Thorogood

[tigerpac]

Would I try and wear em soft around the ankles or try a smaller size?  Size is either right or 1/2 size big now.

[tigerpac]

Few wears seemed to soften them up nicely - very comfy now

Do they make an all-black or mostly-black with a vibram wedge (or max wear) sole?  Thinking of getting Dad a pair for his birthday.  Might try and find those colabs with Steven Allen though too, they look pretty sweet riff

[riffblaster general]

Hey tiger check the first page of this thread for pics of my black wedge soled thorogoods.

The Steven Alan collabs are great.  Perfect beater boot.

[tigerpac]

Thanks man - think I'm getting dad the 6" darker brown with black soles.  Hope he likes em!

[riffblaster general]

[tigerpac]

^Yup… gonna need a pair of those!

[mahlon321]

Was asked my opinion on these in the WAYWT shoes edition thread so I thought I'd post a couple more pics and a small review here.
I like these boots a lot!  The leather is really nice and thick but soft and these boots were broken in the minute I put them on. They have a removable insole with some nice arch support and with the vibram wedge sole these things feel like running shoes, very very comfortable, and they aren't overly heavy.  I like to wear 2 pairs of thick socks always so I went with my TTS which is 9US and they are perfect, however, if I wore one pair of socks I would have gone a half size down because they run aprox a half size big.  They also come in different widths and I got EE and it's fine.  I would say that these are comparable to Redwings, but the price is nicer, and they are made in the US.  Just a good pair of everyday comfortable boots.  Definitely happy with these and would recommend them. 

[simonc]

nice one bro.

[mahlon321]

Thanks a lot man! 

[Ragehaver]

@tigerpac:

Just copped a pair of these for $106 on Amazon… sweet sweet Prime.

So I gotta ask…Why are these so cheap? Similar to Red Wing leather, vibram sole, made in the USA? $100? What's going on here? I'd never heard of them until I saw this thread.

[natehate]

does thorogood not have a site

[Ragehaver]

@natehate:

does thorogood not have a site

Gotta keep those margins low!

But from Google'ing around, this is probably their official site:

http://www.weinbrennerusa.com/

[urbanwoodsman]

Rager,

Thorogood are just as good as Red Wing, imho, but half the price. Go to Hickorees or Genuine Motor Works in BK to try them on.

[Ragehaver]

@urbanwoodsman:

Rager,

Thorogood are just as good as Red Wing, imho, but half the price. Go to Hickorees or Genuine Motor Works in BK to try them on.

I always wanted a moc toe + vibram sole pair in EE, but it's hard to find for Red Wings. For $100~150 or whatever, I'll give em a shot for laughs.

http://www.amazon.com/Thorogood-Mens-American-Heritage-Black/dp/B004OWSOQM/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1364101136&sr=8-4&keywords=thorogood+boots

Brass eyelets on black is a crime, but whatever…easy fix. Strangely, the brown ones (also pretty cool) have silver eyelets. What the hell.

http://www.amazon.com/Thorogood-Inch-Premium-Custom-31142/dp/B0083AYW5S/ref=pd_sbs_shoe_5

[tigerpac]

Yeah really enjoying mine, nice oily leather is just starting to show a few nice scuffs and things

[natehate]

of course there is no ontario retailer for these guys

[mahlon321]

Hey natehate,
I live in Ontario and I ordered from http://workingperson.com. They ship free to the states and they have an international checkout option. I called my order in and they were really helpful. Sending a PM.

[RedStripe]

my pair ( about 14 months of wear)

[injunjack]

look what the cat just dragged in….

[tigerpac]

Love that color - didn't know they made it - well done!