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Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Collection Preview - Now Live

Simmons Bilt

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    Finkster
    見習いボス
    Joined: 14 Mar 2013

    … and my desire for a new Leatherjacket is woken up again!  😛  😃

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      Dion
      Joined: 15 Mar 2015

      ^it has never fallen silent ;D.

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        Jordonf9
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 11 Feb 2015

        Nice fit/pick on the leather.

        Is that the burgundy steerhide? I am grabbing the roadster, with quite a  few mods 🙂

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          Graeme
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

          @Selvedgeslave:

          Nice jacket mate. What is the purpose of the rivets in the bottom corners ?

          I believe that they're for the zip.

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            khaki8
            Joined: 1 Dec 2011

            Great fit… not too big... and not too tight. Regarding Shinki..the Horween horse is a whole different look... your jacket will take ages to truly breakin...and will look great.

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              zatenm
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 11 Nov 2012

              Thanks for the positive feedback gents!

              @Selvedgeslave  @Finkster @Graeme Not sure what the rivets are originally for to be perfectly honest 🙂 I see them on a lot of similiar period jackets and thought it'll be a coold detail to spec them on mine - glad I did now that I have the result in hand!

              @Jordonf9 I went with Vintage Brown FQHH. It is indeed a bit reddish for a brown, that's is not just the camera, but still far from their Burgundy. I would have prefered a ''truer'' brown to be honest but I couldn't tell from the (small) sample.. all good now.  CXL steer is great and highly recommeded (marbling, grain and comfort) but I wanted Horse. The non-vintage is so tough that it will take years before it starts becoming comfortable, so vintage was a no brainer for me. Only difference I found between the 2 samples is in the suppleness and malleability of the hide, not as much in colour or texture. The Vintage HH is comfortable right out of the box.
              Good luck with your own Roadster, I found it a very rewarding process and output to have your custom-made jacket that fits YOU (and possibly only) you like a glove.

              @khaki8 Thanks! I hear what you're saying. It's already starting to break up on the sleaves and elbow creases and the grain is looking more and more complex, textured and natural - a far cry from the vinyl-like start. It's evolving rather rapidly for the limited wear it got. Can't wait to see it in a couple of years time 🙂

              WTB: IHSH-154 Grey M, IHSH-91 M

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                zatenm
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 11 Nov 2012

                @Selvedgeslave:

                Nice jacket mate. What is the purpose of the rivets in the bottom corners ?

                A few pics of jackets with these bottom eyelets, including the RMC Steinbeck. Not sure what they're for but it is a nice touch IMO:

                WTB: IHSH-154 Grey M, IHSH-91 M

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                  Jordonf9
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 11 Feb 2015

                  So right now I have a custom(with a lot of personalized/custom pieces) roadster jacket in burgundy steerhide( might do the FQHH in burgundy vintage…maybe) at only 750 USD. Amazing! Simply amazing..if the quality is as good as people report, I will be beyond belief satisfied.

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                    Finkster
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 14 Mar 2013

                    This enigmatic 'bottom eyelets' ?  😃  … and apparently nobody knows their function. 
                    Whatever - that's a bunch of superb jackets!

                    A few weeks and I'm ready for my next leathern treasure.  😉

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                      Graeme
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                      The bottom eyelets are rivets that attach to a metal plate at the bottom of the zip. This is a vintage "Hookless" style one, and you can see where they should be fitted.

                      And here's one in situ, on a jacket.

                      Vintage zippers seem to be a bit of a thing on some reproduction jackets. Apparently the Hookless ones can be hard to use at first, but I like the fact that a metal plate will stop them from failing at the bottom. That's where it split on my old Aero. Twice.

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                        Finkster
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 14 Mar 2013

                        This forum is great … you learn something new every day.  🙂

                        Cheers mate!

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                          zatenm
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 11 Nov 2012

                          @Finkster:

                          This forum is great … you learn something new every day.  🙂

                          Cheers mate!

                          Couldn't have put it better.. Thanks indeed for the interesting info @Graeme

                          WTB: IHSH-154 Grey M, IHSH-91 M

                          last edited by 28 Jun 2015, 15:02 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Selvedgeslave
                            Banned
                            Joined: 19 Jun 2015

                            Perhaps someone should give this info to the guys at Simmons Bilt as they clearly think they are just decorative. The Riri zip is not a grommet type zip so shouldn't need rivets and even if they are there for effect they are no where near the zip.

                            last edited by 28 Jun 2015, 23:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              @zatenm Where's Wally'd?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                Dion
                                Joined: 15 Mar 2015

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                                  zatenm
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 11 Nov 2012

                                  Jeezus H Christ! @Giles
                                  Eye-watering, almost-bleeding red!
                                  Was talking about a couple it of days ago and we christened it in absentia 'Red Devil'[emoji2][emoji2][emoji2] Looks stupidly awesome!
                                  I'll inform the lucky guy!!!

                                  WTB: IHSH-154 Grey M, IHSH-91 M

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                                    Red Devil
                                    Joined: 3 Aug 2015

                                    … And I might as well use that as username 🙂
                                    Can't wait to try it on!!

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                                      Giles
                                      IHUK Crew
                                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                      Mr @Red Devil I put this on to take the photos and the guys working on the office extension were queuing up to spec exactly the same thing.  Subtle it aint, mind blowingly beautiful it most def is….

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        Red Devil
                                        Joined: 3 Aug 2015

                                        This red leather is just fantastic,  I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it!

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                                          zatenm
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 11 Nov 2012

                                          Perfect monicker to go with the jacket and jeans  @ Red Devil
                                          Looking forward to (bleeding) pics soon!

                                          WTB: IHSH-154 Grey M, IHSH-91 M

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