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John Lofgren (Speedway)

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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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      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      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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        tatmantall
        Joined: 24 Dec 2012

        John just sent me a invoice via PayPal.

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

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          superfuzz
          Joined: 31 Dec 2012

          I'm tempted, but this sizing thing is throwing me off. I think I might just hold out for the Viber/IH engineers…

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            demonito
            Joined: 27 Apr 2010

            nah i aint going with cxl leather.. cxl from horween is one of the cheapest leather they sell

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              mclaincausey
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              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

              Not sure where all the CXL hate comes from, but I'm pretty sure it's not one of their cheapest leathers.  Cheaper than shell cordovan, sure…  but it's a full grain leather with an intricate, 89-step, 25-day human tanning process that they've had for a century: http://horween.com/101/chromexcel-2/

              Think it, be it.

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                tatmantall
                Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                Fugg it…Different strokes for different folks as far as I'm concerned I love em 😉

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

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                  natehate
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                  @Finn666:

                  @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!

                  just to make it worse on you rafa
                  dont forget about the himel boots either
                  http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4412.30

                  don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                    tatmantall
                    Joined: 24 Dec 2012

                    The himel is a bit bulbous in the toe IMO

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

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                      natehate
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                      Joined: 18 Jun 2012

                      @mclaincausey:

                      Not sure where all the CXL hate comes from, but I'm pretty sure it's not one of their cheapest leathers.  Cheaper than shell cordovan, sure…  but it's a full grain leather with an intricate, 89-step, 25-day human tanning process that they've had for a century: http://horween.com/101/chromexcel-2/

                      ed hates the cxl because he rides a motorcycle and has trashed some cxl boots shifting

                      don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                        Bluegrass
                        Joined: 25 Jan 2013

                        @tatmantall:

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

                        Going back to this pic - do you think the owner oiled, polished or treated them in some way to get them to darken/change that much?  i can hardly believe what I'm seeing is just from wearing them - I wonder how much wear? Whatever it is, the result is fantastic.

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                          mclaincausey
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                          @natehate:

                          just to make it worse on you rafa
                          dont forget about the himel boots either
                          http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4412.30

                          I'd never have guessed those were cordovan.  I like the patina and wear on them, if not the toe.

                          Think it, be it.

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                            vintage_engineer_boots
                            Joined: 23 Jul 2013

                            @Bluegrass:

                            @tatmantall:

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

                            Going back to this pic - do you think the owner oiled, polished or treated them in some way to get them to darken/change that much?  i can hardly believe what I'm seeing is just from wearing them - I wonder how much wear? Whatever it is, the result is fantastic.

                            It doesn't take much for the Badalassi leather to become darker in a short period of time.  My Cognacs were bordering on yellow and with just a little sun, they've become a rich honey color without the aid of oils or polish.  Just wearing them indoors the past few weeks, they've gotten even darker than the below photo I took not too long ago.  I love that about this leather.  I've got my crosshairs on the blue pair once John re-releases them in my size.

                            Then there's the impending Lofgren work boots …

                            Just a simple man with a simple plan.

                            www.vintageengineerboots.com
                            http://instagram.com/vintage_engineer_boots

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                              seanocono
                              Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                              ^Wow. Your boots are unreal, bro.

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                                superfuzz
                                Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                                @mclaincausey:

                                @natehate:

                                just to make it worse on you rafa
                                dont forget about the himel boots either
                                http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4412.30

                                I'd never have guessed those were cordovan.  I like the patina and wear on them, if not the toe.

                                I think there's a difference between shell cordovan and cordovan horsehide, which might be why those boots look the way they do. But I'm not expert…

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                                  superfuzz
                                  Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                                  Hey VEB, you wear a size 7 in all your Lofgren engineers? I'm thinking about getting a pair. I wear a 7.5 in Road Champs, so I think we have similar sizing. There's one pair of 7 Lofgrens left in black. Any sizing advice would be a great help. Also, how wide is the shaft, similar to the Road Champs? Thanks, I love your blog. It inspired me to buy my RCs.

                                  -Andy

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                                    davito
                                    Joined: 27 Oct 2011

                                    Hi Andy, shell cordovan is from the horse

                                    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_cordovan

                                    Best, david

                                    Cheers,
                                    David

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                                      superfuzz
                                      Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                                      I know they are both from the horse but I think shell cordovan is from a smaller section of the hide or something.

                                      This is from the Fedora Lounge, I think describing the boots pictured from Himel Bros.: "small reference….I am still waiting to get my run of boots made....they are cordovan (shinki) but not shell cordovan...the difference is the shells are two 9 inch dinnerplate size discs inside the bean shaped piece of horsebutt that is the whole piece of cordovan. Real McCoys makes both...one is double the cost of the other...using shinki"

                                      I'm no expert on leather. I own a pair of black shell Aldens and they look much different than those engineers.

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                                        mclaincausey
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                                        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                        Yeah, sounds to me like someone over there is confused.  Cordovan (which implicitly means "shell cordovan" I think) doesn't mean horsehide, it means a specific tanning process that's applied to a specific part of the hide, the shells.  The shell is inside a part of the horse's ass that goes through a treatment to reveal the shell, removing outer layers.  There's another durable layer just forward of that that I think is called butt and other things that's also really nice and durable, and then there's the rest of the hide, which you see used in garments (like my new A-2 or David's badass Buco j-100).

                                        So, the varieties of Bucos are horse hide (maybe butt?  maybe front quarter?  guessing the former) and shell cordovan.  The shell cordovan ones are astronomically expensive because the shinki cordovan hides are expensive to produce and use such a small part of the hide.

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                          davito
                                          Joined: 27 Oct 2011

                                          Yeah either its horsehide or then cordovan from the shells of the horse (like in case of the two buco you mentioned). Sorry for ot 🙂 btw i think you might pull a 7 in the Lofgren but its better you check with VEB like you did above 🙂

                                          Cheers,
                                          David

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