PIKE BROTHERS Bundesländer Tour 2010-2011

[Atzec]

ACHTUNG!

The german "Engineer Crew" did set up a Tour.

We´re trying to show you all parts of germany and the jeans are supposed to travel all 16 Bundesländer (states).

The Jeans are going to be a pair of germany´s finest Pike Brothers Engineer Style Jeans W33 L34:

"Typical 1950s work wear denim. Our Engineer Pant has been made from 13 Ounce raw denim with selvage edge. Again, we went one step further to bring you a denim which is unique in structure and feeling. For our 1955 Engineer Pant we used ring spun and naturally indigo dyed yarn. Woven on vintage shuttle looms from the late 50s the denim is very rich in structure and feeling. The naturally indigo dyed yarn guarantees for an excellent color and beautiful fading.

Our finest Pike Brothers Accessories and Details make our 1955 Engineer Pant outstanding:

- 13 ounce raw denim with selvage edge in dark indigo blue

- 100% Cotton

- straight leg, regular fit with button fly

- heavy cotton thread in honey yellow color

- buttons and rivets made in zinc optic

- heavy bar tacking on pockets, belt loops and seam ends"

Thanks to fabian and the rest of the Pike Brothes we got the jeans and a set of Tees for free:

The guys at Pike Bros. were very helpful and ambitioned to get this tour rolling. THANK YOU!

The next HUGE THANK YOU goes out to James and OBBI GOOD LABEL, who are going some of their handcrafted leather goods.

Participants:

1. Dr.House: Hessen & Thüringen, Oktober-November
   
2. Atzec: Bayern & Baden-Württemberg, November-Dezember
   
3. Max Power: Hamburg & Schleswig Holstein, Dezember-Januar
   
4. Dingo: Hessen & ?, Januar -Februar
   
5. Rotbart: Niedersachsen & Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Februar-März
   
6. Beautiful_Freak: Niedersachsen & Bremen, März-April
   
7. Fairylicks: Hessen & ?, April-Mai
   
8. ?????: xxxx, Mai-Juni
   
9. 501 lover: Berlin & Brandenburg, Juni-Juli
   
10. Beatle: Sachsen-Anhalt & Sachsen, Juli-August
    
11. ThinFinn: Saarland & Rheinland-Pfalz, August-September
    
12. Almostnice: Hamburg, September-Oktober
    

Thanks to Dr.House for doing all the organisation!

More info to come...

[beatle]

this will be fun...thanks for organizing,

[almostnice]

and now explain please,why do i had to register at mynudies,Dr.House!

[salaami]

haven't been wearing the CPO shirt this summer but i cant wait to break it out for the late fall and winter. its crying for abuse

[BAerts]

Wow, this looks like an incredible tour. Looking forward to it!

[Paul T]

Ah, Markus, I'm already 8 per cent ahead of you, then. Can't wait!

[dr.house]

and now explain please,why do i had to register at mynudies,Dr.House!

Postings on Superfuture weren't planned at 1st.

[wahwho11]

if it's natural indigo, shouldn't it be more than 16 months? But damn do those jeans look good, and I always like seeing almostnice in those shirts.

[ThisSunday]

Looking forward to following this tour. Those jeans and tees look nice

[dr.house]

Some Details:

Unfortunately no chainstitch on the hem...

Redlined selvage...

Nice but flat structured denim...

Beautiful zinc-like buttons...

...and rivets.

Fat leather patch...

...and of course the selvage coin pocket.

The structure of the denim is very clean and flat, this may change after a soak and/or some wear. The finish is perfect, all threads look strong and I suppose they're made of cotton. Buttons and rivets are very beautiful. I'm only a bit disappointed about the regular hemstitch and I also miss backpocket (hidden) rivets on this 50's inspired cut. The cut remind me a bit of a 1954 501.

The whole jean looks pretty nice and strong and I'm sure they'll fade great. Stay tuned.

[Atzec]

pics of obbi good stuff added.

