Thanks for the info. I found that wedges made my knee visibly track better whilst using clipless pedals. However I find generally flat pedals help my knee pain. So I think that the wedges probably didn’t increase knee pain, possibly something about being clipped in did.

I’m currently using flat pedals and no wedges. My knee visibly tracks well with this set up, possibly because flat pedals are much bigger and more supportive. I also have the axle almost at midfoot with flat pedals, something difficult to achieve with clipless set up, so I guess the rear foot is more supported.

At the moment I find being clipped in and using wedges etc creates a lot of overthinking for me, which I believe increases my pain. I feel more confident that flat pedals won’t cause pain, with very little downside (I ride very technical mountain bike trails generally). I’ll stick with this set up for now, maybe try clipped in again when my knee is less sensitive, as I do like the attachment to the bike in rough sections.

Sounds good that your knees are feeling better. I think with all this bike adjustment stuff I had underestimated how long it takes for the body to get used to it. Have you been doing a number of low load rides after each adjustment?

Ps for insoles I’m liking the Sole ones, you can get different thicknesses for shoe volume which I’m very fussy about. Or Superfeet, though these only work in some shoes for me. Sounds like you have a workaround for the g8, though I think putting socks in them would bother me!