Happy jeans: TCBxSufu S40s WW2 contest thread

[chicote]

Wore my 40s on a trip out to LA last week to pick up a new motorcycle n ride it back to Albuquerque, loosely documented on Polaroid film using this lil mamiya rb67.

Unfortunately the aperture slider seemed to have jammed somewhere along the way out and so most of these photos had way too much light for the camera to handle. Here are a handful that turned out okay:

In Brawley, California, somewhere I’ve always wanted to go (imperial county generally). About ten years ago I read the book Imperial by William T Vollman and it’s made a lasting impression on me, such a strange and magical and desperate part of the world. I only got to spend a couple of hours there as I was trying to get to tucson that afternoon, the below photos are from a quick cruise through salton city.

And a couple from penny’s diner in Yuma Arizona:

The rest of the trip after this point I was white-knuckling on the highway trying to stay upright as a massive snowstorm came in from western New Mexico and froze me solid and blew me back and forth all over the road for the last 200 miles home. got some minor frostbite on my fingers and knees but made it back in one piece lol. and the jeans have another story to tell! I’ll update w some pics of them soon. for now here’s a pic of the bike, 2000 kawasaki w650 :p

[CSL]

1 hour ago, andrewrose said:

@CSL pretty much. Someone will probably start a final submissions thread, and you can add final and progress pics and any thoughts. There will be some time limit, say two weeks, to submit photos before judging. Several of the Japanese contestants are on IG only, so I guess they will be submitting photos here. 

Thanks for clarifying, andrewrose.

[AlientoyWorkmachine]

@chicote Love that set! And glad you made it on that bike. I used to have a similar Honda but man that thing was not fun on the highways. I eventually moved on. Anyways, I've never heard an RB described as little and that's one of the most inconvenient and cumbersome ways to shoot polaroids but hats off to you! Did you put any proper negs through it as well? 

[chicote]

@AlientoyWorkmachine thank you! Yeah, this is probably the last winter road trip I’ll take on a bike with no wind protection  My boss at work always brags to me about riding to new mexico from florida on a 400cc honda in the early 70s and i kinda had that in mind setting out on this trip, but people musta been tougher back then or something!

and you’re right, the rb filled up like 1/3 of my bag, lol, but it was fun to have something i needed to be so intentional about setting up. It came with a 120 back that needs new light seals but i am considering just shooting sx-70 on it forever; the big wide clear lens combined with the magic of that colour chemistry feels really special to me in the limited time ive used it so far.

[oomslokop]

@chicote love vollmann. my fave wd b butterfly stories and fathers and crows

[bartlebyyphonics]

liking it; the photos are giving me Stephen Shore Uncommon Places meets Boris Mikhailov's At Dusk vibes...

[Jared_Lee]

Finally got the emoji that was blocking my mobile responses deleted (long story)! I'm in Mexico currently without a computer so I couldn't respond with an accidental emoji blocking me from posting and I couldn't just delete it from the response field.

 

Anyway, accept the compliment @bartlebyyphonics. I'd give the 'fit nos to you as a 1a and @CSL as a very close 1b for the contest. Love the looks!

@chicote I love a W650. A truer Triumph Bonneville repro than the Triumph Bonneville repro. I also commend you for cold weather rising US highways on an air cooled 650 twin. They're delightful to ride, but lack a little top end when you need it out there blasting the open roads here. 

 

And yes, below 45 on a naked motorcycle with no electric support is painful. I think your charging system can support Gerbing electric gloves and jacket liner. If so, that'll get you down the road in freezing temps just fine. 

 

Love the photos too! The southwest has been calling me back for a few years now and between you and CSL, this contest has only strengthened that call.

[CSL]

Thanks, Jared_Lee! Quite a compliment.

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

It’s chilly and rainy today and the train station I’m commuting from is under maintenance, so “working” from home with this fella. 

[Jared_Lee]

A little denim update from the dunes of La Paz, BCS.

Edited February 11, 2022 by Jared_Lee

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

I named it crotch-ception. 
 

I obviously know nothing technical about sewing, and it shows. This is the last repair before the end of the contest, and tomorrow will be the last wash before the end of the contest. 
 

the crotch has always been the weak spot in all of my jeans, overall I think I fixed the crotch in these jeans more than 10 times. 
 

