John Lofgren (Speedway)
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Notice how the LW is thinner and also how the dye seems to permeate the leather, where on the Lofgrens it looks to be on the surface. This leather may have been tanned similarly but it is visibly different…
Perhaps the reason behind the low retail price? I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for." I just picked up a Dickies buckleback vest from their 1922 collection at the local Mac House, but I don't expect it to last a lifetime, becuase it was on sale for only $20 - the price was too good to pass up.
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I dont think lw's ( sugarcane) is going to use a cheaper grade cxl leather . Really. And i dont think lofgren will too but the problem with lofgren is that their selling it more than what i think they should. Thats all. so cxl from horween is crap . Thats all anything not cxl ihave no experience so i assume anything not cxl is good
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Clearly $800+ it is a lot of money for a pair of boots, and requires careful consideration (unless you are "F*** You/Bill Gates rich, which I assume most of us are not). My friend about shit his pants when I told him what I paid for my White's, but now that he's seen them and looked closely and compared to his boots (which are falling apart after ~1 year), I think he gets it, and now he's scouring eBay for some nice used boots that he can afford. And we all know there are some (many) people who would never spend more than $50 for a pair of blue jeans, ever, period.
People join these forums to get information and opinions not available otherwise - it's all good. And clearly, when my Cxl boots are 5+ years old, my opinion on this topic will be much more valid.
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In answering the question about weight…
On my home scales my 11.5 lofgrens weigh in at what looks to be exactly 3 lbs.
My size 12 wesco narrow Morrison toe weighs in at approximately 5.5 lbs.In conclusion... My approximation of them weighing twice as much is not far off the mark.
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@Chiba:
Saw the original pair of blue Badalassi boots at Mushmans yesterday. Crazy color change. They now have a strong greenish hue.
You know what they say, Chiba … pictures or didn't happen
That's really interesting news. Ironically, I pinged Mr. Lofgren just the other day about a pair in my size. Still sold out
Alright, I'll get back over there and take some pics, next chance I get. And quit bugging John about engineer boots, I want him to make me some Pecos!
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In answering the question about weight…
On my home scales my 11.5 lofgrens weigh in at what looks to be exactly 3 lbs.
My size 12 wesco narrow Morrison toe weighs in at approximately 5.5 lbs.In conclusion... My approximation of them weighing twice as much is not far off the mark.
thanks mate. That's so awesome. -
That was indeed per pair.
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^^ Nice write-up on that shirt at Bandanna Almanac.
http://bandanna-almanac.com/2013/03/10/john-lofgren-co-ecru-chambray-work-shirt/
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FWIW…. The same outrageously priced ebay seller MCL posted in the items for sale thread who has been selling RMC has a full size run of black and brown lofgren engineers.... Not really sure how though??? As John has told me not long ago and his site also indicates sizes are running out across the board.
The sellers only asking a reasonable price of just under$1600
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Total asshole. Wtf.
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im wondering the legitimacy of this sellers auctions. I cant wrap my head around how he has full size runs of all this stuff from these to the bucos etc. really strange but his feedback suggests he is sincere, despite his out of this world pricing.
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It looks like he's selling exactly what Speedway shop still has in stock, so you're basically only paying a 40-50% proxy fee to this guy, who wouldn't jump at a chance like that …
