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Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets
Guys, don't get too bent out of shape about a disagreement on a forum. Maybe do what I do and block the person that annoys you? Works for me :D- Rich22
- Post #78
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets
The hype and price, and typically bizarre fits (you need a pot belly, tiny chest, and extremely wide shoulders for some!) and lack of customisation options, all irk me too. Edit: To clarify this is no anti-Japanese thing for me either: I've always been interested by Japan and Japanese culture...- Rich22
- Post #56
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets
The Vanson looks the best. Very good! It fits across the shoulders better than the other two, that both have excess material there.- Rich22
- Post #25
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
That repro #5 Talon zipper does sound like it has some issues.- Rich22
- Post #52
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Wow, that doesn't indicate a sturdy slider. The whole thing must have been under a lot of pressure to fail like that. Thanks!- Rich22
- Post #51
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Thanks for the detailed reply! I'd noticed they bury the tape unusually deeply, which logically must put the slider/teeth and tape under more pressure than normal, certainly until the leather relaxes with use.- Rich22
- Post #50
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Gentleman, I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but everyone repeating the same things (that I have known for years) such as that No.5 zips are period correct but too lightweight for non-period heavy leather, and that they fail regularly as a result, is not clarifying what element of the zip is...- Rich22
- Post #45
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Looking for fit check on Aero cafe racer
Sorry to say, but that jacket doesn't do you any favours. Return to sender. Something also looks off with the pattern on this one.... plus, what's gone wrong with the collar? Looks like it's folded over on itself on one side...- Rich22
- Post #11
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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A barf worthy rip off of an appropriated pattern
Oh wow, the "real life" version looks very poor and lifeless.- Rich22
- Post #119
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Ah, I was a bit confused why you wondered if I quoted you. You said: "Personally, I have been avoiding Aereos due to their terrible zippers." That implies they exclusively offer bad zippers, because otherwise you would surely specify one that wasn't "terrible" when placing an order. There was...- Rich22
- Post #34
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Not good that that would happen twice. That's definitely indicative of an installation problem. Weird.- Rich22
- Post #29
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Yes, I was quoting you. When you quote someone, their name appears at the top of the new post. I wondered if you knew what it was about Aero's zippers that was terrible? What singles them out for failure? Any idea?- Rich22
- Post #28
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
All their zippers are terribly constructed? Don't they have a variety of different zippers they use?- Rich22
- Post #24
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!
Out of curiosity- in what way was the installation incorrect?- Rich22
- Post #23
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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A barf worthy rip off of an appropriated pattern
Aren't most jackets by most makers "rip-offs" or "faithful tributes" at this point? Everyone copies and tweaks. Jacket looks fine. Most items of clothing in general are partial facsimiles of something else. Look what happens when someone like Himmel makes something truly unique- we end up with...- Rich22
- Post #77
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Post Brexit import experiences
That's excellent customer service. Well done Aero!- Rich22
- Post #354
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Post Brexit import experiences
Holidays to Edinburgh are the way forward. Especially considering you should be able to claim most of the VAT back on departure...- Rich22
- Post #351
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Post Brexit import experiences
I think Belgium doesn't charge duty, so they wouldn't have to swallow too much added cost. Maybe £10 extra for shipping, 1%/£7 for the fractionally higher VAT, and £0-20 for customs/fees.- Rich22
- Post #346
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Post Brexit import experiences
Taking care of DUTY as well as the VAT is going above and beyond, unless the shipping cost is really high? If they pay duty and fees as well as VAT that's really taking a chunk out of their profit margin.- Rich22
- Post #343
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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1930s Leathertogs Original Pants
"An investigation carried out in 1978 revealled that since 1820 over 6,978,000 people emigrated to the United States from Germany. This amounted to 14.3 per cent of the total foreign immigration during this period." A TV documentary I saw recently pegged the immigration percentage from Germany...- Rich22
- Post #17
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
