Proper leather shoes

Nice boots, @snoops...

I've been enjoying rotating my two trusty pairs of Red Wings recently... Great investment, they'll last you years and years...

Just whacked some mink oil on the moc toes

I'm lusting over several pairs if Danner boots after trying a pair on today

where did you try them on? Don't know anywhere in london that stocks them

Son of Stag.

They don't have those particular ones but I got an idea of fit etc and they said they'd try and order me some in

Sweet, I'll pop in there next time I'm in town

It's worth keeping an eye on Danner's Breakroom for bargains

https://www.hitthebreakroom.com/customer/account/login/

They only ship to the states though I think

Any thoughts on using Scarpa HS12 proofing cream. It is what they spec for their calf leather hiking boots. It is silicone based.

Obenauf's Heavy Duty LP Leather Preservative/Protector/Waterproof

Don't know if this is the right place to ask I have several pairs of grenson shoes and boots. I would like a similar thing but with a place for spd cleats. Can any one help.

Those TK wolverines are tasty...but I'm swerving shopping....soon.

Just in case anyone missed out:

http://jeansandsheux.tumblr.com/

@speeddemon, nearest you gone get.

^I have a pair of those and they are amazingly comfortable even on long rides - as long as you get the lacing right. Get it wrong and there will be pain. Ladder lacing works best, in my experience.

Only problem is that the studs on the heel wear down over time. Need to ask a good shoe repair place how to fix that.

they should use replaceable ones, like the high end sidi's.

I like them I was hoping for more of a wing tip brogue :-(

wouldn't a skilled cobbler be able to work in accommodation for cleats in your old brogues? murtle?
you should also think about the lacing the 3 or 4 lacing holes on typical dress shoes is not enough for a secure and comfortable fit on a cycling shoe. imo.

Anything with a thick sole, like Grenson Archie's, should be able to take cleats just bolted on. But as Drøn says, they won't give you enough support. Could be worth it for fun though

Been wearing my Redwing 8146's everyday for three weeks now.
so fucking comfortable.
took em hiking in the woods. so good. loving the process of cleaning and oiling them too

Can anyone recommend a decent shoe care kit?

I went for this one as it has good reviews and is not too pricey.

My Meindl hiking boots are in need of some TLC. However, I'm in Perú and even if I could find some sort leather treatment I don't want to have to carry it or spend much money on it.

My options seem to be;

1. Clean and then ask a shoe-shinner on the streets to polish then. I'm guessing shoe polish will have some sort of nutrients,
   
2. Find a substitute that I'll use in my general travelling - moisturiser seems like the obvious choice.
   
   

Would using sun cream or body moisturiser fuck them up? Are there any other usually cheap supermarket substitutes?

... Or am I best off going with the shoe shinners?

I also might be able to get someone to bring something out from the UK for me, does anyone know of anything that comes in tinny sachets?

Answers on a postcard please.

Cheers.

does a shinner polish yer shins?

is a tinny sachet in fact a tin?

One polish from a shoe shiner could only help if the boots are really dried out.

Peru? Gotta be someone with a tin of horse saddle leather stuff or something? Tallow? Animal fat?
Bees wax? dunno, these are totally guess work!

So is that a vote for or against?

@TRA - good ideas. Not where I am now, but maybe elsewhere. That said the last saddle I was on didn't look like it had seen much love in a while.

Totally for.
Unless those boots are made of lace, they'll easily survive even the "wrong polish"omg.

You could ask around for betún de santiago, which appears to be the local brand of polish

http://www.productossantiago.com/productos.php

I doubt it'll cost the earth, somehow.

@withered_preacher - I somehow read what you wrote totally differently.

@h2o - cheers.

'Confound it' seems to be an imperative in my approach.