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InductionRoar said:
craigjm said:
InductionRoar said:
craigjm said:
Can you tell the difference between Goodyear welted and cemented shoes from such a distant shot?
Yes. I find the welt stitching useful in that regard.I did, however, take the effort to look on the Jeffery West website before posting. None of their cemented construction shoes have any fake stitching so I would have thought they would be very easy to tell apart.
craigjm said:
The majority of the range that we are speaking about available in general retailers are not on the Jeffery West website as those ranges (Goodyear welted and blake stitched) are the ranges available through their own shops or direct.
I have absolutely no experience of either the brand nor of fake stitching. I was merely surprised that you would classify the GYW shoes as good and the cemented models as crap, but couldn't tell them apart form a photo which I thought was actually quite detailed.http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/section....
This range is very clearly cemented.
InductionRoar said:
craigjm said:
The majority of the range that we are speaking about available in general retailers are not on the Jeffery West website as those ranges (Goodyear welted and blake stitched) are the ranges available through their own shops or direct.
I have absolutely no experience of either the brand nor of fake stitching. I was merely surprised that you would classify the GYW shoes as good and the cemented models as crap, but couldn't tell them apart form a photo which I thought was actually quite detailed.http://www.jeffery-west.co.uk/jefferywest/section....
This range is very clearly cemented.
g3org3y said:
Thanks for the info Craig. 
Out of interest, which non JW retailers would you trust to sell the 'real deal' shoes?
None of them really while the shoes are in their "season" unless it's somewhere like Selfridges. If they do appear on the general retail circuit they are usually left overs from previous ranges Out of interest, which non JW retailers would you trust to sell the 'real deal' shoes?
Edited by g3org3y on Saturday 15th July 17:17
craigjm said:
I never said they were crap. They are fairly decent shoes but not the same quality wise and to be fair I am on the road on a phone so I'm not really able to see detail in pictures from where I am
Fair enough. I am clearly putting words in your mouth, although your own analogy of comparing a Prius with an LS is somewhat indicative of how you see the respective desirability of both. A Prius isn't a crap car, but equally, it is rarely used as an example of desirability.InductionRoar said:
Fair enough. I am clearly putting words in your mouth, although your own analogy of comparing a Prius with an LS is somewhat indicative of how you see the respective desirability of both. A Prius isn't a crap car, but equally, it is rarely used as an example of desirability.
OK maybe that was a bad example 
but I was trying to think of two ranges owned by the same company that have differing quality levels and that was the first one that came to mind. Maybe VW vs Audi would have been a better one but I was just trying to illustrate a point.Those interested need to really see a pair side by side
craigjm said:
OK maybe that was a bad example but I was trying to think of two ranges owned by the same company that have differing quality levels and that was the first one that came to mind. Maybe VW vs Audi would have been a better one but I was just trying to illustrate a point.
Those interested need to really see a pair side by side
but I was trying to think of two ranges owned by the same company that have differing quality levels and that was the first one that came to mind. Maybe VW vs Audi would have been a better one but I was just trying to illustrate a point.Those interested need to really see a pair side by side
g3org3y said:
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Photos of two pairs of green shoes (not to mention one of g3org3y above) on one page, and not a single comment from Traibi.
I do hope (as annoying as you can sometimes be) that you have neither been banned from the thread, nor are feeling unwell.
In case anyone missed it...g3org3y
I do hope (as annoying as you can sometimes be
) that you have neither been banned from the thread, nor are feeling unwell.In case anyone missed it...g3org3y
Git!Off to the book thread with you! Tell us how you got on with The Brothers Karamazov!
Yeah, it's too quiet there too
Goaty Bill 2 said:
Photos of two pairs of green shoes (not to mention one of g3org3y above) on one page, and not a single comment from Traibi.
I do hope (as annoying as you can sometimes be) that you have neither been banned from the thread, nor are feeling unwell.
I have a green pair too Bill but it's more of a Burnish effect on black leather but then you would probably expect that of me and my outlandish taste in shoes I do hope (as annoying as you can sometimes be
) that you have neither been banned from the thread, nor are feeling unwell.
wolfracesonic said:
craigjm said:
FreeLitres said:
I just bought some trainers for casual use.
Am I banned from this thread?
We are missing trainers... when did Arsenal Morris last post? Am I banned from this thread?
The trainers in question are really lightweight "Nike Mayfly Prm" which I got for a very low price in the Nike outlet store.
I just checked out some reviews to learn that they are designed to last only 100 km - named after the Mayfly because of it's short lifespan!
It's a good job they were cheap then!
I just checked out some reviews to learn that they are designed to last only 100 km - named after the Mayfly because of it's short lifespan!
It's a good job they were cheap then!
FreeLitres said:
The trainers in question are really lightweight "Nike Mayfly Prm" which I got for a very low price in the Nike outlet store.
I just checked out some reviews to learn that they are designed to last only 100 km - named after the Mayfly because of it's short lifespan!
It's a good job they were cheap then!
A lot of people don't think about that when they buy trainers for running. All proper running trainers will have been designed to do their job for a set distance. A few of the runnings apps will now keep track of how far your trainers have been to remind you to renew I just checked out some reviews to learn that they are designed to last only 100 km - named after the Mayfly because of it's short lifespan!
It's a good job they were cheap then!
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