TCB: happy jeans contest

[Sugar Mountain]

Ranon - I was waiting for your HKG update! Great hanging out with you. I only realised afterwards that we had not posed for any fit pics (''Er, would you mind taking a picture of me and my friend? We're wearing the same jeans, you see.'') but like you say: next time. You've got me craving a bowl of Mak's won ton noodles now.

 

Jason - I need to revisit Ho Lee Fook... went there during their soft opening and the service was just too over-attentive and pushy, so my wife and I didn't stick around for long. Food was good though. See you and Ed soon!

[ranonranonarat]

massively awkward i was thinking... i really liked mak's and although i liked the beef brisket, i think i should have gone for the wantons only combination. the soup stock felt a bit too heavy with the beef brisket. looking forward...

[jsn]

Ranon - I was waiting for your HKG update! Great hanging out with you. I only realised afterwards that we had not posed for any fit pics (''Er, would you mind taking a picture of me and my friend? We're wearing the same jeans, you see.'') but like you say: next time. You've got me craving a bowl of Mak's won ton noodles now.

 

Jason - I need to revisit Ho Lee Fook... went there during their soft opening and the service was just too over-attentive and pushy, so my wife and I didn't stick around for long. Food was good though. See you and Ed soon!

 

Simon - probably too eager to please back then. I think it's much better now. Sorry we couldn't meet up this time around! Next time for sure

[Capsicum Fried Meat]

great updates along with the food porn  . no changes for my TCB 50s lately.

 

btw: @Ranon the white's got my attractions. black cxl or black dress leather?

[ah_long]

great updates! I'll be going back to Hong Kong in less than a week, can't wait!

[ranonranonarat]

great updates along with the food porn  . no changes for my TCB 50s lately.

 

btw: @Ranon the white's got my attractions. black cxl or black dress leather?

those are the cxl's, they age very nicely to a brown and couldn't recommend them more to anyone!

[Sugar Mountain]

Very little to update on in terms of denim progress, but here's my current fit after having the jeans hemmed at Take5. I spent all of my working day yesterday doing an unusually manual job, which gave the jeans (and my back) a good going over... Today is a more relaxing schedule.

 

 

 

[Flash]

that is a really great fit mate , they look soo comfortable 

[volvo240thebest]

great fit Sugar!

 

Today I went for a walk on the beach with the family

 

 

 

 

 

that's the closest I could get to a fit pic!

vintage LL Bean cursive label Parka

vintage lee corduroy shirt

TCB contest jean

Santalum lace to toe boots

daughter!

 

as you can see my left knee has started to fade ahaha!!

Edited November 1, 2014 by volvo240thebest

[--simon--]

The last couple of weeks in Scotland & Wales

 

The Denim is at that early "hairy" stage after 1 month.

[ah_long]

these jeans are nothing like what I've had before.. there's not a lot of signs of fading, there's still a lot of hair on the denim at this point

[volvo240thebest]

don't worry and keep enjoying them. my 60's were every bit as stubborn as these at the beginning but then I had some pretty good fades after only 1 year of wear.

[Projectp]

I agree this denim is stubborn...relatively no signs of wear after a month but for the most pronounced roping I've ever had this early in the life of a pair of jeans. What really surprises me is the amount of contraction/expansion that occurs, particularly the inseam. I recall earlier in the thread someone stated TCBs shrank/stretched more than any other pair of jeans they owned, but I had no real appreciation for what that meant until I started washing mine. I don't have any numbers to provide better perspective (I'm not meticulously measuring every pre- and post-wash), but I've washed my pair twice since I got them back from BiG. When dry, the fit is exactly what I want in the waist and inseam, but after a few days of regular wear I'm relying on a belt and cuffs. Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying the overall experience with these jeans. I've just never had a pair's fit change so noticeably in such a short period of time.

 

 

 

[erk]

I'd rather have a pair that take some time to break in and look like real jeans than a pair that look like cartoon jeans.  flathead/samurai/etc... 

