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@Wonky
Thanks for all the valuable input guys. It’s not overpronation as far as I know, I haven’t seen a physiologist about it but my shoe soles seem to wear pretty evenly. It’s just like there’s a twist in my fibula/tibia, from an early age I got made fun of by classmates because my right foot flared out when running. But my knee and foot work as normal and I don’t have pain during or after rides. I just have to stop that heel hitting the chain stay.
Come to think of it, I recently built up a Pompino with a square taper bb from an old mtb because that’s what I had. I intended to replace it with a shorter spindle one but it’s actually been really comfortable (with platform pedals mind). I think I’ll try the pedal extenders in combination with blue SPD-SL cleats (worth a try? Or might as well just immediately try red cleats?) as it’s an economic way of trying to solve the issue as compared to Speedplay Zeros, which I may explore if this doesn't work.
About the latter: I don’t have any experience with them but from what I read they just offer more (and adjustable) float. I’m not sure that’s really what I need, what do people like about them?