well telling me not to bother posting on a public forum for advice is hardy constructive is it? clearly you’re just another asshat bike shop worker who struggles to deal with the concept of other people not being quite as amazing as you are.

it wasn’t obvious to me that it was excessively worn in the first instance. i came here & asked a few questions, went away and looked at things that people had pointed out.

if using cleats set your shoes up properly

That’s not the issue. The problem is the natural angle of everyone’s feet varies.

Personally I would have prob asked the same questions as the OP. No harm is canvassing other peoples opinions is there? Thats what forums should be about, not this Im smarter than you cr@p that some spout on here.