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[Chiba J.]

^^ Thanks guys. Badalassi has turned out to be a lot tougher than I initially thought.

I haven't applied anything to them yet. Thinking about it though…...

[mclaincausey]

I read somewhere that the Baldalassi people say they don't need anything

[Chiba J.]

Yeah I think I posted that. That's what I heard from Fujita at Mushmans, who heard it from Mr. Badalassi. Still thinking about putting something on though…...

[Qinhan]

A quick shot of my new daily beaters for work.  Thanks to Snowy, Mclaincausey and TMG for their advice.  I ended up getting the dynamic flex comfort version of these boots which are extremely comfortable.  Hoping that these last me many, many years…

[Snowy]

Very nice! Am sure they'll treat you well. They have a nice faint toe-track on them too IIRC :).

[tatmantall]

How do rm Williams fit? Tts? Ibex always wanted a pair. Very nice man

[Qinhan]

Weird sizing.  I'm a 7G in RM, an 8 in RW and an 8 (26.0 cm) in Japanese boots.  I was very glad I could try these on in the store before buying.  The other thing is, because they're chelsea boots, they've got to be tight when you buy them because the leather stretches a little, but not too tight that they're uncomfortable.

[tatmantall]

Thanks man, I'm probably a weirdo but I like my boots as tight as I can get them in all directions. It just feels better to me as long as my toe is just touching the end and the Instep is stretched tight across my foot with the heel locked down…. Probably not good for my feet but whatever

[superfuzz]

Wow, those Lofgren Badalassi engineers look so great! I wasn't sold on the color when new but worn in they look amazing. I bet this guy who died his pair wishes he'd just left good enough alone! http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/2013/05/reader-mail_22.html

[tatmantall]

yeah…. I would say for a number of reasons he regrets that decision.

[Chiba J.]

They look very appropriate for today (or perhaps tomorrow where you are…..)

[Bluegrass]

Bold move to irreversably fuck with a pair of rare and expensive boots like that - only time will tell - but after viewing Chiba's, it seems like it will be very hard to beat the natural wear process for this leather.

[mclaincausey]

"Bold" is one word for it. They came out nice but the cognac is transcendent.

[madmonday]

What's wrong with them from you'lls perspective? Once they wear wont the underlying color show and give them some nice character or with the dye job they'll just be brown? They look nice to me, but will admit no accounting for taste, haahaha.

What do you folks think of rrl murdock boots (sp) saw a black pair brand new listed at 599 shipped. Of course Im  going to ask the objective question,  are they worth it?

[mclaincausey]

I actually like them, but not as much as Chiba's. I don't think they will evo any better either but to each his own.

[Chiba J.]

@madmonday:

What do you folks think of rrl murdock boots (sp) saw a black pair brand new listed at 599 shipped. Of course Im  going to ask the objective question,  are they worth it?

One issue with the Murdocks is fit. I've never owned them, but people complain a lot about the very narrow shafts. They're not going to work for everybody, that's for sure.

[tatmantall]

julian or rios de mercedes made

[superfuzz]

I've heard things about the sizing of the Julian made RRL boots being weird. I think the sizing issues got worked out on the Rios version. I've seen some pics online and they look pretty good when worn. I would maybe pick up a pair but I'd be afraid about the sizing issues.

[tatmantall]

my rios were fine sizing wise, the leather just stunk to high hell of chemicals so I returned them, was also SUPER DRY…..

[superfuzz]

That's lame! Glad you could return them, Tat.