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^ … and the winner is 😆 Would love to see your 132Ds now @chicote

I'm happy to pay $5 a month to mitigate the risk of Sufu becoming extinct... it seems like a bargain

@julian-wolf this might help

@JohnM the 132 is def worth looking at. It’s got good thigh room, though less than the 136/157 cut, and the hem is smaller than the 136/157 which is pretty wide. I find the 132 and 157 on the lower rise side compared to the usual brands we wear but it works for the cuts. When I get a chance, I can give you 132 measurements for a size 3 in woad, which I purposefully picked so I could wear it beltless and 157 measurements for a size 4 brown hat. You’ll probably need a good search to see what’s available, starting with the Tender stores.

Thanks @Broark @rodeo bill Gwaaan then I’ll throw my brown hat 157s in the ring 🎩

As promised for-ever ago, measurements for the 147, 161 and 162 in w34... + pics of their state of wear at the time I measured them... + old patch on the 162s...

^ Tender is a self-serve for any made in UK jeans - so it's a matter of shopping around... and probably quite quick as it's the last from the UK I'll consider both but to make a good crack of any contest, it needs critical mass of entrants... a Q in the light of the Rebuilt numbers uplift

Thanks @Broark Anyone have the back rise measurements or an example?

It’ll be interesting to firm up who wants in with Rebuilt (noting the increased quota) and who with Tender… it’d be good to know we have enough peeps to make a fist of both

I think the original billing was a good one - Tender farewell to the UK. Agree with @ATWM availability may be an issue... (from looking at availability, my sense is contestants will need to move fast now anyway to secure a pair)... plus peeps may have pairs already squirreled away they want to use. It'll be interesting to see a variety of cuts and dyes on the journey... speaking of which, given it's Tender, which can be tough cookies, it'd be worth making this a longer contest of 24 months. The end would then roughly fall when the Rebuilt one ends, though they don't need to be linked. It should bring Sufu traffic.

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@reallypeacedoff hello little fella… welcome to Sufu!! Massive congratulations to you all!! Enjoy the ride…

@irual thanks yeah that works... nice trio... how are you finding the wider legged 136?

@irual can't see your post mate... new 136s? Interested to see them if possible...

Tender 132X, 490 / Freewheelers / Viberg / Rototo non visible

@JohnM haha good points... #LLS When I mentioned the Rebuilt 15 challenge, I just mean it needs solving... and agreed @Jared_Lee should be easy enough... I know @Broark's been giving that some thought so it's in good hands... though it's unconfirmed, at this stage, if that involves Tony the octopus

The vote could have gone any way of 4, but Rebuilt won and that defo needs respecting. The challenge comes if >15 people want to actually join it (rather than just voting)… I’d assume >15 do want to but that will need testing at some point. The Q then is are some folk who voted ‘in’ happy to stand down.

@bod 👍 cool jeans

Yup I’d say keepers @reubensangwich

Which Tender model(s) are you considering for your next pair?

Thanks for the additional info and work getting this moving and the discussion going @Broark Contests go smoother if the maker is totally bought into the contest and has time to work with us on it e.g. sizing, resolving inevitable issues, coming along on the journey. It seems that Rix gets top marks here. It'd be good to get an opinion from Sufu peeps who have his products??? Tender should also be easier to land as it's just off the shelf pairs and there is collective experience of Bill's products... do we know what models are coming through? I've seen a few new ones, but would be good to know all of them as that's a factor. Tender are tough nuts to crack - I think a longer contest would defo be better here, but I've said my piece on the slow fade contest. Tender fades are fking great over the long haul. So many examples in the 113 page thread and online. LH I have already so less keen; Rebuilt potentially but low numbers mean a subset only enter which will limit the #LongLiveSufu objective. I've got a rack full of 5-pockets I want to wear so not my preference generally, though noting both LH and Rebuilt look/are great.

I was in my LH tux at Tescos the other day and Mavis shouted 'eh up here's Aquaman'... I had to take off my Rototo beanie just to prove her wrong... she's such a piss taker... I originally thought who's that bloke with LH... never even knew who Jason M was... but fair play if he likes the gear (LH, FW or whatever) and is an enthusiast then he's just the same as everyone else in that regard... I just checked LH IG page - he's pinned Jason M... can't see anything on Jason M's IG promoting LH... dare I say they may even get along like a house on fire, who knows... LH has pinned TJ from The Shop who's been running a piece for months on his new LH jeans... TJ has passion for his clothes and business, so makes sense for him and LH to tag team... they are both enthusiasts and businesses after all so why not... ... anyway rambling over... back to the contest... I'll get my popcorn 🍿

Interest in denim seems to be growing by many means. Here’s but one example of a collab I saw just now

Hahaha… dear me, it’s not that kind of forum Maynard

@bod before and after fit pics??