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Jacket is sold! I bought this new 5 years ago. It's slightly modified: one inch extra body length, the front zipper is shorter than stock. It starts a couple of inches from the hem, rather than right at the hem. I had that done at Insurrection in Seattle a couple of years ago. The lining is in...

I am about to list my black, size 42 Cafe Racer (4 pocket) on ebay. It's 5 years old, but I've only worn it in the winters on the bike. It's barely broken in. This was from Insurrection (now Thurston bros). When they had them slightly modified. It's an inch longer in the body, and I had them...

That fit looks perfect, WDW.

I don't post much, but I get a lot out of this forum so I thought I would post my experience with the Gustin olive trucker. First off, it's really nice. Exactly the jacket promised. Well put together and finished. Feels heavy weight, heavier than the Filson/Levi's trucker I had. However... I...

Very true. And they probably won't be happy.

A cynical person might say that this way they can honestly say they put the information out there, without actually having to put it on their website. Technically being honest without telling the majority of their customers. A charitable person might say they told this forum because this is...

I think they've done more than that. For starters, they've put an end date to the problems. Now you can definitively say an Aero jacket made after November 2012 is what it is represented to be. (Assuming you take them at their word, which I think we all want to do.) By extension, I think in the...

Seriously? You may not care what your jacket is made from, but judging by the number of threads on this site alone regarding the differences between hides, most of the people buying these jackets care very deeply. Not to mention the simple idea that you've paid for a particular product and you...

Awesome! Thank you, that will put my mind at ease.

I bought an Aero Cafe Racer from you guys in April of 2011. Do you have any concerns about these jackets being mixed hides or being steer when they are labled horse? This being my first and only horse-hide jacket I have no frame of reference and am completely dependent on the knowledge of...

So can you guys tell the difference by looking at the hide?

Frank, may I ask when your jacket was made? Thanks.

I don't know. I think this has been an extremely restrained and reasoned discussion, with a couple of exceptions. Especially for the internet where people have anonimity to hide behind. I actually expected more outraged ranting, especially after finding out about the mixed hide jackets. I'm...

Nice. I almost bought that one. How heavy is it?

I wouldn't get all carried away like that. I think the most likely scenario was not a deliberate scam. More likely just falling behind on orders and having more steer-hide on hand than horse, so... Just a really poor decision made in the hope that none would be the wiser. And now the company...