Having dealt with hotfoot over the years using Shimano SPD pedals it was time to find a solution as things were worsening.
The 17 year old SPD design offers about 1.5 square inches of platform, which for me is a 120 PSI force on the ball of my foot roughly 5000 times an hour for each foot. Ouch.
Hotfoot is a result of nerves swelling which becomes a painful numbness around the ball of the foot. No matter how the cleats are set to the shoe it happens after about 10 miles.
Looked at Speedplay, cool looking, but not for me.
Eggbeaters by themselves weren't much better but coupled with the Mallet DH pedals looked like the thing to try. So try them I did.
After the first 15 mile trial and no hotfoot I'm thinking they may work pretty well.
BTW, the lights are the Martha Stewart specials on weak batteries; pretty visible in the dark, especially with new batteries. My $10 Arizona Whip.