Knee, Achilles Tendon, back...what doesn't hurt?

[Owlie]

Food for thought...
Indy, I do ride a triple, and the fitter did mention that I should get a compact double on my next bike, but agreed that it wasn't worth switching the crankset out on this bike. The next bike will have a compact double anyway. He did mention a leg-length discrepancy (probably my left, but I don't remember), and did put a shim in.

Catrin, I'll double-check the saddle when I get home. I try to align it with the "point" in the paint on my top tube, but I'm not exactly good at that sort of thing. And I'm using SPDs. My fitter suggested that I get road shoes and pedals (Speedplays or SPD-SLs, and I assume by extension Look Keos) to help with the hot spots from the pedals/shoes (they're too flexible for my liking, and too wide in the heel except as a winter shoe with a thicker sock). It's also possible that my cleats have wiggled out of position a little.

Withm, I don't think I ankle (and have made an effort not to), but I will double check the saddle height, if I can find my sharpie line. It has certainly been worse since I started working in retail, but I can feel my right heel slipping in my shoe a bit. I wonder if that might mimic ankling.

I should also mention that at least some of those issues (knee, Achilles tendon) are much improved if I actually focus on a proper, round pedal stroke. I wonder if it's less an issue of bike fit and more me not actually working some muscle groups appropriately.