Originally Posted by
79pmooney
I am one who has unequal leg lengths, 1/2". (And didn't know it for my first 60 years, Just thought I was generally asymmetrical.) I now use a 1/2" shim in my right shoes and a 1/4" shim for those cleats. I also pivot my seat nose a little to the left. And I set my cleats up differently; nearly straight for my left foot and forcing real toe-in for the right foot. (I use no-float cleats. For SPDs I have to set the right shoe up with all the toe-in physically possible. Next go-round, I might even file the cleats to get more.)
Not saying that the OP should do any of this. Just keep an open mind. If I insisted on doing what most do, I would have had the knee-replacement surgery 30 years age. Instead, both knees are doing well.
Edit: I probably have normal arch in my right foot and a very flat left foot as a compensating factor for my unequal leg lengths, hiding that unequal length to some extent and meaning that my shoes wear in quite differently.
Ben
Interesting...my leg length as measured ankle to knee joint is the same but - my left arch is much flatter than my right! I wear super feet in my shoes for walking because my knees bend inward; maybe time to put them in my cycling shoes.