What's your number 1 pedal?
I would agree with a previous post about ease of greasing and this should be done regularly. I also agree about the coffee stop cleat covers. One gripe is that if you get lazy and don't cover the cleats before walking on dirt, is that the cleat can get pretty gunked up with dirt, or ice. Love the float and release though.
I use eggbeaters for 'cross as well as winter road riding. I may switch over my 2 road bikes to eggbeaters once my Speedplay's wear out though. Love the release/entry and the float is nice. I also like being able to walk on the cleats. It sounds silly, but when I'm riding the rollers and need to bale, the eggbeater cleats offer a much more stable landing platform on the hard concrete basement floor than the speedplays (not that I've fallen, but it's still a nice piece of insurance).