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    • Megatron1505M
      Megatron1505
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      By buying the correct size  😃

      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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      • seawolfS
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        @bubbapest:

        man i have a pair of wesco engineer boots that i've tried to wear in public a couple of times now (probably about five) and they hurt SO FN BAD in the middle of my feet (flat footed, they are also tight). how did you guys break through it???

        Is there an insole? If so, you can take it out for the break-in period. Pete at Wesco suggested this when I was breaking in my Wesco Boss boots and it was helpful. Once the leather starts softening up, you can add the insole back.

        “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

        @zeebeeleather

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          @Megatron1505:

          By buying the correct size  😃

          i talked to kyle at bakers before buying 😕  he had my whites SD on file and told me to use that size 😞

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            @seawolf:

            @bubbapest:

            man i have a pair of wesco engineer boots that i've tried to wear in public a couple of times now (probably about five) and they hurt SO FN BAD in the middle of my feet (flat footed, they are also tight). how did you guys break through it???

            Is there an insole? If so, you can take it out for the break-in period. Pete at Wesco suggested this when I was breaking in my Wesco Boss boots and it was helpful. Once the leather starts softening up, you can add the insole back.

            ok i will try that

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              @bubbapest email Wesco and they might be able to help you out. I sent my MP Bosses back to have the toes stretched and they also softened up some of the stitching which was hurting my foot on the vamp. They are really helpful to deal with.

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                ok awesome thanks.

                i removed the insole and it feels like 100% better- gonna go do laundry and see what happens

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                • SeulS
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                  Your clothes will be cleaned.

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                    lol
                    i deserved that

                    the pain was actually bearable this time, but i think its more of a factor of just beating the midsole to conform to my flat ol feet.  in the middle part of my foot, its raised and its just like daggers to my feet

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      I was mainly kidding @bubbapest , but after years on SuFu and other forums it's amazing the amount of dudes who don't buy the right size and still complain about the fit  😛

                      Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                        @Megatron1505:

                        I was mainly kidding @bubbapest , but after years on SuFu and other forums it's amazing the amount of dudes who don't buy the right size and still complain about the fit  😛

                        oh gotcha

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                        • seawolfS
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                          @bubbapest:

                          i removed the insole and it feels like 100% better-

                          Glad to hear that was helpful. After you get them a little more broken in, you should be able to add the insole back without any issues. Those boots are tough at first, but they'll soften up in no time.

                          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                          @zeebeeleather

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                          • JCMx800J
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                            Is it possible to get the JH Classic made on the MP Last and with a white christy crap sole?
                            Maybe @Giles can help me?

                            Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                            XXX

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                            • GilesG
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                              I will find out about the MP and JH.

                              What I do know, is that because Wesco have taste, they do not use the white CrapChristy.  😃 😃

                              But

                              They do use the 1010 Armortred, which IMO is just about as bad…...

                              They do do a Christy (#4014) in black

                              "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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                              • GilesG
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                                And yes, we can do a JH on an MP with either sole option…

                                "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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                                • Megatron1505M
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                                  Aesthetics aside I think that general opinion (i.e what I've read on the interwebz) is that the Armortred soles are much more hard wearing that the glorified sponge which is the Christy.

                                  Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                  • dylantbmayesD
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                                    Black Christy is harder wearing than the white… True story.

                                    INSTAGRAM: @DYLANTBMAYES | FACEBOOK.COM/DYLANTBMAYES

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                                    • BluegrassB
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                                      Seems like some of the Japanese bikers like the boss boot with 4014 and Armortred soles - seen a lot of pics and in many of them the soles are really worn down (perhaps because they've been worn hard, or they drag their feet some while riding which i do as well).  it is an "interesting" look. at first I really hated it and lately it is growing on me some.

                                      this is the 4014.

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                                      • BluegrassB
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                                        G - I read somewhere that the packer with MP toe (flightmaster) runs a 1/2 size small vs. boss or job master (in other words you should size up 1/2 on the flightmaster vs. your size in a boss/jobmaster) - do you find that to be true based on your experience?

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Same length, a little different in the width.  So if you are 10EE in Boss, you would go 10E in MP…...

                                          "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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                                            @Giles:

                                            They do do a Christy (#4014) in black

                                            Once you go black…..

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