julian-wolf

Just watching this now—very enjoyable. Both the jacket and [what we've seen of] the jeans seem like they'll be really top notch. I'll probably only be in for the jeans, myself, but really looking forward to seeing how they both turn out.

As a funny aside, enjoying how just at the moment when Ryo says explicitly that "[Hajime] always pushed for the perfect reproduction" the camera is zoomed in on the two back cinches, showing that on the original jacket the cinch is cut on the weft of the fabric and on the reproduction the cinch is cut on the warp. Given how closely-reproduced most of the details seem to be, the timing couldn't have been worse (better)!

^^ vintage hair / new beard

Watch is the GS/TP hand-wound blackout complete watch; had it for a couple of weeks now

Overall very functional and comfortable, and even if it weren’t I’d still be happy to have found a good-looking mechanical watch with a sub-30mm face 

I’ve tried taking some photos, but the reflection + lensing from the face makes it really hard to capture

^^ Def. agree that the non-woolen Tender socks are a way harder sell than the woolen, yeah

^ Yep, I wear Tender socks every day and have been for a couple of years now. Tried a handful of the “fancier” brands along with the usual REI, Darn Tough, etc., and these are by far my favorites. I particularly like the mohair and the standard wool; the alpaca is good too when it’s cold.

Bamboo would be what, viscose? I don’t have much experience with synthetics, but being that it’s cellulose-based I’d be surprised if you didn’t find wool to be a good step up in terms of comfort.

$30 for a pair of socks seems absurd but $300 for jeans doesn’t? Socks have more of an effect on day-to-day comfort and overall quality of life than any other piece of clothing, in my experience, and accordingly I’m more willing to splurge on them than just about anything else—warm, dry, well-cushioned feet are worth a whole lot

Yeah, I can't imagine going back to non-wool socks at any point, for boots or otherwise

Only L32, looks like : (

Those guards are beauts, and the tan sidewalls on the new tyres are really icing on the cake. I've thought about sourcing out a pair like that for my old Univega, but in the end I think it'd mean paying an extra $10 / tube for reduced traction & resilience, all in the name of aesthetics, which is a hard sell. I think Velo Orange is the company I'd be most likely to go with—any experience with them, by any chance? edit: Actually, looking back at their site now, I'm not even sure if they make the sizes I'd need…so much for that

Why not just grind your spacer down at an angle & put in a little wedge between the washer and the bolt head?

Jeez, most of those look brand new

Good info all around—seems to be the consensus that I'm better off staying away from them

Good info, thanks. I've always wanted to be more interested in Trickers than I am—as a brand, they seam really neat, and I only ever hear good things about the construction & materials—but none of their styles really do it for me.

Both the Dexter and the Dermat are discounted on their site in snuff suede, and both styles are really appealing to me. Both are on the 213 last, for whatever that's worth. Raw suede's no good where I live, so I'd probably do them up with a heavy coat of dubbin from the start. I don't have any good reason to be in the market for a pair of monkey boots, but as it turns out I don't own a single pair of blutchers, so…

edit: @Geeman, is that US sizing for RW and Clarks vs. UK sizing for Grenson?

How do Grenson shoes fit? Any advice on sizing? I wear a 10.5 in Red Wing Heritage; a 10 in Red Wing Weekenders, Wolverine 1k, and various Clarks; a 28 in various Moonstar sneakers; a 9.5 in Lofgrens. My feet are pretty low-volume, which is often a limiting factor.

@ecsong187, I was wrong about it just being the toe curl: the Red Wings measure 4.0 cm, vertically, from the bottom of the welt to the top of the toe box; the Lofgrens measure 3.5 cm

@Broark, the Red Wings weigh 2 lbs 2.0 oz. each, with laces; the Lofgrens weigh 1 lb 9.8 oz. each

I think the laces on the Red Wings are maybe 1–2 oz. heavier than the laces on the Lofgrens, but not gonna thread them out to measure

Those RW-style Thorogood Mocs look great, could def. see myself getting a pair in the future

Only wish more companies (incl. Lofgren) would do them with a storm welt like the 1907 in stead of a classic GYW like the 875—really prefer how that goes with the rest of the styling

Good shout, but that's not a moc toe work boot—that's a full-on moccasin, just in boot form

^ Thanks for that. I need to find someone skilled to send my Red Wings to—the RW factory fucked them up royally; both new soles are coming unstuck and during the resole they ground down parts of the welt right to the stitching so there's very little left to the work with

Shame, 'cause the uppers themselves feel like they still have a year or two left in them

Anyone have experience with using Shoe Goo for this sorta thing? I've toyed with the idea, but not sure what I'd use to evenly clamp the outsole to the midsole / welt while it set

Happy to measure toe box height later this afternoon, but I think a big part of that appearance might just be that the toes of the RWs have curled up some with use

The Lofgrens are appreciably lighter than the Red Wings—happy to measure that later today, too

I should mention that the Red Wings are sized 10.5 and the Lofgrens are sized 9.5 (same as my M43s)

Few more shots of the Lofgrens while I'm here—happy to do close-ups of specific details, etc., on request

Old Red Wings w/ Lofgrens for comparison

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New Lofgens w/ Red Wings for comparison

Old Red Wing 1907s

I have a pair of Red Wing mocs; they've been one of my main pairs of boots for the past 3+ years and, all things considered, they've treated me really well

When it comes down to it, though, they're not the best they could be—in particular, I think I'll prefer the leather midsole on these to the poly-whatever that RW uses, not to mention the generally-improved quality of construction and attention to detail—and I've had some bad experiences with Red Wing as a company that leave me disinclined to continue going back to them

If I get to choose between a classic and an improved version of a classic, why not go for the improved version? Isn't that what this hobby's all about? Either way, if the lighting's good later today I'll try to post some comparison photos, if for no other reason than to show how well the Red Wings have aged

@mlwdp, yeah, I have no expectation that any of those companies would delve into making standard work boots—just meant to point out that Ed's usual default comeback wouldn't work so well here

700 and change, Ed, and last I checked Wesco doesn’t make anything like a classic pair of moc toes

Lofgren Moc Toes came in; went for a walk up the creek and took a bunch of photos of my feet to celebrate

I always feel like an asshole walking around in clean new boots, but damn they're comfortable