These pedals are excellent for climbing and not so aggressive downhill.
Great for riders who wants to switch to clipless.

They are initially great to use- very good in muddy conditions as there is lots of internal clearance for mud. I love the amount of float too. However, after 2 pairs of eggbeaters and 2 pairs of candies have snapped spindles, I've had enough. I can really do without the injuries they cause, and the associated time off the bike, not to mention the long walk/roll/1-leg-pedal back home when they break. I've heard first hand reports of others snapping plenty of spindles on these pedals as well. I gave up on the EBs while ago after a couple of snappage incidents, and swapped to Candies, but 2 spindle breakages in the past 7 months leads me to conclude that CB pedals have a serious design fault- weak/faulty/undersized spindles. They have all broken in the same place (see photo), so it is clearly a weakness in the design of these pedals. On Sunday the snapped left spindle gave my left thigh a very nasty greasy gouging (see photo) with plenty of blood and a big bruise on the back of my right thigh from the top tube or saddle when I went down. Last September I somehow managed to stay on the bike when a right spindle snapped whilst sprinting up a slope (different set of pedals), but had extensive bruising on the back of my left thigh and some strained arm muscles.
In every case the spindles have snapped when I was out of the saddle riding hard up a slope. I don't do big air- in fact I rarely get the wheels off the ground at all other than for the occasional log or rock, and weigh 78-80kg. I ride 150-200km/week on my Litespeed and Maverick, mainly on quiet remote dirt roads in fairly hilly terrain, and farm tracks with a bit of ST made by the cows. One pair snapped after less than 2500km, and the others at just under 8000km.
Would I recommend them? Only to someone who rode gently around on smooth roads, never pedalled out of the saddle and weighed under 50kg. I don't know anyone like that...

I've got a pair of crank brothers pedals on all my bikes including my roadie. The Candy 1 pedals are light, inexpensive and work great. No major complaints and very little maintaince. Im a big fan of Crank Brothers pedals

if your shopping for a pedal that will not add weight to your ride

I've run SPD's of various types, I also have CB Mallets and ride flats, too. The Candy is my go to for a lighter pedal on trail rides. So far it's held up well to two seasons of use.

This is my second pair of CBros pedals, I like them

I've used these pedals for awhile now and haven't had any problems. They work great! My only complaint is they're a little heavier, but for the price, you can't beat them. Very easy to clip in and out of them.

I've been using Crank Bros Candy pedals for a few years now and they're great bang for the buck. Easy to clip in and out, shed mud well, and the platform is just enough to stand on if you need to in a pinch or to pedal around town in street shoes.

I have had theses a while. I had eggbeaters but those would always roll under my feet when clipping in. These get the job done. I have already rebuilt them twice. It sort of a poor bearing design. I am going to ride them into the ground and get the candy 2s.

Would definately buy again. There easy to clip in and out. They are inexpensive. The platform isn't not too bulky, but has just enough to balance on unclipped when approaching the sketchy stuff.