I can walk on them, especially around my house and my office building. That's non-negotiable at this point even if they are much lighter (I've never had a problem with hotspots with the small SPD cleat platform). I originally cared about compatibility with the SPD pedals on my mountain bike so I got Richey Pro V3 Mountain pedals when I bought the bike. Now I'm going to get new shoes also so I don't care anymore.

I'd like reasonably lightweight pedals, not necessarily silly light. Cost/weight saved is more important to me than cost alone. Although the eggies are more expensive, they are also signnificantly lighter and a much better "value" ($1.78/g vs. $2.41/g).

Does anybody have experience with either of these (or one of their less expensive variants)?, especially compared to SPD. I've always had an eye on the egg beaters, but all the guys at one of the better LBS in town highly recommended the ATACs. Or are there even better alternatives that I haven't considered?

On the same subject, I'd like recommendations for shoes. I currently have Specialized Sonomas from last year that are pretty heavy. Originally my thinking was that they look like regular shoes and I could wear them around the office all day, but the cleats still stick out just enough to clink when I walk, so I ended up just wearing sandals all day, so that doesn't matter anymore either. I was looking at SIDI but I can't tell what the difference between the models are supposed to be. What shoes do you like?