John Lofgren (Speedway)
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@Memphisakers I’ve read every article/ review I could find as well as any YouTube videos and forum threads haha. I thought it was interesting in the article you shared how he doesn’t like CXL leather, especially the natural. Guess we all have our preferences and tastes. It was my first CXL so I’ve been way stoked on it.
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@Mizmazzle That surprised me too!! I may like the natural cxl even more than the shinki on the causeways. I think it is a really comfortable leather for engineers too! And patina monsters… those pictures in his review don’t even look like the same leather. I had to go back and double check before I posted those pictures
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Yeah it looks like a straight brown cxl at that point In his evo. @Memphisakers do you have the Lofgren engineers in Natural CXL too? We’re so many posts in at this point I can’t keep it all straight anymore. Haha. I’ve got one year to get some nice patina on these babies before next summers wedding. Just no super rough stuff. Color but no scratches says the future misses. Well, hell then!!!
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Yep I have the cxl ones also! LOVE them!!
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@mclaincausey you been able to get the engineers out lately in this Denver July heat? Few evening walks to the park for me….i should really move to Montana haha
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Yes. Always. In boots and dress shoes.
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Thanks @mikebarhoot….do you go shoe trees or boot trees in the engineers?
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Thanks @Dmart
I’m wondering since shoe/ boot trees are meant to help a boot keep its shape, do they prohibit the leather from getting those cool rolls (horse butt leather) or the patina that we are all working for with the rich multi tones in the leather that come with creasing and folding etc. ?
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I use cedar show trees in mine @Mizmazzle
I have not been wearing boots at all in this heat. Been wearing sandals mostly, which is not hugely typical for me; I don't generally regard boots as seasonal.
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Every pair of shoes I own has shoe trees, with the exception of the Birkenstocks and Crocs.
We could debate on the use in sneakers but in leather shoes/boots, I would always use trees. It certainly adds to the longevity of the shoe because they properly dry and stay in shape. This doesn’t mean that you don’t get creases and wrinkles (if that’s what you are after) but it protects the leather from cracking which can be the death of a shoe.
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I maintain that ANY quality footwear should be unfinished-cedar-shoe-tree'd. It is unquestionably better for your footwear to do so. The leather doesn't know or care if the shoe is a dress shoe or a workboot, but you'll benefit from less mold/mildew and bacteria buildup and eventually becoming smell, less damage to the leather and other constructional materials from moisture, the creases that form being from how they are worn and not how they are stored, them keeping their shape, etc… It is well worth the investment and time to keep anything off your foot on a tree.
And I take @Giles ' recommendation around eschewing trees for aging aging to be a tongue in cheek way of saying the same thing, but don't want to put words in his mouth.
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Thanks @mikebarhoot….do you go shoe trees or boot trees in the engineers?
in my RWs i use shoe trees as well as my Roperesque square toe Luchesse’s. all others which are western and newly acquired Drews, i use boot jacks. because of the instep addition to the tree.
im really persnickety about my shoes and boots. mostly because thats how my dad taught me and due to the numerous foot and ankle injuries leaving them jacked. by no means am i afraid to use em and get em dirty, but i keep em clean and ready to use however and repair/resole as needed.
i consider myself to have a decent collection of shoes and boots (Made in USA). some of which ive had 40+ years. and have done everything from mucked horse and pig stalls to wade through Houston floods and hurricanes.
maybe TMI but hope it is helpful.
