Shoes that look better with age...

[bernielike]

Actually, According to Igor Chudov here, Aluminum will not spark at all. So maybe they were specially designed for riding safely and spark-free?

http://igor.chudov.com/manuals/Spark_Testing_for_Mystery_Metals.pdf

[Happy Hooligan]

I know back in wwii my neighbor worked at a gun powder plant and they had brass nailed shoes and shovels so there's not spark... might be an earlier WW1 model....

[hat&beard]

I couldn't be happier to say that I have officially retired these awful Doc Martens for this pair of Red Wing 9160's.

[superbeveridge]

End Clothing has a coupon code for 25% off plus another 20% for non EU. Thinking about grabbing these Trickers. Any idea how they fit compared to Alden Indy's? I am a 10 in the Indy's would I be a 10 in these as well?

Trickers Burford Derby Boot

[Leonard Leroy]

I couldn't be happier to say that I have officially retired these awful Doc Martens for this pair of Red Wing 9160's.

are those 1490s?

they look damn good.

[mikecch]

@hat&bread: nice up-grade!

Veldt meet-up? Must spread.

Same Stows different day:

[onehundy]

Keep rocking the Docs.

[hat&beard]

They are 1490s and they were possibly the most uncomfortable boot I have ever worn. I had a pair of 1461's (the shoe version of the 1490) that I loved and when they bit the dust I figured I'd go for das boot. Mistake. I had to use a pair of orthotics just to make them bearable. No support what so ever.

[velomane]

End Clothing has a coupon code for 25% off plus another 20% for non EU. Thinking about grabbing these Trickers. Any idea how they fit compared to Alden Indy's? I am a 10 in the Indy's would I be a 10 in these as well?

I can't comment on the fit, but would you mind sharing the coupon code?

[CrashTestBrummie]

so, here ya go, a Lotus trio. LEft, Ben's veldt boots, top right my veldt shoes, bottom, the CTB>PT pair.

Thanks Ben, I hope you make it to your destination ok!

There safely and now back in overcast Brummieland!

Glad the boots are working out well for you...and I'll definitely need to sort a decent camera out to try and do my boots justice, after you commenting that they look so much better in the flesh than the pics! Might have a fiddle with the broken old one and see if I can work some magic on it...

End Clothing has a coupon code for 25% off plus another 20% for non EU. Thinking about grabbing these Trickers. Any idea how they fit compared to Alden Indy's? I am a 10 in the Indy's would I be a 10 in these as well?

UK 10 should work fine, I believe...they're handsome boots, in both the marron and espresso leather.

my size & style though - cheers...

Good work! That was at least their third listing on there, was even toying with the idea of picking them up myself, to do a refurb and resell

i have to disagree.judging from CTB's pic,most of them are worn pretty well.

Three pairs were visibly worn before I got to them: the Wetherbys, Tecnics and Tricker's veldtschoen. The rest have been worn from new or 'as new', at work and play

The Lotus boots at the front, that look almost unworn, are the ones that I've been wearing the most recently...

[superbeveridge]

I can't comment on the fit, but would you mind sharing the coupon code?

25% OFF AND THEN ANOTHER 20% OFF FOR NON EU

HAPPYBIRTHDAYEND

[TheNorthern]

i love it when i can smell the beeswax from my boots

even when walking around in them.. it makes me think of this thread, i thought i'd share : )

[slide13]

fyi- since last time I was selling some White's I posted here and they were gone in no time I figured I'd give a heads up to all the boot addicts here. I have another pair of White's for sale and some Indy boots here.

[CrashTestBrummie]

i love it when i can smell the beeswax from my boots

even when walking around in them.. it makes me think of this thread, i thought i'd share : )

The results of the wax are nice, too...

[dr_do0m]

White's Bounty Hunters purchased in late Feb. and worn most days:

[CrashTestBrummie]

http://www.peggsandson.com/brands/tricker-s

Pegg and Son have reduced their prices on Tricker's considerably (again)...

[rkusmant]

dang, someone please get me size 12UK.. the deal out there is great CTB

[CrashTestBrummie]

dang, someone please get me size 12UK.. the deal out there is great CTB

Their overseas shipping rates are very fair, plus you'd have a reduction of around £40 for being a non-EU customer

More Lotus, marked UK 8.5 but would do a medium UK 9 nicely too, in my reckoning:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1940s-50s-LOTUS-VELDTSCHOEN-SHOES-UK-8-5-/260792605879?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Clothing&hash=item3cb8735cb7

Good condition and a pretty decent BIN price.

[Paul T]

Their overseas shipping rates are very fair, plus you'd have a reduction of around £40 for being a non-EU customer

More Lotus, marked UK 8.5 but would do a medium UK 9 nicely too, in my reckoning:

.

Our alerts are arriving at the same time! I certainly agree on sizing.

Is that a stain on the right shoe?

(and more original laces, too)

[CrashTestBrummie]

Is that a stain on the right shoe?

Grease, maybe?

[rkusmant]

Can anyone identify the brand/make on this?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280616334980#ht_500wt_922

It's called Wetherby, but the Tricker's one don't look anything like that.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Regent? Google suggests it may be.

Edit: Lotus 'fit pic' taken by Paul at the weekend:

[rkusmant]

Yeah, it's not really a deal then...

I'm 'still' looking for my first black boots purchase, been overwhelmed with shades of brown boots

[CrashTestBrummie]

Check your PM, might have found you a brown boot in 12 you can live with...

[rkusmant]

Thanks for the info Ben, I'm checking if they'll refund the VAT for me.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Thanks for the info Ben, I'm checking if they'll refund the VAT for me.

They'd be legally obliged to, in my understanding...

[rkusmant]

I asked William Lennon before and they're not refunding VAT, it's been a while since I asked that though.

[ranonranonarat]

im looking to pick up a pair of tricker's stow but from what i have been looking around, sizing seems to be queer.

typically on any shoe conversion chart, a UK7 is equivalent to a US8. but on a few tricker's stockists i have been to, they list a UK7 as a US7.5. i am planning to size down 1 on a fitting 5 boot but i am having trouble deciding if i should be going with a UK7 or a UK6.5. it doesnt help that different websites list them differently. if it is a fitting 6, i am confident of going for a UK6.5 but i cant say the same on a fitting 5.

[Happy Hooligan]

Picked up a pair of NOS Herman Survivors for my son... Steel toe, but he said they're very comfortable.... We're both breaking in new boots this week....

[Goominim]

Any idea what shoes the gentleman is wearing in this pic?

edit: I e-mailed Roy and he said they're Trickers he found at a thrift store. mystery solved!