I was at a big mtb camping trip this past weekend, and two guys' eggbeaters sheared off the post. I thought Crank Bros had fixed this problem (notorious on 2002 model) but they were both current year models. So if you are still looking at pedals, you might want to take that into consideration. Times last forever (my BF has a pair that are 9 years old. They creak a little, but work just fine.) My shimanos are almost a year old and holding up fabulously.