ROY X CONE contest, 1.1.11 - 2.1.12

[ranonranonarat]

paul please post your WAYWT picture here already. it needs to be here pronto. that was one hell of a fantastic fit.

[Paul T]

Thanks, ran.

My first 24 hours in the ROYs. Felt great.

Bought myself a pressie to celebrate

Went to see my favorite monkey...

...and pulled an old jacket out of retirement...

[DocBlue]

Nice fit Paul, and nice W lennon. BTW ill do pics with WW1 replicas, i don't forget.

And thanx again Dkatz the bandana is terrific. it will be great on my bike.

(i know i look like shit...sick as hell)

[aho]

Great fits all around per usual...I'm just sitting here finding that I rub my thighs unconciously, the denim is so smooth and soft and I'm really loving how this fabric is breaking in....

[ThinFinn]

...and pulled an old jacket out of retirement...

so happy for you my friend that you've finally recieved them

and those mofos fit perfect imho!

[Medine]

i'd say we all meet up in UTAH then, laxest gunlaws... well, no gun laws at all.

Some big roy posse out in the wild west with guns and jeans and so on. would be rad

I am totally down for this. It would be so awesome/epic.

And Paul, very cool fit

[smittybat]

i'd say we all meet up in UTAH then, laxest gunlaws... well, no gun laws at all.

Some big roy posse out in the wild west with guns and jeans and so on. would be rad

You guys gonna look for aztec gold in Southern Utah? http://www.so-utah.com/feature/montzuma/homepage.html

[Sansome1877]

I am totally down for this. It would be so awesome/epic.

And Paul, very cool fit

I was told that the mines are closed in Utah, California would be better. California could be to far for most of you?

[stresMaldo]

We have mines in Colorado!

I'm not in the Roy contest but wanted to throw that out there for ya'll. : )

Come getcha wild west on.

[Sansome1877]

We have mines in Colorado!

I'm not in the Roy contest but wanted to throw that out there for ya'll. : )

Are the mines out your way wet?

[tg76]

come to new zealand we have mines, and um trees, and sheep...

excited?

booking your tickets?

first day back at work after 6 weeks summer break, lasted 2.5 hours

stopped at me mums to pick up my mail

and

i am complete!

no im not

i need some red wings or something

thanks zissou i love the belt and wallet

[ranonranonarat]

gave my pair a boiling hot soak yesterday morning and they have dried. 2nd time hitting the water and now there isn't a dick pouch anymore, so anyone experiencing that can try giving them a second hot soak. fit also seems to have improved considerably to something i like more. yay.

[Joseph Hill]

Paul may have been a day late, but proved to be dollar flush. It's going to take some serious undertaking (you may view this idiom as a striving effort, or yes, even digging graves) to outdo Mike though.

Nice kayaks TG, we have a local outfit that makes kits for stitch and glue kayaks that are similar. A friend of mine put one together, but I can only imagine yours come out with a slightly better finish.

Here's to building better engines eight ways using the ROY method.

[grooveholmes]

JHill-- must spread. Diggin' it. The beard is lookin' right!

[theotherchrislewis]

come to new zealand we have mines, and um trees, and sheep...

after recent events, I wouldn't be rushing down any of our mines!!!

[robbie]

I am not sure who to give credit to for convincing me, but I went ahead with a second soak in almost boiled water for an hour. These were taken as they were still a little damp earlier in the evening. I think I lost a little length in the inseam, i'll post measurements sometime tommorow.

[Paul T]

Lots of second soaks here. Sehr interessant...

[kit99bar]

Paul, my new favorite RoyxCone fit!

[Dr_Heech]

Awesome pic Joseph, lovin' the zz top style beard, but lovin' the roys teamed with that type one even more. Great fit.

@ Robbie and Paul T - Second soak seems to definately be the way to go!

Posting 'fit' pix this saturday (they're way loose ATM, but I like it)

Will have to give mine a possible second soak in march.

