Quote Originally Posted by DirtDiva
How's the mud clearance on the Candies? It looks like it'd be pretty good. My SPDs (a pretty entry-level model thereof, though) aren't the greatest in that respect, so I was thinking about replacing them before next winter...
The mud clearance on eggbeaters, regardless of which variety, is excellent. The eggbeater is a 4-sided spindle, that looks like an eggbeater. As such, mud can be pushed on through.
I have a Candy on one bike and Eggbeaters on another, like them both equally well. The Candies really aren't enough of a platform to make that much difference IMHO - I'd get straight eggbeaters, or maybe go for the Mallets if the platform is that important.
I have a friend with plantar fascia, he can't use Eggbeaters, too small a platform for him. Everyone else I know who uses them loves them.