I hated the Candys, the four sided entry seemed to mean tension was different on each side. I loved them for commuting, couldn't do it on the trail as numerous times I got stuck and ended up hugging a tree for dear life. For me they needed way too deliberate of a twist/pressure to release. I am now riding Time Atac XL (women's version of Time Atac XS) and am pretty pleased. They are supposed to be designed for a lighter rider than the XS but I am not sure they really are different than DH's XS pedals. That being said I am still terribly nervous about getting stuck since I spent a year riding those Candy pedals.