By the way, anyone knows, is the difference between these two models merely cosmetic or am I missing something?
http://www.chippewaboots.com/footwear/safety/road/1901M57
http://www.chippewaboots.com/footwear/safety/road/27899
I notice that Chilpewa is only making E width and bigger. Can anyone comment on this? Were their D super narrow?
I am typically a D. They have a great sale going on o'd love to take advantage of.
It may have something to do with the fact that the Cordovan model model 91068 as it was known was originally made for the Japanese market where E width is the majority.That is also something i was wondering about but i found the answer recently !
The regular production models like 27863 11" engineer boots were available in B ( not available anymore ) D , E and EE width , as well as Baden Tropper 27908 / 27909 , Strapless 71419 and High Shine 71418 if i remember well ( except B width ) ; while the bal-laced 27950 were only available in D and EE but i discovered recently that all the " Original " serie Engineer boots released in 2013 or 2014 , based on the 2014 catalog ,was made only in E width ( all their engineer boots models in this serie named with 1901 in their reference name and also the 1937 17" and 1940 11" models ) ; including the 7" " engineer " boots as well .
It is a surprising decision ,as D is the regular width, so i don't understand why they released all the models in that collection only in E width ,which is not supposed to be for a majority of people !
I was searching for some 1901m04 in D before discovering that but i wonder if those E width are really all regular E width ?
I've been trying on Chip Engineers for the last few weeks, Monitor. That included the 27899 and the Originals in Black Whirlwind.
FYI, the Black Whirlwind Horween is pretty thin to the touch. I ordered the non steel version and decided even if I went steel toe, I wouldn't feel all that protected on the bike with them. Beautiful as they were, I returned them. To me, they are more fashion boot than riding boot. YMMV.
The 27899 Black Odessas are significantly thicker and more sturdy. I ended up ordering the steel toe version of those. .
yeah.After asking some shops which used to sell some in Europe ,it seems some of the 1901 serie engineer boots ,have been made in D width ( including the 4363 model ) but most are not available anymore ,or in very few sizes ( mostly small or very big ones ) that have not been sold yet .