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Re: Let's have a fashion advice thread. - B
tania:
i'm in the market for a pair of boots for this winter, too. now that i live in a fairly temperate area i don't have to worry as much about braving freezing cold winters and mounds of snow but the downside is that i do need something that will get me through some pretty cold and wet weather for a few months. the problem i always seem to have with boots is that, despite my relatively tiny frame, i have for real got the biggest calves of anybody on earth to the point where i seriously can't even put on any boot that comes up past my ankle unless i can find and order them in some sort of special "wide calf" size (which as you can probably guess does wonders for your self esteem). because of my very sad affliction i don't know anything about boots. my tentative plan was to just save up and get a black pair of docs for the winter but increasingly i feel like this is a really, really uninspired and lame thing to do on account a) i already have a pair of docs and b) there is probably a lot of cool stuff in the category of all-purpose black boots that i am just totally aware of.
where are good places to shop for boots! specifically, where are good places to shop for boots for women like me who have unbelievably massive calves.
michaelicious:
--- Quote from: Gemmwah on 14 Oct 2010, 15:24 ---Oh man the brakes squeak so much and the gear hub is a bit stiff but I don't even care BECAUSE SHE'S SO PRETTYYYYYYY
--- End quote ---
Check to see if the brakes are properly toed-in. Basically squeeze the brake lightly and if the front edge of the brake pad touches the rim you are good. If not, you might have to adjust the brake pad.
If adjusting the brake pad doesn't work, you should clean the rim and the brake pads. You might also want to roughen up the surface of the brake pads using an emery board or sandpaper.
Hub gears are pretty tough to do DIY repairs on. They fall outside the limits of my expertise. Sorry.
Hope this helps!
Allybee:
my winter boots. soooo functional (I spend a lot of time walking through snow). I think they look good on girls and guys, everyone tells me I look cute when I wear them with black tights and a skirt or skinny jeans. at the very least, they look super rugged, and if you live anywhere with real weather people are like "oh, she's wearing those boots because she likes dry feet." I actually really like the ones that are dark brown, but mine are perfectly broken in. the only downside is that I often get mixed up because everyone in my family has them!
BrittanyMarie:
man maybe the docs i had when i was younger were different but they fucking SUCKED for winter! they were super super slippery on the ice because of whatever their sole was made of.
tania:
i actually have no idea what docs are like for winter, i bought mine at the beginning of summer but they're the only pair of boots i own right now cos i didn't have the space to take anything else with me when i moved. i guess that's as good an argument as any to spend the next couple of weeks really looking for something built for cold and wet weather.
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