Reply With QuoteChaps,
sketchers is the only option
I intend to buy some brogue Trickers tomorrow and will have to chose between the leather and rubber sole.
I know that the leather soles looks more elegant but is not so good in wet weather.
Simple question - is one type of sole more comfortable than the other ?
Chaps,
sketchers is the only option
Stop saying chaps - it's soooo 2016Originally Posted by soundood
Commando sole - but I'm not sure Trickers do that as standard.
Happy to help, chaps.
Anymore of this and I shall start using the C word again.
Trickers do offer the Cammando sole, hence my question - I know they are a bit ugly but as I get older, I like my comfort more.
I can't make up my mind if this thread is a wind up or not
It is serious. I have been doing a lot of googling and the answers are contradictory.
Rubber sole Chap.
Fas est ab hoste doceri
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.urb...s%26amp%3Dtrue
hey chaps. stop chapping the chap, chaps.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
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Just have the footman get you a pair of each?
Get an insole, sorbothane or similar. Very supportive.
It wasn't clear if you meant rubber dainite sole, or rubber commando - I agree the latter look ugly on shoes. But they suit boots - just buy some Trickers brougue boots!
Or try them all on and see which you prefer chap.
I would go for rubber Mick, I know leather is more traditional but rubber is much more practical.
mike
Is that to prevent chapping?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
He he he........ To be fair, he has stopped that habit! (And I am trying to be good)
mike
It shows! I almost didn't recognise you :))
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
I'd always opt for the leather sole option. More comfortable, more breathable and more elegant. i have a pair of dainite sole boots and a pair of kainite sole double monks for when the weather is at it's worst, but in normal weather conditions I rarely wear anything other than leather soles as the comfort is better.
I'd favour these, but watch out for chaps out hunting...
This summer I have taken to wearing my Reebok trainers (Yourflex) to work they are so light and comfy, I can't be doing brogues in this heat!
'Chaps' I can live with, but Sketchers – The brand of trainers for young teeny girls?
Sketchers are proto watercolourists.
Skechers are a comfort shoe brand.
Hth
Dave
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Thank you for your sensible and informative reply, unlike the others who were about as much use as a thin walled chocolate teapot. In fact some of them were about as much use as a cracked thin walled chocolate teapot and you cant get more useless than that.
I shall buy the leather soled version.
Dainite sole - ultimate flexibility whatever the weather
Depends on what shoe it is and what you want them for.
If it's a smart slim shoe and you want a smart look, go leather, but then you can't wear them in the snow and rain and will probably slip over alot in the wet.
Dainite would be the happy medium.
I have the commando sole on my Ilkley's and it's great on a chunky shoe like that, being a big-ish lad i can carry it off ok, but would probably be too chunky on someone with a slim frame and/or small feet.
Yes you can - a one-legged Cossack, or an ashtray on a motorbike.
Or cheap chapping chaps. Cheap chaps chap. Chaps wearing cheap chapping chaps risk getting chafed because cheap chaps' cheap crappy chapping chaps chafe. Cheap chaps risk getting chafed by buying cheap chaps. Chipper chaps chafe not because they know that pukka chaps chafe not. Therefore a chipper chappy's chaps chafe not because their chaps are chipper. In the construction industry, chap wearing chippies know that chipper chaps make a chippy chipper, whereas chafing chaps make a cheap chippy chap less happy. For example, a chippy wearing chafing chaps on his way to the chippy in his lunch break won't get chafed and thus remains chipper. A cheaper chippy chappy with chafing chaps and possibly a chippy on his shoulder on his way to a cheaper chaps' chippy might get chafed because his cheaper chaps are not chipper and thus chapping and may chafe the cheaper chappy, the cheapy chippy, on his way to the cheap chippy in his crappy cheapy chafing chaps. Hth. Dave
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Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
You make it sound as if you were seriously asking us to decide whether rubber leather soles would be better for your use.
I wouldn't worry too much.
Reading your posts, anyone with such an attitude is probably safer staying in their bungalow, watching daytime TV.
Have you thought about Ugg slippers?
As somebody with a slim frame and small feet I can say that commando soles look fine on a pair of trickers (I have 3, 2 bourton shoe and 1 boot) it would look odd if I had size 10's but I'm an 8 (7.5 in trickers 444 last)
I would go for a dainite sole for versatility and comfort, or you could go leather and add a thin Topy sole. I do,this for grip and to stop the excessive wear I get on a leather sole toe.
I ordered the Tricker Kensingtons yesterday and they arrived this morning which was a surprise. They have a leather sole and are plain bloody comfortable. I normally wear Loake 1880s but these seem much better. I have never worn Trickers before so I am hoping for minimal break in.
I am sorry if some of you thought that the leather v the commando sole was stupid but I am 68 and spend a lot of time walking the streets and comfort is paramount to me.
Just for your info, Trickers are have a sale and the availability is good. My shoes were reduced from £375 down to £195.
Many thanks for the advice.
That's a good price!
mike
I've just ordered the same shoes...not that I needed more brogues, but they are at a good price! Don't forget your shoe trees OP!
If you want comfort forget any of the 'establishment' shoe makers. Seems looks are inversely proportional to comfort. Try Anatomc Gel for comfort.
Camper
Treat yourself to some Crockett & Jones. Very comfy
I have a cupboard full of shoe trees, so no problems there. At the moment I have sore feet, these Trickers are going to need breaking in.
Chaps and Brogues
With geography teachers? Or just Morris dancers?
Plus if you buy a good pair, eminently re-soleable
I've had a pair that have lasted over 20 years being re-soled & healed every few years, it's the uppers that finally give in
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How are your Tricker's wearing in OP old Chap? I had to send mine back due to wonky broguing on one shoe...it was the worst broguing crisis since penisgate. Fair play to Tricker's though, I received a new pair two days after posting the first pair back, with some complementary polish and a Tricker's branded application brush (presumably to compensate me for postage).
So now applying Saphir Renovateur, to be followed by several coats of polish. That's how I party.
Hi
Glad you got your dodgy broguing sorted out.
I am wearing them for about 2 -3 hours at a time, but they still need breaking in.
They're nice.
Just the thing for work.
This is what I call dodgy broguing...
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...-shoes-size-11
Bought by a gentleman on here though...they were actually really nice shoes in the flesh!
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