Jwag
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I love my LW Ryder. It's really the only leather jacket I wear now. I have an A2, but It's really not very useful for me.
I love my LW Ryder. It's really the only leather jacket I wear now. I have an A2, but It's really not very useful for me.
x2......Both jackets are great although the Suburban is by far the better fit of the two.
Hi, I am emailing back and forth with LW to buy a test jacket. They suggested that I should order the 46 long as I am 6'5" 257lbs athletic/muscular built, however from what I've read on this forum a 48 would be more appropriate for me. Please if anyone has some advice it would be appreciated. The jacket is quite an investment considering the 20% surcharge for the customization.
Basic measurments
Arm 27"
StS 24"
PtP 25"
Back ~28"
Thank you very much
Hi, I am emailing back and forth with LW to buy a test jacket. They suggested that I should order the 46 long as I am 6'5" 257lbs athletic/muscular built, however from what I've read on this forum a 48 would be more appropriate for me. Please if anyone has some advice it would be appreciated. The jacket is quite an investment considering the 20% surcharge for the customization.
Basic measurments
Arm 27"
StS 24"
PtP 25"
Back ~28"
Thank you very much
Hi, I am emailing back and forth with LW to buy a test jacket. They suggested that I should order the 46 long as I am 6'5" 257lbs athletic/muscular built, however from what I've read on this forum a 48 would be more appropriate for me. Please if anyone has some advice it would be appreciated. The jacket is quite an investment considering the 20% surcharge for the customization.
Basic measurments
Arm 27"
StS 24"
PtP 25"
Back ~28"
Thank you very much
Hi, I am emailing back and forth with LW to buy a test jacket. They suggested that I should order the 46 long as I am 6'5" 257lbs athletic/muscular built, however from what I've read on this forum a 48 would be more appropriate for me. Please if anyone has some advice it would be appreciated. The jacket is quite an investment considering the 20% surcharge for the customization.
Basic measurments
Arm 27"
StS 24"
PtP 25"
Back ~28"
Thank you very much
It’s like a saddleReceived my new lost worlds test jacket ~5oz horsehide leather. It feels very very stiff and kinda tight at the shoulders. I guess it'll settle to my body better after it's broken in. Funy thing, it's hard bending my arms.
I'm also concerned about the zipper. It feels not as heavy duty as it should for this kind of leather. But I gotta say, the jacket is gorgeous!
Hi, this may have been asked already, but here it goes. what is the difference between Horween Chromexcel horsehide and Lost Worlds type horsehide. I'm asking because a coworker told me that Johnson Leathers company makes superior jackets to LW, which I find a bit outrageous. Does anybody have experience with both?
Thanks
I owned a LW HH Jean Jacket with detachable collar wich I really wanted to keep, but just too big. Also had a HH Cafe racer; too big also. I just saw a size 44 Heavy Steer LW Suburban on ebay that sold on one Bid for $400. Seemed to be be a bargain. It was also Brown. I have never had his steer or brown. Just the Brown Vest.
I need to get that zipper fixed on my Suburban. Problem is finding someone who will sew that heavy leather. I would think I could just have the pin side done if I can source that side.
I like the Roadhouse which has shown up here by a proud owner.
Thanks for the Video compliments! Perhaps I should have Beer while I'm doing them. I did at least three others that day. They will be coming out soon. They will be starring a Good Wear and some Vintage Black HH jackets.
Couple of things Terry:
The steer is squeaky as all get out. I have owned several and all of them were unbearable.
As far as zips you might ask Stuart if he could replace it for you.
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Carkos840, Thank you for the comparison. Love how your LW "ages".I currently own 12 Lost Worlds and 1 Johnson, i like them both.
I disagree that Johnson Leathers makes superior jackets to LW, IMO they are both very good jackets.
Johnson is very good at copying things, i personally think their house models are bland and uninterresting.
One could argue the same thing about LW as they are really a repro company.
My personnal Johnson is really well stitched but i have seen some pretty bad work on some jackets they made that where posted here, saying that i would trust Alan to sort things out if something went really wrong.
LW IMO are some of the best made jackets you can buy, they are IMO the only non Japanese maker that can rival with the Japanese precision seen in Freewheelers, RMC and brands like that.
Leather wise, CXL and LW leather are different, i would not say one is superior to the other.
CXL is a very waxy leather that is designed to lose it's top coat fast and gain patina quickly.
LW leather is basically the opposite, it is a very dry leather (little wax and oils), with a thick top coat that is designed to look the same for many years to come. Stuart's goal is for you to be able to trash a jacket for 10 years and still have it look "brand new". If you wear a LW a lot you will gain a lot of creases and grain but verry little patina.
Here is a quick comparison:
Both are CXL HH, same batch, as you can see there is a lot of variation between hides.
The brown undercoat seen on the left one is what you should expect to happen as the top coat wears down and gets thinner.
In time the right one might look similar.
Here is a Johnson Leathers, also CXL, although this one is tumbled:
And LW, brand new:
And after a few months wear:
And a few shots of another broken in LW, personally i really don't get people who find this leather dull, it has IMO some of the best grain found on modern leather, it evolves in a great way if you actually do wear it and it is tough as nails.