M635Guy
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Today I officially corrupted one of my friends with a visit to Matt at Ealdwine. I got to eyeball the gorgeous Color #2 boots, and my buddy picked out a great pair of NST's in Arabica Lux (the Cabarrus, on the right in the pic below. Matt's outstanding #8 cap toes and my Ravello WTB's at the bottom). Since he and I size the same, he denied me a source of temptation too!
The lead gray suede Indy was pretty amazing. I'm going to work hard to forget that one exists in my size...
The lead gray suede Indy was pretty amazing. I'm going to work hard to forget that one exists in my size...
I loved my Neocork Indy's (natty CXL), and regret selling them. It's a really great sole - comfortable, but survives wear very well. I had great luck with mine in all kinds of weather/floors/etc.I haven’t had a neocork sole, I think I need to try it some time!
I'm another guy who's not a fan of Dainite, at all. I don't live with challenging winters, but I've never had any issues with Commando on ice or snow, and did have a close call with a Dainite pair. It has always kind of amazed me how different people's experiences are.I was worried the Dainite would be uncomfortable based on so many people trashing it but it’s proven to work well for me, though I’ve experienced that it doesn’t do well on ice. Neither do my commando soles though, but I do think they fare slightly better. The crepe wasn’t great at all though it might have been better on wet tile. Winter is just a tough time to walk around!
Those... are absolutely stunning. Congrats on an awesome pair!I bought these from Epaulet in 2013, Alden Brixton in Natural Chromexcel.