John Lofgren (Speedway)
-
CXL is made from the hides of elder demons, tanned for 666 years with the pulverized bones of angels in the blood of innocents, by a sweatshop of Hell-bound hedge fund managers under the direction of Satan and his fiery whip. What's not to love?
You pulled the words right out of my mouth.
-
Cheers VEB, great to have you here and glad your prospecting some IH denim… They are my favorites!
-
I'm more of a shill. Giles and John hired me to come here and pimp their wares
Now can we all get along?
-
Cheers VEB, great to have you here and glad your prospecting some IH denim… They are my favorites!
I can't wait! I'm currently leaning towards a pair of 634xhs.
-
Excellent choice! 634s my favorite cut and you can't go wrong with the 25 oz denim.
-
mclaincausey, something to look forward to with your new acquisition is the way the patina develops. Because of the amazing formula used at the tannery, it's as if the oils provide a protective layer over the fading black as compared to my Horsehide Becks (left boot in the photo). In order to preserve the HH patina, I'd have to apply my own oil.
Notice how smooth the CXL is even after the careless manner in which I wear them on a daily basis. The Becks receive the same attention and would probably benefit from a treatment.
*both boots are untreated by me.
.jpg)
-
-
lonewolf aniline chromexcel leather engineer boots from 2008 and
whites boots smoke jumper red dog leather from 2008
same amount of time used actually the whites was used more than the lw's dues to work
i use this to ride and work.whites and lw's has been exposed to all kinds of extreme weather condition and also chemical ( gasoline / engine oil, thinner and water) both treated with pecards as their normal maintenance leather food so i say.
you be the judge .
-
i wear a size 9d US on any boot the lw's are a size 9d and the whites are a size 8.5E
the lonewolfs are sized perfect on me the whites a bit on the "exact" size meaning i cant wear a thicker pair of socks if i choose to.
this is the " crack"
from the inner shaft where it touches the skin on my leg
alot more cracking on the inner shaft
-
and these are some of the shitty crappy things the happened to the leather in just 5 years.
I SPOKE TO NATE MET HIM IN HK A FEW YEARS BACK RE: CXL LEATHER HE SAID THEY IMPREGNATE THE LEATHER WITH NEATSFOOT OIL. AND SOME SECRET MIXTURE, MEANING THE LEATHER IS OILY. HOW COME ITS CRACKING ON ALL THE WRONG PLACES?
-
^ great (or not so great) pics right there Ed…thanks for sharing those , so now we (or some) are finally able to see where your opinion about the CXL leather is coming from!
I think it's ok to keep this "discussion" running , since imo a lot of folks that don't have that kinda knowledge (like myself) really do appreciate all those infos... -
^ great (or not so great) pics right there Ed…thanks for sharing those , so now we (or some) are finally able to see where your opinion about the CXL leather is coming from!
I think it's ok to keep this "discussion" running , since imo a lot of folks that don't have that kinda knowledge (like myself) really do appreciate all those infos...+1
-
The only experience I have with CXL is my 1000 mile wolverines, and I have to admit, they're my least impressive boots. Now, obviously, part of that is the quality and construction, but part of that is the black leather. I was pretty rough on them, wore them to some punk/metal shows, but they just stretched all out and and the black seemed to give way to the underlying leather. Now, in their defense, I haven't oiled them, or treated them very well, so maybe it's more my fault than anything. I'm just saying, I see how some people could think negatively about cxl, especially on a boot as incredibly well crafted as the Lofgrens. If Rak had the blue badkassis in my size, they would have been insta-copped.
-
heres from my blog the day i got my lw engineers 2008
http://vintage-edieee.blogspot.com/2008/03/lonewolf-boots-engineer-boots-cats-paw.htmlafter 2 years 2010
http://vintage-edieee.blogspot.com/2010/11/2-year-old-lonewolf-engineers.html
from 2011 after being resoled by okuyama san
-
Great post Ed… Thank you for giving us all a little insight on how your opinion was formed I can definetly understand why this stance has developed. Personally I have not had that experience.... Yet. And really hope I don't but will certainly be keeping an eye on things like this and am glad to have been made aware of this possibility.
