Freewheelers leather jackets

[Brandrea33]

Its starting to get ridiculous the prices nowadays i have to say

Have to agree. At these prices you really have to love the jacket and be prepared to own it a good long while to get your money’s worth.

 

[Aloysius]

Have to agree. At these prices you really have to love the jacket and be prepared to own it a good long while to get your money’s worth.

I'd like to think the price hikes will make people reconsider settling for a poor fit just so they can have a jacket by Brand X from Japan.

 

[Serghei Velescu]

More than 3000 for a jacket it makes no more sense for me.

i would love to own a La Brea but i guess i will have to order one someday from Field Leathers until they still have some decent prices… but even he is raising the prices quite a lot

 

[Brandrea33]

I'd like to think the price hikes will make people reconsider settling for a poor fit just so they can have a jacket by Brand X from Japan.

Lol, so true and it happened for me even at the old pricing.

 

[red devil]

At these prices I expect something on a different level...

Though, to be fair, some of the Freewheelers pattern fit better than others, they have quite the variation in their offereing.

I do not think I will buy another Freewheeler beyond my little wing. My needs to Leathertogs and Peter's Taylor style jackets were met by JL and LW.

 

[Aloysius]

Though, to be fair, some of the Freewheelers pattern fit better than others, they have quite the variation in their offereing.

Yeah definitely not implying their pattern work is inherently bad, just that I have no shortage of friends who’ve sausaged themselves into RMC and FW that clearly don’t fit but they don’t like to think about it after spending $3000 lol.

 

[sweetfights]

I was told by a shop here in Toronto that The Real Mccoys J24 will be going from $3100 to $4300 CAD in the fall.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see similar price increases from other makers.

That is unreal !

 

[red devil]

Yeah definitely not implying their pattern work is inherently bad, just that I have no shortage of friends who’ve sausaged themselves into RMC and FW that clearly don’t fit but they don’t like to think about it after spending $3000 lol.

Oh, yes. We have seen many people trying to convince themselves that jackets fit them when they don't.... I have to admit I was doggedly trying to get a decent fit out of the RMC J100 in their shibuya shop maybe 5 years ago.... with no success.

Same with the centinela model from freewheelers.

I was never able to get a decent fit out of any RMC, but with Freewheelers, I got a decent fit out of the little wing and a better fit out of the sunset later. I only ever bought the Little Wing because it was so unique.

 

[Brandrea33]

That is unreal!

I was at Lost and Found on Ossington About 3 weeks ago. They had a 44 and a 46 … luckily I look ridiculous in this style of jacket or I’d be a bit lighter in the wallet as they were beautiful and with the price increase coming there’s the FOMO factor lol

 

[BloodEagle]

RMC Buco J24s have been £2350 / about $3000 USD (£2550/$3250 for the J24L!) in the UK for at least 4/5 years, Ill be interested to see how far they think they can push the pricing over here considering they are already massively taking the piss.

 

[Tom71]

RMC Buco J24s have been £2350 / about $3000 USD (£2550/$3250 for the J24L!) in the UK for at least 4/5 years, Ill be interested to see how far they think they can push the pricing over here considering they are already massively taking the piss.

Just looked at the website:

J24 is now EUR 3.250,-
J100 is EUR 2.500,-

Wow! That´s not something I am prepared to invest any more...

 

[Mysteryo]

With my Centinela in 2019

 

[Squirrel_hero]

So, the new stock San Mateo and Mulholland are up for sale on japanese websites for 440 000 - 475 000 yen. Suppose there goes my dream of getting the Mulholland. Quite a hefty price hike from 250 000 - 275 000, but it seems Speedway is already sold out so...


Edit: Come to think of it, yen is about 25 % cheaper than 5 years ago and about 37,5 % price hike considering inflation is not that out of line. Maybe there is hope yet!

Where do you see them coming up for sale?

 

[yangsirius]

Where do you see them coming up for sale?

For example,. Genco (Size 40 San Mateo and Mulholland), Wolfpack (Size 40 Mulholland)

 

[Marc mndt]

J100 is EUR 2.500,-

That's absolutely RIDICULOUS for a mass produced cafe racer (the easiest design to make).

They're almost 50% cheaper in Japan. You could fund the airplane ticket from the difference lol.

 

[yangsirius]

That's absolutely RIDICULOUS for a mass produced cafe racer (the easiest design to make).

They're almost 50% cheaper in Japan. You could fund the airplane ticket from the difference lol.

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Yeah, but one Japanese dealer told me that the J-24 will be 300,000 Yen this fall, I forgot whether it is with tax or without.

 

[Mich486]

25,000 yen more is like $150… that’s a reasonable increase. Yen is super weak at the moment so I’d just go the proxy route whenever possible.

As far as I understand the japanese price charged to resellers abroad is close to the price consumers pay so they are bound to cost more when buying outside of Japan. They basically don’t give a flying **** of the non Japanese market. Chances are they are going to sell out all stock even if they didn’t export. Not talking about RMC specifically which has got a largish footprint also abroad but a brand like freewheelers definitely would be fine with 0 foreign sales.

 

[Canuck Panda]

Real Moon Japan had two Mulholland jackets in stock, in new size 40 and one 42. Overpriced (compared to before) at ¥400,000 each (USD $2,700). Sold out a day after they announced it on Instagram.

In 2012, Mulholland size 42 was ¥186,900 (USD $1,300). What has changed? I need some of that Mulholland magic on all the crap I have piled up in the garage...

 

[Marc mndt]

Chances are they are going to sell out all stock even if they didn’t export.

I visited three or four RMC stores in Japan, they all full size ranges of each and every model in stock. It certainly didn't look like they were flying off the shelves.

 

[Aloysius]

I visited three or four RMC stores in Japan, they all full size ranges of each and every model in stock. It certainly didn't look like they were flying off the shelves.

I don't think the cult of "I must buy it because it's Japanese" has as much power in Japan.