Good or bad?

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 05 Oct 2005 21:16

I can't by a new pairs of shoes and I can't wait longer. I need new shoes! I saw these shoes( rod lavers..) on Ebay and was wondering if they are alright.. They are perforated Leather (which I know isn't as good as mesh) but this is the only good deal I could find. Did anyone get anything like this? Any comments are apreciated.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Adidas-Rod- ... dZViewItem

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 05 Oct 2005 21:23

You can modify the leather off real easy.

The material that is left over isn't quite as robust as regular mesh lavers but it definately holds up long enough to get a good life out of the shoe.

Go for it!

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 05 Oct 2005 22:21

So its good? like it can stall easily (doesn't slip?). I heard modding leather is hard..? Thanks for replying. I'll try bidding.

Iain · Post by **Iain** » 06 Oct 2005 03:27

with mesh lavers, most people cut the canvas out of the inside. Others cut the mesh out and leave the canvas. With leather lavers you can cut the outside leather off to leave the inside canvas and they will work just fine.

mc · Post by mc » 06 Oct 2005 03:51

good.

Jdigges · Post by **Jdigges** » 06 Oct 2005 07:10

They will work wonderfuly

mc · Post by mc » 06 Oct 2005 07:38

mosher wrote:You can modify the leather off real easy.

Shredder- wrote:I heard modding leather is hard.

now ya heard differently. You just cut it off... take off the leather over the toe, and the leather on the instep of the shoe, except by the heel. There is a stitch in the leather right by your heel / ankle, and that is a good border to use between where you remove the leather and where you don't.

okay, is it clear now?

hnc · Post by **hnc** » 06 Oct 2005 08:08

I just modded my leathers a week or so ago and it all went very well. I adore these shoes now, prior they were the bane of my existance. Unmodded they have purly wretched grip when it comes to Mr. Sandbags and other bags made with crushed panne. But yeah, the mod went well and aside from a small hole in the toe where i cut through, they're the best. Flipsider has a great tutorial, not that it really explains anything that isn't common sense.. still nice to have pictures though.

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 06 Oct 2005 08:14

Awesome!

Thanks guys

I'm gonna bid! AND OUTBID EVERYONE!

hnc · Post by **hnc** » 06 Oct 2005 08:20

Another suggestion, maybe you should consider buying the black leathers, they look better than the whites post-mod.

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 06 Oct 2005 14:49

Well if you might have noticed, the shoes I wanna buy are size 13... So my size is 13..

Plus I like the white/blue ones..

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 12 Oct 2005 09:03

Nathan Pipenberg has a pair of modded red leather Lavers and they look wicked cool. I'm pretty sure white/blue leather Lavers will look great post mod, but I'm guessing its all about the color. :/