JOINTS Custom Bike Show April 10 2011

At this year's JOINTS Bike Show, where the best and most radical custom bikes are shown, of course Manifold presented some unique artwork bike seats.
Needless to say, they are all handmade and one-of-a-kind pieces made out of the best leather available: stingray, cordovan, seal and elephant.










Feel free to check our selection on Manifold goods.

100 days of Pure Blue Japan XX-005 & 10% discount

Our customer Jörn was so kind to send us pics of his very well worn in pair of Pure Blue Japan XX-005. Different hues of blue are coming through and the combs and whiskers have nicely settled.



In the macro shots you can see the great slubbyness which the Pure Blue Japan jeans are famous for:


You can find the rest of Jörn's shots here.

We were so impressed by the evolution of Jörn's pair that we decided to reward our customers with some post-easter goodness:

Just enter the code "pbjgoodness" when checking out and you get 10% off when buying a pair of PBJ XX-005 (Indigo). We just got in a re-stock, so if you're quick you can snatch a pair in your size. Valid only for a short period.

Free worldwide shipping during easter holidays

Now that a huge restock has come in and easter holidays are approaching, we thought it would be appropriate to come up with something special...

Free shipping on all productions, worldwide, no restrictions.

Free shipping will start on Friday, April 22nd at midnight and continue until the 25th.

Iron Heart DC4001 - 80 days of wear.

 My beloved pair of Iron Heart DC4001 have been worn for 80 days now, and the different hues of blue are popping trough. The Iron Heart denim has a surprising amount of 'depth', considering its weight and other characteristics. Check out some detail shots of the jeans. Some full front- and back pictures will be taken on the next update! Now that the weather is starting to go into the 20's again it'll be a little harder to wear 21oz denim, but I just have to be brave.

Send in pics of your faded jeans!

Did you get an awesome pair of jeans at DC4 (or somewhere else, we're not that strict) and you wore them to shreds? Please send in some pictures of your jeans to blog@dc4.de and we'll feature them on the blog for the world to see. 

Also, we've got three new Iron Heart shirts available for you guys; two western style shirts with mother of pearl buttons, and a flannel. Check them out in our new and improved webshop!

Mustang Paste Horse Oil

We are proud to present that we are the first store outside Japan to sell Mustang Paste. It's a highly efficient leather conditioner based on horse oil, and will bring back life into your beloved belts, boots, leather patches, bags, jackets and whatever you can think about. It's even more efficient than mink oil, which is used by leather aficionados a lot. Also, it's even perfect to condition cordovan leathers with Mustang Paste. 

We'll do our own test report soon on some leather products to show how great this stuff really is. Get your own Mustang Paste supply in our online shop.

Finding your dream motorcycle - in a toilet.

Imagine this: in the late 1940's you're a gentleman going by the name of Mr. Bicker, and you hear a tale that a genuine Harley Davidson is stored somewhere in a remote mine, still fresh in the wooden crate the factory released it in. The mine is located in Western Australia, and you happen to live there. Your dad is able to locate the bike after an extensive search, and the bike turns out to be hidden in - of all places - the toilet.

The bike, produced in 1929, turns out to be in an immaculate condition, and although the bike was only about 20 years old back then, it wasn't considered very rare, but still a nice collectors piece. Since the owner of the mine couldn't get the bike started, he decided to sell it. Mr. Bicker bought it and managed to start it quite easily.

This is a true story, and earlier this year the bike got sold for $125.800 at the Bonhams Vegas Auction. To us, finding a bike like that (or a pair of denim!) in some abandoned mining town or a barn yard, would be a dream come true.

By the way, we got a nice piece by The Flat Head available in our webshop right now that would go along pretty well with a vintage ride like this. It's a cap made out of 12oz indigo dyed wabash fabric. Check it out here!