I have not used the egg beaters, but I am using some Time ATAC Z pedals (my first clipless). They are great - the platform lets me easily use them with street shoes for the campus commute. The only downside to the platform is that you have more room to "miss" the mechanism. This happens less with practice, and still might happen with egg beaters, but I sometimes find my self searching for the proper place to put my foot to get clipped in. If the only place to put my foot down was also the clip, I think it would be easier.