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    • Andreas1965A
      Andreas1965
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      My Smoke Jumpers on Citadel Hill,  Budapest.
      Happy New Year everyone!

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        mr.dead
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        Ended up going with the 9's in color 8. They ended up being a perfect fit, actually one of the best fitting boots or pieces of footwear I've ever owned. I'm thrilled with the cut and finish of these boots. They're the nicest pair I own to date and couldn't be happier. The chromexcel has be a bit worried about how they will hold up top daily use, but I'm not planning on leaving them uncleaned or conditioned when needed. I've worn them to work for three days now and after a good clean all the marks and scuffs seemed to buff out easily. The leather's so greasy that it doesn't need any treatment, at least not yet. I've heard that the nasty creasing people complain about is usually a result of a pair of boots being too large so with the fit I've got I'm not worried about that at all. There's not one bit of imperfection on this pair of boots. I'm so impressed.

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        • derivative666D
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          I have the same pair and I love them.

          "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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            Honestly, I wish that viberg would cut it out with doing boots in the 2030 last with an unstructured captoe.  I don't think that doing "fashion" boots is necessarily selling out, but I feel like such a non-sturdy looking boot is so at odds with what viberg came from.  Can't they find a way to make their boots look good and somewhat resemble what they came from?

            for instance, I love davito's old pair of vibergs.  They look great aesthetically, but still robust and something that viberg couldve done a long time ago.  Anyone seen them make anything like this recently?

            Wish all the pics were still here though 😢

            @davito:

            so you guys out there make me fuzzy with all this Viberg crazyness lately going on… 😎 😎 😘 😘

            so may I present you my new sheep under the wolves fur and new companion to my engineer, here we go

            I love the understated roughness of this service boot and the deepness of the merlot color.

            my usual US size is 8.5

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              But to be fair, Viberg has a huge selection of boots and lasts in so many styles of leather. If they want to have a few pairs that are strictly "fashion boots" then I'm all for it. It's not like they've dropped their style of boots that gave them the name they have. Regardless, the attraction of something like the service boot, in my opinion, is the fact that it's styled like a fashion boot but made in a much more heavy weight, durable construction. By no means is Viberg necessarily better than other boot companies like Whites or WESCO but the 2030 last is a good card to have in their deck.

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              • ChrisC
                Chris
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                They've pretty clearly reoriented themselves from being a hardcore work boot company to a fashion oriented boot company.  I thought I read that around 75-80% of their sales now are service boots.  I'm not knocking that- companies need to adapt to survive- but I think their selection going forward is going to be less heavy duty, not more.

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                  A shame… See I think the copper task IH collab both looks great and is true to their roots.

                  But if people keep snatching up essentially the same dainty boot, you're right... They're probably just going to pump more out.

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                    davito
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                    These were my 50's style service boot in merlot smooth leather dainite sole on the 2040 last from what i remember.

                    Cheers,
                    David

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                    • Sugar MountainS
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                      I would really like to see Viberg producing more boots on the 2040 last - particularly in a smooth-out leather and no captoe. To my eye, it looks like the perfect balance between a traditional workboot and a more wearable sleek design. The 2030 is just too pointy and low profile in the toe for my tastes although it does look decent with skinny jeans.

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        If 2030 is good enough for Santa's elves, it should be good enough for us.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • derivative666D
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                          ^agreed

                          "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                          • ChrisC
                            Chris
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                            Personally, I like the 2030 last.

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                            • SeulS
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                              Yeah - me too.

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                I love everything about those but the caps. I think a bit of structure helps the 2030 and 1035 a great deal, to my eye at least.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • Jordan23J
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                                  2030 is the best for my likings.

                                  Enjoy ya addiction!

                                  AE

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                                  • mclaincauseyM
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                                    I feel like I can slog through anything in these. Which is one of my boot criteria. For that matter, one of my criteria for any expensive gear I buy is that I have to be able to beat it like it owes me money.

                                    Think it, be it.

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                                    • Jordan23J
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                                      @mclaincausey:
                                      These are really undestroyable aren't they? 😉

                                      Enjoy ya addiction!

                                      AE

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                                      • mclaincauseyM
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                                        Yep they are @Jordan23 !

                                        Think it, be it.

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                                        • Jordan23J
                                          Jordan23
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                                          Will post pics of mine these week!

                                          Enjoy ya addiction!

                                          AE

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                                          • GilesG
                                            Giles
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                                            I have a pair of mildly used (so probably only 3 or 4 decades wear left in them) 9.5E available, if someone wants to have a pair to try and destroy…...

                                            "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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