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    Finn666
    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

    you and me both buddy 😉

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      Bluegrass
      Joined: 25 Jan 2013

      Oh well I can think of worse problems to have than deciding which really awesome boots to buy.

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        tatmantall
        Joined: 24 Dec 2012

        Finn~
        These buddy:

        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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          tatmantall
          Joined: 24 Dec 2012

          I just really love seeing all the engineer enthusiasm that's sparked around here lately!!! Glad you all like them as much as I do!!

          "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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            tatmantall
            Joined: 24 Dec 2012

            Love this shot too:

            "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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              mclaincausey
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              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              Allow me to further complicate things by suggesting you take a look at Sugar Cane/Lone Wolf's engineers.  A bit cheaper but they sure don't look it 🙂

              http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/vintage/item/lw00300-119/

              The things that make me love the Lofgrens are:

              • Goodyear storm welt, it's really substantial and has pretty functional accent stitching.  This is a heavy duty feature, I don't think it's common on engineers.

              • The profile in general, I like the shaft width and length, the last, the toe, the heel, the double leather sole…

              • The buckles are cool, and judging by VEB's boots, age well (though who knows if his are original)

              • John seems like a good guy and he provides great service and believes in what he's doing

              • I love vintage rubber soles, but this pair I got for winter and bad weather.  The Vibrams look vintage and are figure 8 stitched, but are modern nonmarking rubber soles, more durable, probably more comfortable too

              • CXL in a decent thickness (maybe 2.5mm from the pictures?). Love it or hate it, this is a known commodity.  Evo pics in this thread show the promise of this leather on this boot

              • Triple and double stitching all over the upper, seems overbuilt–which I love... double stitched straps, nicely hand stitched shaft seam

              • IMO the PERFECT length for the ankle strap.

              Think it, be it.

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                mclaincausey
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                I am also a fan of these Lofgren blue suede shoes, I've been eyeing them for some time.

                http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/speedway-shop/item/lk-001/

                Think it, be it.

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                  tatmantall
                  Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                  X2 on the blue suede shoes… If those get produced in my size I Will have a pair

                  "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                    Finn666
                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                    @mclaincausey:

                    Allow me to further complicate things by suggesting you take a look at Sugar Cane/Lone Wolf's engineers.  A bit cheaper but they sure don't look it 🙂

                    http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/vintage/item/lw00300-119/

                    thanks for the introduction mate, but what i dislike is the bulky toe box…i really love the RC's, the Lofgren's and all other engineer boots with that flat toe box. looks way better imo and not as bulky/clowny as some do...rest on those is ace though!

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                      mclaincausey
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                      Yeah, that's why I didn't go that route, though I suspect with wear it collapses a bit

                      Think it, be it.

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                        tatmantall
                        Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                        It will collapse over time… Most celastic will. The determining factors are how sturdy it is made originally, how much abuse (shifting on motorcycle promotes this collapse), as well as humidity getting to the celastic and eventually causing it to rot. However the initial profile dictates the profile after this takes place as the celastic gets close to the welt it becomes stronger and inevitably will hold up. the lofgrens toe is less bulbous allowing a very nice collapse. Mr. Freedom RCs collapse almost immediately even further than the lofgrens because of relatively zero support in the toe. Where more modern boots cn suffer the sane collapse but due to the already overly bulbous toe will never reach these sleek profiles but there are skilled craftsmen out there who can practically make any boot have a similar profile with a bit of magic elbow grease.

                        This waiting business is for the birds!!! Can't wait for these to arrive!

                        "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                          mclaincausey
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                          I know tat. Waiting won't be easy.

                          Think it, be it.

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                            tatmantall
                            Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                            I'd like to see how the blue lofgren badalassi ages but can't find any evo pics

                            "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                              tatmantall
                              Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                              Nvm…. Tracked it down and I actually really like these

                              "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                mclaincausey
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                                Not a fan of the look out of the box, but as I suspected, they do age gracefully.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  Bluegrass
                                  Joined: 25 Jan 2013

                                  Agree, the aged version is fantastic…

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                                    tatmantall
                                    Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                                    Out of the box me either… That's why I was curious about the evo and the results are nice... Don't know that I'd drop the dough for that color though much rather go for the other badalassi

                                    "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                                      mclaincausey
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                                      Yeah that cognac is feckin siiiiick

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                        superfuzz
                                        Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                                        Did you guys order straight from Speedway's website? How's the shipping to the US? All this engineer porn has got me thinking of ordering a pair.

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                                          mclaincausey
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                                          I ordered via Rakuten global from Speedway's shop.  Wish I could read Japanese, but that or proxy are my only options, the Speedway shop doesn't seem to have an Engrish page.

                                          http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/speedway-shop/item/lk-003/

                                          Think it, be it.

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