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I recently picked up a lightly used ELMC Roadster in Walnut off eBay. The description said it had been worn 6-8 times but not sure how accurate that is but it certainly isn't old or well worn.
It's a great Buco J-24 inspired jacket.
2.5oz Italian vegetable tanned, aniline dyed.
The colour (walnut) is nice deep brown, a little darker than Aeros FQHH Brown.
It's a light leather compared to the usual suspects around here, lighter than the Vicenza, about the same as shinki but not quite as stiff as my Shinki Buco by DD.
The lining is a nice (fairly course Wool in a muted tartan pattern)
Overall the light leather and lightish lining make it a good Spring jacket.
Construction is great, stitching is nice and even but just be aware that the leather wears and ages really quickly, MUCH faster than anything else I own.
One of the main culprits is the sleeve zip. This is scratching the crap out of the waist/front of the jacket as I walk, even if I remember to lock the tab down. If I don't, the little spike scratches even more....maybe I'm too used to my j100 and board racer with the zip on the top of the forearm?
The Zips used are easily the worst part of the jacket. They have KWIK printed on the metal pulls. They just don't run that smoothly, maybe it is too new and they haven't broken in yet? But to me they don't seem to match the quality of then rest of the jacket.
The length is marginally shorter than the specifications listed, I definitely wouldn't want it shorter than it is. Overall I think it's a good length as a modern interpretation of an vintage short jacket to be worn with modern lower rise jeans.
Sleeves are very trim, especially moving down to the forearm and range of motion is great, aided by the shoulder gussets.
Overall I'm really happy with the purchas, but then again I got it at a great price. Full price of these off he rack is the same as a lot of the custom options out there. I'm just lucky this fits so well......at least I think it does lol
It's a great Buco J-24 inspired jacket.
2.5oz Italian vegetable tanned, aniline dyed.
The colour (walnut) is nice deep brown, a little darker than Aeros FQHH Brown.
It's a light leather compared to the usual suspects around here, lighter than the Vicenza, about the same as shinki but not quite as stiff as my Shinki Buco by DD.
The lining is a nice (fairly course Wool in a muted tartan pattern)
Overall the light leather and lightish lining make it a good Spring jacket.
Construction is great, stitching is nice and even but just be aware that the leather wears and ages really quickly, MUCH faster than anything else I own.
One of the main culprits is the sleeve zip. This is scratching the crap out of the waist/front of the jacket as I walk, even if I remember to lock the tab down. If I don't, the little spike scratches even more....maybe I'm too used to my j100 and board racer with the zip on the top of the forearm?
The Zips used are easily the worst part of the jacket. They have KWIK printed on the metal pulls. They just don't run that smoothly, maybe it is too new and they haven't broken in yet? But to me they don't seem to match the quality of then rest of the jacket.
The length is marginally shorter than the specifications listed, I definitely wouldn't want it shorter than it is. Overall I think it's a good length as a modern interpretation of an vintage short jacket to be worn with modern lower rise jeans.
Sleeves are very trim, especially moving down to the forearm and range of motion is great, aided by the shoulder gussets.
Overall I'm really happy with the purchas, but then again I got it at a great price. Full price of these off he rack is the same as a lot of the custom options out there. I'm just lucky this fits so well......at least I think it does lol
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