seatbelts is probably right, it might be the way i walk as the outside of my foot hits the ground first oh well, i guess i was just hoping the shoes would keep their super tight fit. fwiw i have the horse lace ups, sized up 1.5.
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seatbelts is probably right, it might be the way i walk as the outside of my foot hits the ground first oh well, i guess i was just hoping the shoes would keep their super tight fit. fwiw i have the horse lace ups, sized up 1.5.
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here's my backzipped. I sent it in to have vibram soles added on and the cobbler polished the entire shoes including the side of the soles. i'd forgotten to tell the cobbler not to polish the sole and when i got them back, they looked like dress boots.
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Originally posted by jscl View Postare anyone else's guidi's so narrow that their foot has pushed out on the sides, stretching the leather past the edge of the sole? maybe i didn't size up enough or have a fat foot... just 1.5 up...
also, had i sized up more they would be too long. i have gotten used to this is and quite like it. this is the only boot i have that does this and is the only boot i have that has the same cool creased and wrinkled shaft...dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective
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by the way i use Obenauf's Leather Oil on mine and i love it. very gentle but really restores the softness and soothes the dryness.
but i've been wondering, is there something i should be doing on my reverse leather pair? i could spray them with a protectant but is there any restorative product out there for reverse leather?dying and coming back gives you considerable perspective
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Originally posted by Dane View PostWhy would they do that???
Now I'm paranoid...I have a pair at the cobblers right now and I didn't mentioning anything about not polishing the soles.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Dane - it's part of their services i guess. bring any old pair of shoes in for work and typically, you'll get a nice shine to them after. it's just for these, i didn't need it!
it's funny, i really beat up these guidis and they've become my most comfortable pair of boots and ones that i grab everywhere i go. i wanted to try vibram out and used these as test with the cobbler before i send my more treasured shoes/boots which i hardly wear!
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Gah...I guess I'll call tomorrow and hope they haven't already done the deed.
I wonder though - if you brought them in a bit beat up, maybe they thought the roughness of the sole was due to wear?i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans
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Spoke to cobbler today and he promised to not touch the outsides of the soles anymore than need be (some filing is necessary to smooth the vibram rubber and blend it in).
I hate leather soles.i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans
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^ exactly, shit will get fucked up again in now time anyway.
Originally posted by nictan View PostBut personally, the reason why i bought my guidis is down to the fact that they have a more roundish/bulbous toe shape. So i was worried for a moment there that they would flatten out.
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Originally posted by chomeo View Poston the contrary, i like leather soles more! it's not as bad as it sounds. the soles do get scraped up as soon as I wore it. the factory pre-distressing was nice but i'm not losing sleep over a bit of shine now.
My neurosis always wins.i traded my LUC jeans + Julius belt + Neil Barrett jeans for a blamain biker jeans
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