It’s been a pretty long contest and I can gladly say that I managed to wear these jeans for more than 80% of it, and as long as my underwear remain invisible on the inside of the jeans, I will keep on wearing them! (: 

[Uncle Karl]

@HopethisoneisnttakenI want to try it too!

 

[Uncle Karl]

Last week I demolished an old bridge in a park with a pond and built a new one.

A new hand-carved bridge girder.

I painted it.

Installation status

 

And completed.

[Uncle Karl]

And at the cost of completing the bridge, my pair fell apart.

I wash this pair and this contest is over.

I will post it again after washing!

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

@Uncle Karl the jeans look great!!

are you wearing another denim underneath? 

[Uncle Karl]

1 hour ago, Hopethisoneisnttaken said:

@アンクルカール ジーンズが素敵ですね！

下に別のデニムを着ていますか？ 

thank you.

Your jeans are also very attractive and wonderful jeans, which is the only one in the world.

Under jeans, I wear under shorts.

[Thanks_M8]

what's left of the patch

[mondo]

^ That is exactly what's left of my patch, too

 

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

I lost mine too. Came out from the washing machine without it. I can’t find it now though haha. 

[Foxy2]

Got to do some catching up with the thread…

spend most of last and this year in my pair setting up a weaving shed in the yard and remodelling the kitchen.

maybe 5 washes in.

[Jared_Lee]

Enjoyed a lovely trip to La Paz, BCS last week. It's a small town on the Sea of Cortez. It's quaint with busted streets, a nasty industrial section, a gorgeous malecon, some small stretches of beach, beautiful sunsets, wonderful people and some damn good vegetarian friendly food. We did an off-road tour out to the dunes for some less than successful sand boarding and super fun dune carving. We've both been riding motorcycles for years, but only ever on pavement. Neither of us have ridden quads before. Acclimating to the back end washing around in the soft sand took a minute, but once we got used to the handling, our guide Enrique ramped up the speed and it was a blast.

I for one am ready for the contest to come to a close. I am fortunate that these last 18 months included some beautiful motorcycling, family reuniting, two gorgeous trips to two very different parts of Mexico and the general rising tide of New York's reawakening. It's also been a difficult 18 months for everyone surviving the ongoing stresses of Covid and the varying restrictions, disruptions, anxieties and losses we've suffered. Unrelated to Covid, I also put to rest my cat of 18 years (Dimitri who landed a book cover during the '50s contest) and just this past month lost my grandmother at 94 years.

The joy of sharing these contests for me is journey we're on throughout them. The results of this contest are so beautiful from so many. I'm happy to have shared it with you all. There aren't very many people out there who can begin to understand what we're even doing on this forum obsessing over jeans and competing for whose look best after 18 months of wear. Thank you to @volvo240thebest and TCB for hosting it and thank you to everyone participating. What a trip.

[CSL]

May I ask, Jared_Lee, who did the pin up girl on your ribs?

[Foxy2]

One tilling session later…

[Jared_Lee]

@CSL, that was done by Bert Krak.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Jared_Lee

[Thanks_M8]

^^ nice tiles m8

[Foxy2]

Thanks @Thanks_M8 - it’s going to be lively & colourful!

No one will notice if/that the tiles are not exactly level…

Edited February 15, 2022 by Foxy2

[unders]

11 minutes ago, Foxy2 said:

No one will notice if/that the tiles are not exactly level…

Ha! I noticed the spirit level was conveniently obscured behind the jeans in your first photo…

[Foxy2]

17 hours ago, unders said:

Ha! I noticed the spirit level was conveniently obscured behind the jeans in your first photo…

Got a proper one, too!

Overall, the tiles are level, but I f*ed up the self levelling screed layer and now have tricky areas. In addition, some of the tiles seem to have thicker edges - so there is some lippage going on.

But my assistants keep telling me they don’t mind…

Edited February 16, 2022 by Foxy2

[Nayuta]

18 hours ago, Foxy2 said:

適切なものも手に入れました！

全体的に、タイルは水平ですが、セルフレベリングスクリードレイヤーを作成し、トリッキーな領域ができました。さらに、一部のタイルはエッジが厚いように見えます。そのため、多少のリップページが発生しています。

しかし、私のアシスタントは私に彼らが気にしないと言い続けます…

Beautiful Moroccan tiles and lovely cats!

[Nayuta]

On 2022/2/13 at 午後11時15分, Thanks_M8 said:

パッチの残り

Oh-!I was surprised!