[Sugar Mountain]

Haha, I like the phrase ''cartoon jeans''... I'm a fan of The Flat Head denim actually but just not the no-wash, high-contrast style that used to be popular on this board. With more frequent washing, their jeans look brilliant.

 

Projectp - I know what you mean about the stretch on these jeans. Mine were really quite tight in the waist right after their machine soak but nearly a month and a half later, I'm having to hitch them up because the waist is quite loose. At least I know that I can warm wash them and not have them become unwearable.

 

Not complaining though - I love wearing my TCB!

[Jared_Lee]

I've been in these jeans every day since receiving them except when washing. The fit is fantastic and the fabric is just starting to show some life. For information on shrinkage, I hot washed and tumbled to start in a small machine, hot washed and tumbled again in the same machine when they were dirty to the same fit results. Then, after moving this last weekend and no longer having access to the small machine, I put them in a hot wash and tumble in a full-on laundromat machine.

 

The final wash shrank the inseam another .75" and probably .5" further in the waist than before. After a couple days' wear, they feel just like before. No need to worry if you've machine washed them warm already, you can shrink them a ton and stretch them right back out.

[Sugar Mountain]

Mine haven't touched warm water yet. I gave them a cold wash and spin and then an extra machine rinse and spin because I was concerned about the waist. I think I can get away with 30-40 degree washes in the future however.

[ah_long]

hands down the best dim sum in the world, old school dim sum with fresh ingredients

 

DSC_0144 by 6u07, on Flickr

 

DSC_0143 by 6u07, on Flickr

[edmond]

ah long where??

[ah_long]

in Hong Kong right now, going back to Canada tomorrow. You in HK?

 

*or are you referring to the dim sum?

[edmond]

hahahah the dimsum!

 

im in manila! might be in hk early dec. or end of nov.!

 

simon! well drink till drunk then!

[aho]

^also interested in knowing which spot for dim sum...Back in HK in January!

[edmond]

what day aho?

[aho]

^I'll have to get back to you ed, not sure exacts yet but mid-January!

[ah_long]

Lin Heung Kui è“®é¦™å±… 

 

 

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2-3/F, 46-50 Des Voeux Road West, Sheung Wan 

上環德輔é“西46-50號2-3樓

 

2156 9328

 

http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=31507&region=0&s=3

 

a few notes.

 

1. no paper for you to mark, the trolley comes out, you need to go to the trolley and see what they have. If you're slow, all the good stuff might be taken. There's no signs on the trolley to tell you what's in it, literally just go up and open the lids of each stack to see what is in it.

2. better to go for morning dim sum, less people

3. dim sum goes to the 2nd floor first and then to 3rd, better to get seating @ 2nd floor

4. You can have your own tea or share a pot (same price), the key to pouring tea is to be fast so you don't spill shit everywhere

5. all the dim sum are good, but they also have some old style dim sum that you can't find in many places nowadays

6. all their dim sum is made fresh in HK, not those frozen crap delivered from China as you would find in most chains

Edited November 8, 2014 by ah_long

[garden gnomes in space]

damn, makes me wanna go fuck up some chicken feet and shrimp balls.  I think im the only white guy who gets down on chicken feet at dim sum spots

Edited November 8, 2014 by garden gnomes in space

[aho]

Garden, what's the best dim sum place in Oakland or the Bay in general in your opinion?

[garden gnomes in space]

Im probably to the best to ask as I am not super into dim sum but theres a spot in Alameda called East Ocean Seafood that I have been to a few times and its legit.  I will say I have some Chinese friends that swear the best places are not even in SF/Oakland, but in some random suburb outside of SF or Oakland. 

Edited November 8, 2014 by garden gnomes in space

[meschan]

ed, since you are not replying me in PM, i might as well ask you here. have you mail the patch to me yet?

[ranonranonarat]

SUPERFUTURE DIM SUM YUM CHA MEETUP, JAN 2015