Showerfan
Active Member
Just got a pair of Tanker boots from ELMC, made by John Lofgren in black CXL horse. They’re beauties!
I got the size 9, as they are UK sizes and I’m a 10 US. They do still feel a little loose, even though my big toe goes almost all the way to the front — is say I’ve got an inch to spare — and there is zero heel-slip. Maybe I’ve just gotten too used to Iron Rangers and I want new shoes to be painful for the first two to three weeks? Or maybe I could size down to an 8.5. I will probably try that.
They are absolutely gorgeous, as you’d expect from John Lofgren. The fit and finish is faultless. If anything, they’re too well done. I expect engineer boots to have a PNW standard — a loose thread here, a nail sticking out there, welts not entirely finished.
I got them because my engineer boots (Wesco x S&S Knuckle Draggers) were almost too tight to get on at first, and even more difficult to get off. Then they stretched out to the point where I can kick them off and heel-slip is a legitimate tripping hazard. These are of course strapped-on Tanker-boot style, with nice, little black buckles.
I just don’t know if I’ll ever use them to ride a bike, they may be too pretty to scratch up. But I’m looking forward to wearing them enough to show the golden-brown teacore. Apparently this leather does that quickly and well!
I got the size 9, as they are UK sizes and I’m a 10 US. They do still feel a little loose, even though my big toe goes almost all the way to the front — is say I’ve got an inch to spare — and there is zero heel-slip. Maybe I’ve just gotten too used to Iron Rangers and I want new shoes to be painful for the first two to three weeks? Or maybe I could size down to an 8.5. I will probably try that.
They are absolutely gorgeous, as you’d expect from John Lofgren. The fit and finish is faultless. If anything, they’re too well done. I expect engineer boots to have a PNW standard — a loose thread here, a nail sticking out there, welts not entirely finished.
I got them because my engineer boots (Wesco x S&S Knuckle Draggers) were almost too tight to get on at first, and even more difficult to get off. Then they stretched out to the point where I can kick them off and heel-slip is a legitimate tripping hazard. These are of course strapped-on Tanker-boot style, with nice, little black buckles.
I just don’t know if I’ll ever use them to ride a bike, they may be too pretty to scratch up. But I’m looking forward to wearing them enough to show the golden-brown teacore. Apparently this leather does that quickly and well!