[beatle]

excellent leather pieces **

[TLCA]

Is the third leather item from obbi goods a patch or are my eyes deceiving me? Does that mean there taking off the pike bros patch?

[Atzec]

^no worries. we´re gonna have two patches.

[daynym]

This is gooing to be nice. House will start the Tour in 4 days...

[dr.house]

Yeah, here we go!

The Pike Brothers Bundesländer Tour starts like any ordinary sunday for me:

• Outa bed at 6 o' clock :icon_twisted:;
  
• Pampering and feeding my lil' daughter;
  
• Having a fast coffee and driving to the bakery.
  

Breakfast for the Ladies and me.

Yeees...

Sill wearing my SDA 203's this morning.

The snowman needs a wash bad:

And finally the great moment :-D !

This day is the day of the german reunion. We've planned to spend it with my parents in law, they live in a small village near Göttingen (still Hessen).

Nice garden...

Barbecuing...

...and there are still some typical products from the old german democratic republic available (but tasty!).

Do you see the little hand on the left ;-) ?

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[dr.house]

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It was real great weather yesterday, moar like summer. Much fun for us:

...and fun for you guys ;-)

Posing with the unsoaked Engineers. They're dam stiff and pretty uncomfy and bleed like hell!

For the Nudieheads...

After that we had a little walk thru the 'street of songs' ("Straße der Lieder"). This street leads thru the nearby forest, every now and then you can sing an old german folksong:

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[dr.house]

Part 3

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Fat cornfield...

...makes the missus hungry again.

Do NOT eat!

After the Ooe World Tour EVERY tour needs goat pics :-)

Back at the home of my parents in law we had wonderful applepie (thanks to the missus)!

Last not least a lil' moodpic...

The cut of the engineers is pretty close to LVC 55's, even if the "Originals" got more room in the top block. The quality is really fine, but I don't like the simple stich of the hems and I miss hidden rivets on them. I also don't like the very tight front pockets and the additional belt loops.

I'm sure they'll fade quick and nice, I'll soak them gentle within the next days and hope they get more comfy cuz' they are REALLY stiff. The tees are nice but the printing fades superfast. I've handwashed my tee before the first wear and some letters are not visible anymore.

[beatle]

great start..and sunny weather...and great food..damn

[Mr HaGa]

Happy anniversary Germany and hurray for goat pics.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

nice first update, Doc!

Weather was lovely yesterday, perfect for the start

[lenn]

this tour looks like a lot of fun... nice pics dr.house

pretty curious to see how the denim will fade btw, never seen a pair of faded pike bro's

[dr.house]

Thanks guys!

A bit more:

Nele watches her mum...

...while I am wrestling with the mower. Do you have good eyes?

Yep! 1st heavy distressing (I was carrying my keys in the backpocket).

After the garden work-horror we've had wonderful aglio oglio and linguine di pesce at the best italian restaurant from Hessen (small, simple but real sicilian. Simply the best).

Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

[morse9443]

great update doc! great tour guys! Might have to move to Germany so I can get down..

[beautiful_FrEaK]

well that white sot after just one day is....kinda frightening me

[dr.house]

It's a HOLE. Frightened enough?

This pair of Engineers fades in no time, believe me. Dunno if that's good or bad, time will tell.

Hell ya, thanks to Mr.HaGa, I'll snap every goat I see! :-)

[dr.house]

The tour is also announced at

Pike Brothers and on their facebook site.

And again measurements after a cold soak:

PRESOAK

Waist: 42 cm

Inseam: 90 cm

Knee: 23,5 cm

POSTSOAK

Waist: 41 cm

Inseam: 86 cm

Knee: 22 cm

[dr.house]

@Mr.HaGa: couldn't find another goat, but yeah, here's a nice shepherdess (country life rules )

[dr.house]

Here's the promised surprise:

Yeah, Pike Brothers made Dog Tags for each contestant...

[beatle]

AWESOME SURPRISE