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yo those look damn awesome ^^^

I said some stuff on the previous page re the stretching on my pair. They have stretched an inch, but I don't think they would stretch much more.

But maybe if you wanna be all hardcore, and soak the waistband and wear them damp to stretch them out more, or something like that, then they might stretch a whole two inches. I couldn't tell you definitively though, sorry

hahaha

anyway which model are those? why only 80 produced? I'm assuming they're natural indigo dyed? what kinda cut?

CinSun - I am pretty certain Momotaro only sells the GTWP0307 in a one-wash, so I'm thinking in the BiG site is just a typo. The measurements they give look about right (for the 30s that I have at least...).

Update on my jeans - not much to tell, sorry. it's been hot here (Australia), and these havent gotten a lot of wear in the last two weeks. A lighter blue colour is starting to show around the stress points (keys and phone, etc). Nothing much at all around the knees. These are incredibly sturdy jeans, they will take a bit of wearing I think...

haha thanks anyways I might start a thread in supershopper if I cant find the info easily.

yo pandemonium thanks for the info.

a follow-up question (since I now need to order off the internet):

anyone know how these fit?

I wear us 10 in Nike, and us 9 in chucks. what size should i get in desert boots?

cheers

yo just a quick question:

is there anywhere in melbs that sells clarks desert boots?

cheers.

yeah they fit pretty much the same as above. I'm pretty busy atm (not busy enough to stop checking sf, but busy enough to not be bothered with taking and uploading pictures to the net), but I might be able to post a couple of fit pics sometime this week.

Those FH BKs are radtacular.

I have 30 in dukes (old leather tag, larger pockets), and 30 in Momotaro was the right size. Might have been able to squeeze into 29, but didnt try so not sure.

I would probably recommend 29, but 28 might be ok if you are up for a bit of masochism.

Umm... this is the model that I got:

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=3654&category_id=&manufacturer_id=42&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

BIG says that it runs one size LARGER than tagged.

I think that is about right...I didn't measure them when I got them. But between .5 and 1 larger than tag seems about right. They stretch a bit, but not a huge amount, so be wary of that. They definitely do not stretch to sagging point in my experience. Good luck with them! Post fit and results!!

OK haven't actually posted a confession here for a while, but I'm in the mood.

I confess I'm not always a good boyfriend.I know I get wrong, and can be a pain in the ass. I swear, I'm trying. But fuck, she doesn't make it easy sometimes.

Yo opie

I will post some evo pics in maybe a month - I have been wearing them most days, but not a lot to show for it yet. Very faded at major stress points (back pocket rivets, middle of yoke). Screen-printed pocket has faded a little as well, which looks nice. It is only just starting to come through on the thighs etc though.

The have been slow so far, but I have the feeling they might speed up a bit in the next couple of months. Will keep y'all updated anyway.

Peace

I read somewhere that 180gr vinyl is supposed to reproduce more solid bass, which makes sense I guess (lower/slower vibrations will carry better/more smoothly through heavier vinyl).

But in my experience, yeah as stated above, the mastering and pressing is much more important. I have a 180gr copy of Curtis by Curtis Mayfield. Played it on a system with a $20,000 turntable and some beautiful old tannoys, and it sounded like shit because it was a crappy master.

hahaha

you guys are retarded.

[/waits for grey rep..../]

I know its important to be patient whilst building a hi-fi system (if you're po' like me), but as soon as I get something new, all I can think of is how great it is BUT how much better it would be when I finally replace ______ with ________. I'm neurotic.

hah, before you know it, you'll have been through 2 turntables, 3 cartridges, 2 poweramps, 4 preamps, 4 sets of speaker wire (copper, silver, platinum, then copper again) and 3 different power management systems.

:eek:

the path to the 'perfect system' (a destination that will never truly be reached, of course) is a dangerously expensive one.

On the 'crappy systems' note, I never really figured out why manufacturers bothered to make those $700 valve preamps for ipods. !!?! I guess consumers really are stupid.

Also - 500th post. W00t.

^ ^ ^ I can dig that. Unfortunately my budget doesn't extend beyond Ikea these days (and probably won't for a while, after the trip I just took!).

One thing you can do to make the Ikea stuff look nicer is buy the raw 'wood' (read chip-board) finish, and paint over it yourself. You can even add a layer of wax afterwards iof you want. Makes it look a little less crap

I kinda dug the Boltz ones though (from your link above Kiya). And not ridoinkulously expensive either.

http://boltz.com/showitems.asp?deptcode1=502

Yo - re vinyl storage, i just got a whole bunch of the Trabys from Ikea:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90105069

Very similar to the Expedit, but from memory a little more solid. You can buy it in a whole bunch of configurations, and stack them together etc. About 14 inches wide inside the hole, so fits about the same amount in each cube as the Expedit.

Enjoying this thread.

yeah I remember not having a clue when I set up my first turntable

but you figure it out pretty quick. most important things are probably to ensure the arm is at the right height and the right weight (both of which depend on the cartridge).

enjoy your TT.

are you going to buy vinyl exclusively now? what's your plan?

oh cool didn't know that one. even closer to my place, so I should check it out! cheers.

tyro1, that thai joint on victoria street is called Ying Thai. Yes, it is fucking good.

There is one on Lygon (inner East Brunswick area) that everyone raves about too called Thalia Thai. Havent been there yet myself, but it is a bit of an institution I think. Always packed when i ride the tram past at night.

@ bye4now I reckon the NS look great as they are. If you want a slimmer fit, why not try the NC in the same size, rather than trying to size down more in the NS?

joining the chorus re sidney's jeans - really really nice.

Do cause trubble in various locations.

I was on oink. Can someone here give me a waffles invite.

Yo.

Momotaro do made to measure - around 50,000y and up. Check them out in Kojima. They also have a store in Tokyo, on the Chuo line (forgot which stop...)

Betty Smith in Kojima also do made to measure.

Enjoy