Viberg
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just picked up these the other day they are the best vibergs I have ever bought.
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@m4xime Contrary to most retailers and Viberg's own advice, I only size down .5 size from my Brannock across the Viberg lasts I own (2030, 2040, and 2050) with the sole exception of the 2010 slipper last, which I went down 1.5 sizes from Brannock. While Viberg lasts tend run a bit longer than other boot makers, they also tend to have a more defined taper in the toe. I've found out for myself the hard way that by sizing down more than .5, the flex point of my foot was too far forward and my toes were cramped in the toe box.
Echoing John Galt's point above, finding a retailer that allows returns/exchanges will be your best bet.
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.5 across the board for me on 2030, 1035, 110. I have a strong 11.5 heel to toe and heel to ball not an overly high arch or high volume foot, but pretty solid.
I can see how lower volume feet or people that maybe have a shorter heel to toe versus heel to ball might go down a full size or one and a half but it’s not the right way to go for the flex point (as you also pointed out)
I’m also 1.5 down on 2010 slipper
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@northsouthdenimguy I'm a 13 heel-to-toe, 13.5 heel-to-ball and low-volume, low-arch feet so I went with 12s at first but have since moved up to 13 with an orthotic. Slimmer pickings but far better fit overall.
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That’s the thing if you get the ball of your foot in the right spot in the boot adding inserts thicker boot socks or both is the way to go long-term.
Sometimes for me, just a thin pedag full insert makes a world a difference…
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Thanks all for the advice. I have the opportunity to get these for $230 and would be able to send them back for like $10 if they didn't fit so that feels like it might be worth a shot as I've never owned a pair of Vibergs before. These are in the 110 last which I think would work well for me with wide feet.
WTB:
IHSH-369-GRY (M)
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@m4xime Nice looking boot. In my experience, I would go down half a size from my brannock in the 110 last. I went down a full size in my 2040 last and it fits great. I did the same with the 110 and my toe is touching the end. I can still wear them and they feel pretty good, but I know my toe is at the end of the boot. The 110 last has a fairly wide toe box. Good luck with the boots!
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Horsebutt engineers on 2050.
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@stitchdown-shell that leather is gorgeous!! 310 is such a killer boot.
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@stitchdown-shell Olive is perfect with these.
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Natural Japanese Cowhide Roper
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@northsouthdenimguy Beautiful!!
When/where were these available and did they do any other colors? -
These are from late 2019. They did a drop of the service boot with a cap on dainite And I believe they may have been a plain toe service boot on a wedge. I also have the cap one…
Viberg has released ropers over the years in different leathers. I also have a black rough out on a wedge which was a 3sixteen collab
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@northsouthdenimguy chef’s kiss
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@stitchdown-shell these are fantastic- mind if I ask where you bought them from? I love a 310 with a cap toe, but apart from a few SMUs for specific retailers, pretty much all the 310s produced recently seem to have plain toes.
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@stitchdown-shell love the toe caps on those 310’s!
