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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
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^40’s Knopf to ship the 2005ish LW Suburban below to its rightful owner (I proxied for them). This is the nicest LW I’ve ever handled in roughly 5 attempts. Stu should really bring back the cowhide. It’s outstanding and absolutely destroys the chocolate milk russet HH. I imagine it’s new owner will be extremely pleased! My only fee for proxy shipping is I get to try it on
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That LW is amazing. Suburban correct? Is that the 44 that was recently on eBay?
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To be honest I'm not sure where it's from. It's a cowhide 42" and I'm surprised I could get in it. I usually take a 44" from LW. It is indeed going to @mendelboaz and I think he's going to be delighted. If Stu were to offer this hide again, I would break my rule and 100% get a ryder in it. It's a gorgeous coffee bean brown that literally glows. Some of the nicest leather I've handled from any maker, past or present.
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I'm not sure @mendelboaz would agree to that
I wouldn't be having a Merry Christmas, that's for damn sure.
WOW that jacket looks incredible, can't wait to admire it in person! Thanks for the sneak peek, @ton312 !
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I think if you called Stu today and asked him to make you the best Suburban he ever has, in the finest leather he has, it would inferior to this one. You did really well!
@JMax you have to get that logo painted on the front fender with a single ****** in the cylinder, add another ****** if you get another one... (fingers crossed you don't!)
Congrats, @mendelboaz, what a great gift to self!
Personally, I´d hesitate to have Tony test-wear any jacket of mine. He creates a "signature-leatherjacket-look" thats hard to duplicate. Lucky you, that you got an equally athletic physique, so you should be safe.
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Thanks @ton312! You’re around a 44 in most Vanson as well right? I’ve never tried a LW, but have had the itch for a while, it’s a good bit worse now. And congrats @mendelboaz , that thing looks absolutely amazing!
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Correct! I have to say, my search for the perfect Ryder has been reinvigorated too!
The Ryder is definitely one of the finest casual jackets around. I do like Stru´s horsehide a lot.
Have a look at stock measurements, though. I am between 42 and 44 in most makers, and the Ryder in 42 fits me perfectly around shoulders and body, but sleeves and body are borderline short (25" both). The upcharge for any changes here is quite outrageous (and renders the jacket un-returnable), but I wish I would have added an inch each at the time.
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Riding a bit yesterday through the hills and I was seeing ghosts everywhere. I’d think, there is a deer, and slow down a bit. And it was a garbage bag. That sorta thing. About 10 minutes in, I pulled a Lt Dan on the Jenny during the storm. Literally. Lol. And I ultimately said, eff this, either ride or go home. Yoked the throttle and ripped around for a while. Felt good.
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That is a good fit. Is there a size chart somewhere? I've spent some time on his website, but haven't stumbled across that yet.
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JL and Pendleton this morning before someone turned the oven back on
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Size chart? Did you say size chart? Horror. The size chart is in Stu's head. You give him your weight and height and he tells you the jacket size. That's it.
Yes, it´s fine as it is. No size chart that I know of. I simply asked Stu. Actuall he´s much more approachable than legend has it. That one inch in length - I knew about it. I just chickened out of the extra-expense of "going-custom" on my first try with LW.
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Thanks @Will Zach & @Tom71 , that's what I'd assumed. For now I'm mostly sniffing around the used stuff, don't want to bother Stu if I'm not going to buy a jacket from him.
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You nailed this one, Marc. Congrats!
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