364 days since the initial soak/machine wash. Roughly 300 wears? Lost count once it got hot out, but that’s a safe estimate. Denim is probably slightly damp in these pics from yesterday’s soak/machine wash. Thought the wash would take more indigo out of the denim tbh, but I don’t care… I love these so much. Stoked the temps are cooling off in Chicago and I can get back to daily wear.
@scooter Scott and I had a band in the mid 2010’s where we basically just ripped off The Faces. Someday we’ll get around to releasing the record we made haha
Chicagoan here! Come visit and hit Mildblend if you get a chance.
@AdamJ so sick! could listen to this man play guitar all day.
@popvulture oh shiiii!!!! thanks for the detective work. guess its time to decide on these or wait for the SBG to drop. worse problems to have i suppose!
@popvulture thanks for the insight! sounds like that tag 33 should get me where i want to be with these... now if only i could find a tag 33 haha!
curious to know how these stretch vs UHR. my tag 32 UHR went from 33.25" in the waist to 32.25" after the initial soak/wash. after about a year of wear, roughly 290 days (lost count once i stopped wearing daily in the hotter months) they are at about 34" in the waist. currently getting their first wash (long overdue, i know.) anyway, looking for a new pair to fade this fall/winter and XHS is high up on the list, but i'm wondering if i could expect similar stretch with XHS as my UHR. i love how the UHR fit right now and it looks like a tag 33 in XHS would get me a similar fit as my UHR. for those of you with both, do you size up for XHS?
@Denimhead-0 that indy fab track bike is a stunner!
Spent a weekend in Zell am see at a cycling event I sponsored for work and kicked it with Ferdi Porsche on the Großglockner. Drove me up the mountain in the GT3 RS and down in the 911 Dakar. Awesome weekend of fast bikes and fast cars.
Almost a year into my first pair of IH denim (634S-UHR) and been looking for a good excuse to get pair number two. Patiently anticipating this drop!
the mezcal rabbit hole is deep too if you like to nerd out. look up a spirit called “sotol,” it’s made similar to a mezcal but not with cactus in the part of mexico my family is from. sipped neat it is glorious.
@mclaincausey valtteri is great and a total ripper on the bike. i’ve gotten to ride with him and tiff a lot through work and they are both great people. got to kick it at his place in lahti when i first visited a couple years ago. honestly sometimes i think he enjoys cycling more than driving haha.
634s-uhr on the cyclocross podium 
been obsessed w my UHR and the 634 cut feels perfect. if these ever come back i think these will be my next pair. loving seeing everyone’s fades come to life with this denim! patiently awaiting a restock 🫡
@Jeansman hell yeah, bet you’re stoked they are finally seeing some action. did you skip the initial soak/wash? i’ve heard its necessary with UHR so the fibers set. mine stretched back to pre-soak measurements in the waist pretty quickly and are legit perfect now. i haven’t done any wash besides the initial yet, but will likely sometime after day 60 or so. looking forward to seeing the fades!
@meatmarketdenim1 99% of my upgrades are on tiny planes, but I’ll take it!
thanks @RubyRae! I'm on day 39 of daily wear and I love these more and more every day.
finally, the temps in chicago are perfect for the ihj-114-blk. also day 39 of the ih-634s-uhr.
@VVV my wife and I saw them do a free show outdoor show a few blocks from our place at the Logan Square Monument in Chicago back in 2015. they played "into ruin" from miserable and stretched it way the f out. it was so good. we twisted up a few fat ones and got stupid high and they steamrolled right over us.
