John Lofgren (Speedway)

[Odin43]

New to me Donkey Punchers.

[stitchdown.shell]

@Odin43 Nice! I think Donkey punchers will be my next boot from JL . Congrats.

[Odin43]

@stichdown-shell they are pretty awesome.

[FlavourFade]

I am now officially a John Lofgren owner and scared of never again being able to buying anything else

M43 roughout, finally I found a boot where style, quality and fit are 100% what I wished for.

[Dmart]

Great boots! Enjoy them!

[Odin43]

Very nice @FlavourFade

[FlavourFade]

Thanks guys I love them

[A Former User]

@FlavourFade welcome to the lofgren fam

[DeeDee85]

@FlavourFade they look amazing!

[FlavourFade]

Least favourite part of the day

[Odin43]

[Tyler Durden]

[A Former User]

@Tyler-Durden beautiful! Do you like them?

[Tyler Durden]

@Heavy_blue said in John Lofgren (Speedway):

@Tyler-Durden beautiful! Do you like them?

I love them, I’m 3 pairs deep now. CXL, Badlassi, and the Devils Causway. I think I’m set for a very long time. They have gotten easier to get on. Just needed to get the shaft stretched but overall fit is amazing!

[FlavourFade]

Love the look of the engineers. Maybe one day I will add a pair to my collection.

[T4920]

Anyone have experience of getting Lofgrens resoled? Eying up the Burgundy CXL Donkey Punchers as my next big purchase, but with it being a custom last, I wondered if your average cobler would be able to resole them, or if they'd have to be done in house?

[A Former User]

@T4920 you can resole a Lofgren boot for sure but takes some more work then a 360 welt. So the price must be very tempting imo. Is the sole also build on a other last then the standard punchers? I’ve seen some resoles on Lofgren by Brian the Bootmakers which does a great job but things can get pricey.

[T4920]

@Heavy_blue the product description on East West say 'build on original John Lofgren lasts'

https://eastwestapparel.co.uk/shop/john-lofgren-donkey-puncher-boots-burgundy-cxl/

Unsure exactly what impact this has on resoling, as I'm new to this boot thing, but just weighing up the pros and cons before dropping £830 on a pair of boots... Being able to resole them is very important to me as I'd want them to last for decades.

[A Former User]

@T4920 oh sorry i misunderstood and thought you meant you saw some 2nd hand Lofgrens with a custom last. But yes you can resole them, if seen lot of variations on the web and especially the role club resoles on the Lofgrens are pretty epic for sure. To be honest i would never drop my high end boots by a ‘regular’ cobbler and would always invest on a good resole cause imo that’s how they’ll last for ages

[T4920]

@Heavy_blue that makes sense, and obviously resoling wouldn't even be a consideration until years down the lines, but something to thing about nonetheless..

Also considering the Green CXL Chelsea Boots, a little more affordable but way less of a statement piece imo...

Wish these had the Woodsman Heel like the DPs!