Viberg

[Brattman]

This is my first post on the board!  I'm a huge Viberg fan and resident of Victoria, BC, so I'm right in the heart of Viberg country.

Today I received a pair of Viberg chukkas in aged bark that I got on Ebay for under $400.  These are the chukkas that were originally sold at Tate & Yoko, and which now can be found at Barney's.  I also have a pair of 4 Horsemen service boots and saddle oxfords, both of which are size 9.  The chukkas are size 9.5, but I thought I'd take a chance on them.  They definitely fit a bit roomier than the other two pair I have, but I suspect they'll work out fine.  I actually find that my service boots get way too restrictive after a day of walking, as my foot swells.

Here are some pics of the new boots:

You may notice that the colour is a fair bit darker than depicted on the Tate & Yoko site.  This is because the seller put two coats of Renovateur on them before selling.  The colour with the conditioner is nice and rich, but I do look forward to them lightening with wear.

Here are all three of my current Vibergs:

Back at the beginning of December, 2012, I placed an order with 4 Horsemen for a Viberg hiker with custom modifications:
-Chocolate bullhide
-2030 last
-No Thinsulate liner
-Gunmetal hardware
-Vibram Sierra sole

I expect that the hikers should be ready within the current month.

[natehate]

if you live in victoria why wouldnt you skip 4 horse men and go right to viberg?

[Brattman]

^I wanted the 4 Horsemen city hiker, but with the smooth leather out, rather than the rough out, and with a lugged hiking sole instead of the wedge.  It was just as easy going through them, and their shop is walking distance from my home and work.  After talking with Guy, it just made sense.

[natehate]

cool
welcome aboard by the way and i dig your chukkas

[Seul]

Those chukkas…

[madmonday]

with winter winding down & a few more miles on them i thought i should share these in their current state:

these soles suck (imho) for wet anything, but i've been fortunate enough to not take a tumble despite wearing them in some pretty sh!tty weather. all in all a great purchase i would make again.

[Finn666]

great looking pair of scouts there mate…iirc those were the once from superdenim.co.uk I was looking at as well that time

[zwer]

Was in Tate + Yoko today and hoped to try on a pair of Vibergs, but nothing even close to my size. Bad luck.

[Jii]

Indigo stained light coloured roughout is pure sex. Love those scout boots MM! Agree on the sole being crap though.

[Finn666]

^how are your engineers coming along mate?

[Jii]

Steadily

[natehate]

kinda thinking out loud here
wonder what a black service boot with the red dainite sole would look like?

[grandmasterben]

Those look awesome Monday….ever thought about chopping some of the length off the laces?

[Finn666]

damn that leather

[Finn666]

Morgan = Guest!

too bad

[FurattoHeddo]

OT: and so is Nemesisnow1200 (no longer from the forum)…

[Seul]

Damn… 

[demonito]

why are they out of the forum guys?

[seanocono]

I am also curious to learn what happened with Morgan?

Meanwhile, these are really nice:

http://tateandyoko.com/Viberg-145-Oxford-Brown-Cowhide-with-Vibram-Ripple-Sole.html

[Giles]

What happened with Morgan is that he got inundated with PM's.  It actually got to the point that he could not do his "real" job, so he had to back out.