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[fardin]

great fit robie, did i already say i like your boots ? haha

[dkatz]

Damn, Robbie's now got my favorite fit, with Paul a close second.

Every time I look down at my legs I get super excited. Every time I look in the mirror I wish they were two sizes smaller.

Considering a third, boiling and agitated, soak.

Glad you're liking the bandanna, docblue!

ROY's keeping my legs roasty in a 8-hour bus ride on my way to Arua for a meeting tomorrow morning. Sigh...

[Paul T]

yes, looking great, Robbie.

SO you're going for a second soak, Dr Heech? I personally never bother, will be great to see how all the various approaches work out in a year.

HEre's our Cone, vs original Cone from 1969. In most lights, the new fabric looks darker, now - here the fluff on the new fabric lightens it up somewhat. The 1969 denim is at that really nice stage you get at three months' wear, very matt, with the fluff worn down with wear. Roy thinks of our fabric as being a bit purple ini hue, I think of it as very dark grey, at least after a single soak.

Royxcone on right here, on left below:

Daniel, if want them smaller, why not live with them for a month or two, at which point they'll benefit from a hot wash anyway?

I think we've all been conditioned to slimmer fits - but, for instance, Farhad's looks great to me.

As does this. My fit is hardly any different, except I've cuffed more, I'm into less stacking at the moment ( there has been negative comment about this in the T household, but I'm brazening it out)

wishing I had American Optical

APC Madras

Unlucky

ROY x Cone

Freeman

[robbie]

^^^

I must not be far enough along in mine, but I don't really see any purple myself.

Thanks for the compliments gents, that second soak really did wonders I think. And the boots are this crazy broke in pair of RW's I thrifted.

[dkatz]

Thanks for the thoughts, Paul. I am just more comfortable in slimmer fits - feel a bit slovenly in these. And Robbie's fit makes me realize how they could fit. Measuring as ROY instructed came to 31.5, ordered 31 but by how these fit, would have felt better in 29s. Will measure the waist if these when I get a chance.

[fardin]

funny everyone is used to trimmer fits with me its the oposite. and these are going to be the trimmest ones i guess, after i finally soak em. very curius about that actually but i guess i am still goingt o wait as long as i can.

the thing is also there are so many nice fits out there. like pauls robbie, captain zizou roy6 and docblue beeing the trimmest as far as i remember. i like farhads and specially samsones fit. but strange enough all of em look great , there is not a single one wich looks odd, and the fun part of it too

[ranonranonarat]

here are some measurements from the 2nd post soak. they don't seem to have shrunk down a lot but the overall fit feels A LOT better. i have no idea why, perhaps psychological but not too sure about that one. will put up a post 2nd soak pic soon.

pre-soak ----------> post-soak-----------> 2nd post-soak

waist: 32inches > 31inches > 30 inches

length: 32inches > 29inches > 28.5inches

front rise: 11inches > 10.5inches > 10inches

back rise: 14inches > 13.5inches > 13.5 inches

thigh: 11.5inches > 11.5inches > 11.5 inches

knee: 8.75inches > 8.5inches > 8inches

leg opening: 8.5inches > 8inches > 8inches

[dr.house]

Uh, a lot more shrinkage with your 2nd soak...how hot do you've soaked them?

[ranonranonarat]

first time i soaked them probably around 50 to 60 degrees and the 2nd time i gave them a boiling hot soak. added boiling water to 60 degrees water in the ratio 3:1. gave them some slight agitation as well. should have gotten most if not all shrinkage out. i know boiling water destroys the denim but i was looking for a slightly trimmer fit.

[DocBlue]

Uh, a lot more shrinkage with your 2nd soak...how hot do you've soaked them?

one more and he gets panties.....

i wont be the trimmest with all those second soaks going on.

[Oldswag]

Subscribed! will be lurking on the cone evo from a distance