Ok so i started commuting recently, well a longer commute ie 13 miles one way, and i decided it might be time to get clipless on the fixie if i am going to be riding it that much. So i put on an old pair of spd pedals i had lying around and they seemed to work fine, until i came to my first stop, pull up on the pedals when i was coming up to a stop sign and much to my surprise instead of stopping like I expected my foot came out. I then went home and tightened them down all the way hoping that would solve the problem and it seemed to for a while, i was still being cautious with it. A few days after a car cut me off and a tried to do a skip stop and again out comes the foot. So i went back to toe straps for now, but what i was wondering is will look or speedplay pedals be better for holding my foot in when pulling up. Because that seemed to be the problem with the spd's, they uncliped when pulling up where i think that road pedals only unclip Twisting out. Or if not is their something i should look at? Im just getting tired of toe straps

My Speedplays have worked fine on my fixie. Feet stay engaged in the pedal when I want and twist out when I slow down rolling into a stop. While stopping or slowing by back pedling, they have never come out, Hope this helps.

ive been using SPD's even on my race bikes and that has never happend to me. maybe it's... your pedals?

you might have worn out cleats

the cleats are relatively new and it only happens when im really pulling up trying to do an emergency stop.

I SPD my fixie and it's fine -- this may be weird but are the cleats and pedals the same brand? Mine are both actual Shimano and I've had no probs. I had some no-name generic SPDs that I pulled out of occasionally once.

Back when I had them, my biggest (and only) complaint against Speedplays was their habit of unintentionally releasing, especially under hard effort. Scared the crap out of me at least twice. They were the old "X" series, though, so maybe they've improved, but on the fixie I take no chances and go with MKS platforms and toeclips. I have, however, always had great luck with Ritchey clipless pedals on my mountain bikes. Solid and tight in far worse conditions and under greater demands than I would imagine a fixie would place them.

the pedals i have are the shimano M324.

Are the cleats the Shimano multi-position release cleats? If so that could be your problem.

Or they could just be worn out.

I have the big ol' old-style Looks that resemble ski-boots and ride brakeless, so the foot connection is pretty important. My foot's not getting out of those without a hall pass.

Anyway, it's not you, it's me. I mean, it actually might be you. Is there a chance that you're twisting your ankle without knowing it when you emergency stop? If that's the case, even my ski-boot pedals wouldn't help.

I can't deal with SPDs for this reason...I have never actually had an unplanned release but on the upstroke they always feel like they are about to. No thanks.

For me it's Time ATACs on the commuter and MTB and Shimano SPD-SL on the roadies.

I have really like my Eggbeaters on the fixie. Very solid, no pulling out, even when skid stopping, sprinting in traffic or hammering up short 10 percent grades ('cause long 10 percent grades still make me hurl). And the four sided entry is nice one a fixie where the second pedal is always a moving target.
I did brake the spring on an old set, 70 miles into a fixed century. And that brings up the other reason I love 'beaters. The most likely thing to break is the spring, and then you just use a piece of inner tube to tie one side closed. The other side will be tight enough to hold a cleat. You will come out in a crash, but not doing normal riding. You have to leave the shoe on the pedal when you stop, but knowing you can jury rig a pedal is worth a lot, in my book. I finished the last 30 miles of the Reach the Beach century this way, up over the Oregon Coast Range and into a stiff headwind to the beach. Had MUCH larger problems with my legs and lungs, no problem at all with the jury rigged pedal.

Gordon

I have similar issues with my SPD's. even worse--when I practice standing starts, my feet pull out of the pedals.

And i'm running single release cleats--4 months old. They are hardly worn because i hardly clip out when i ride.

egg beaters may be okay if you dont skid much...but I read all too often of instances where the actual wings of the pedals break off.

also like Eggbeaters, specifically the Candy model, have never pulled out on a fixed or geared bike but they release easily when you twist your foot. FWIW I initially switched from SPD's as several pairs I used got squeaky after awhile, am using the Candy's on three bikes with no squeaks or problems of any kind

I'm with the Eggbeater crowd. I'm using Candys because I like the little platform to put my foot on in a rush until I can get clipped in. I haven't popped out when slowing down or skidding. If anything, I can feel my foot sliding around in my shoe.

I tried using toeclips on the fixie last week and my foot popped out on the downhill. That scared the hell outta me, back to clipless pedals.

I have similar issues with my SPD's. even worse--when I practice standing starts, my feet pull out of the pedals.

And i'm running single release cleats--4 months old. They are hardly worn because i hardly clip out when i ride.

egg beaters may be okay if you dont skid much...but I read all too often of instances where the actual wings of the pedals break off.

Interesting. I don't skid stop all the time, but I do quiet often, and I have never had a problem with the wings. I wonder if I am just pulling straight up while others are both pulling and twisting, which I can see putting a load on the wing.
The spring that broke was on a three year old pair, and CB replaced them with the newest version free of charge. Great support from them!

Gordon