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  1. Bender

    Battle Of The Top-Tier Engineers

    Thanks for the suggestions so far! -Clinch look good, but pricy. Might bite the bullet if I can find the right deal. -Attractions seem cool. Anybody know where in Japan they are made? -Flame Panda sounds interesting, but I have no idea how to actually get a pair... I haven’t been able to...
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    Eat Dust x Lewis Leathers 988 Western

    Yeah, a lovely slim fit. One thing I like is that the armholes seem to located a bit higher than on a classic Type III... roughly identical to the placement on my Corsair or Universal Mk 2. This alleviates the boxiness typical of most Type III patterns; the jacket drapes more like a slim-cut...
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    Battle Of The Top-Tier Engineers

    Like the thread says... Weigh in on the best-built, best-looking way for me to waste my money. Lofgren? Road Champs? Role Club? Other?
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    Erase writing on Lewis Leathers patch

    I actually don’t mind the patch. It’s an eccentricity of the brand. Those who know, know. And those who don’t... Well, that’s the thing about a Lewis. Your jacket is so damn good-looking, nobody will even notice the patch.
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    Any motorcyclists into Vanson motorcycle jackets? Recommend me one.

    Love the Vanson x Union Garage V7.
  7. Bender

    Aero trucker...

    Thanks for the great info! I actually ended up with this. The Aero is very cool too!
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    Eat Dust x Lewis Leathers 988 Western

    60’s vibe... My thoughts exactly when I first saw the Western. Always wanted one, but no hand warmer pockets was a deal-breaker, and I was hesitant to order one custom, as I’d never seen one with the modification. Then I saw this one, and it was pretty much exactly as I would order it, if I...
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    Eat Dust x Lewis Leathers 988 Western

    Just picked this up. Very happy with it. For anyone wondering about the material (as this is not disclosed in any of the descriptions online), it is a steer hide, not the standard sheepskin LL usually uses for their suede/roughout. One could call it either a heavy midweight or a lighter...
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    Fine Creek Leather

    Yeah, I love the whole uber-high-end bespoke leather jacket company thing, but I wouldn’t ride any of mine. Vanson for me, all the way. They are actually built for being on the bike, not merely looking like you might be on a bike... In 1963... while looking intensely into the distance. Speaking...
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    Fine Creek Leather

    Dunno if you’ve studied them side by side, but I was wearing my LL Universal Racer Mark II, and had the opportunity... the FCL stuff simply wasn’t any better constructed, imo. Stitching, seams, panels, matching... all very comparable. And I’ve compared my Mark II to my Vicenza Board Racer, and...
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    Fine Creek Leather

    Checked out some Fine Creek stuff today. Very, very nice jackets, sure... but I don’t know that they are priced in line with what they are. The fit/finish and build quality seemed right in line with Aero/Lewis/SB et al. That is to say, certainly a top-tierish jacket, but imo, it’s tough to...
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    Aero trucker...

    Guys, does anyone have experience with the Simmons Bilt trucker jacket? Their 42 seems to be considerably slimmer-fitting than the Aero version. For instance, measurement-to-measurement between a size 42 Aero Type III I’m looking at and a size 42 Simmons Bilt Trucker I’m also considering...
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    Aero trucker...

    I’m gonna give the 42 a try... The 38 is for guys like 5’7” to 5’9”... way too short in the body and arms for me. I guess if the 42 is loose, I can always send it to aero to get taken in. They can’t exactly add length to a 38...
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    Aero trucker...

    Uh-oh. I may have to cancel then... sounds like a Type III in size 42 may be huge on me... I’m around 6’, 170 pounds, and I’d definitely be floating in a size 42 Bootlegger, Teamster, or standard Highwayman. Thanks very much for the info, gents. I’ll reach out to Aero.
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    Aero trucker...

    Beautiful jacket, congratulations! This is serendipitous post for me. I also just picked up a Type III in blackened-brown Vicenza with the same Troy Mills blanket lining, size 42... although mine is coming directly from Aero, via their stock/used/vintage page. Regarding the sizing of Aero’s...
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    The ultimative Denim Trouser Thread?

    As the starter of that thread you’re referencing, I whole-heartedly second this! I’m happy to pitch in as best I can... While I would never call myself a denim expert (working on that, but many guys out there know, like, everything) I have been reading a lot about it lately. The history of the...
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    Cone Mills selvedge ID (ticking) authentication question...

    Okay, I may be an idiot... So examining all the jeans again, I see that the width of the white-with-red-dashes fabric is identical (as is the spacing of the dashes)... It is how much denim fabric is folded over to make the seam which varies, and causes the differing widths of the selvedge ID...
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    Cone Mills selvedge ID (ticking) authentication question...

    Selvedge ID (a guy at a denim repair store called it “ticking”, no idea if this is correct) is the piece of white fabric with colored dashes that runs up the outer leg seams inside selvedge jeans. Apparently it was called selvedge ID because back in the olden days, you could identify which...
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    Cone Mills selvedge ID (ticking) authentication question...

    Denim experts... Should all modern (say, 2000 to 2014) Cone Mills selvedge denim Levis jeans feature identical ID ticking? Or were there variations in the width according to what year the jean was produced, which cut, wash, what Levis collection it was released under (LVC, Made & Crafted) etc...
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    Lewis Leathers Italian Horsehide question

    I agree it’s too long on you. But it appears to fit like a glove everywhere else. Looks great on you! That said, the UR should be a pretty easy jacket to shorten, all things considered. The cut does not feature a dramatic taper nor flare at the bottom, there are no pockets to relocate, there is...

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