John Lofgren (Speedway)

[Bobcat Sig]

@Mizmazzle That's cool to see the leather changing color like that. I know you want some green to remain, but that's a unique brown-ish color that's developing.

[flannel slut]

@Mizmazzle yellowish patina coming through is gorgeous

[Mizmazzle]

Thanks guys. Really curious to see how they go

[fuzzybunnies]

@Mizmazzle man those are looking good. How have they been on the feet?

[Mizmazzle]

@fuzzybunnies mine fit pretty spot on and are quite comfy.

[steelworker]

@flannel-slut oh my

[Bobcat Sig]

@Mizmazzle it's posts like yours that give me hope that I can make a pair of engineers work. I know the JL engineers are a chore to get on when new if you have a high instep. After your foot is in, how's the instep room?

[Mizmazzle]

@Bobcat-Sig Mine were never that hard to get on. These Badalassi Grigios were a tad harder the first couple times cause the leather is veg tan and a lot stiffer than my other other CXL engineers....which were always pretty easy to get on and off.

So much of this comes down to foot shape. Once my foot is in, the instep is great...kinda roomy if anything. I actually use a thin leather Red Wing insert in both my pairs to take up the volume a bit, as I have a low volume foot.

[NickD]

I’m a bit behind @Mizmazzle and @Gammaman in terms of wear, but I think they’re just about broken in now.

[NickD]

@Bobcat-Sig for me they started off as quite tight to get on and off but have freed up quite nicely now. I’d say I have a medium instep, and my pair are CXL so quite forgiving.

I had the same concerns as you but bit the bullet as I think they’re the best looking engineer boots on the market.

[Mizmazzle]

@NickD I concur! I find the JL engineer silhouette to be the best looking. Slightly bulbous toe, the shaping around the heel/ back stay …all in perfect flow.

[Bobcat Sig]

@NickD said in John Lofgren (Speedway):

@Bobcat-Sig for me they started off as quite tight to get on and off but have freed up quite nicely now. I’d say I have a medium instep, and my pair are CXL so quite forgiving.

I had the same concerns as you but bit the bullet as I think they’re the best looking engineer boots on the market.

@Mizmazzle said in John Lofgren (Speedway):

@NickD I concur! I find the JL engineer silhouette to be the best looking. Slightly bulbous toe, the shaping around the heel/ back stay …all in perfect flow.

That's great, fellas. I appreciate you chiming in. I do find the JL engineer quite handsome. Based on availability and looks, it seems to be a coin flip between the JL and The Flat Head. Both look similar and are rumored to come out of the same bootmaker shop.

[Gavin666]

@NickD I take the same size in my UK shoe size in John Lofgrens size do a great fit with slight room

[Ikeaparty]

Those wedge sole donkey punchers in either waxed flesh are pretty tempting...