The Alden "racestripe"

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JAN
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The Alden "racestripe"

Post by JAN »

I was wondering. Did Alden have these light-brown "racestipes" on the sides of the soles at all time, or is it a new "fancy" feature.

Mine have them,

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but looking at screenshots from Raiders shows no sign of the stripes allthough the sole are build the same way.

Could it be that the stripes where dyed black for the movie, or did Aldens simply didn´t have them in the early 80´?

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Have any of You guys AND girls any expirence in dyeing the soles all black?
If so how did You do it, and how was the result?

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Post by Ken »

The Aldens I bought a year ago did - my 1989 Aldens had been resoled when I got them so really cant comment I am afraid. Lee Keppler or Michaelson would probably know.

Great photo by the way - looks very Indy-esque!

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Post by Neolithic »

Mine have the stripes too, Jan.
I think there is a post way back somewhere that has pics comparing Aldens of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and more recent models... as far as I can remember the older Aldens have the more solid heel, like Indys...
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Post by GCR »

Yeah, I agree with Neolithic, check out this thread:

http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7225

In it you can see the different types of sole on the Aldens, one is like yours and is "newer" stock, the other is like the film boots and is "older" stock. I think that's the key, the older ones don't have the stripe...

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Post by Cabinetman »

One thing is for sure reagrding the screen shot above: Those are brand new boots - at least brand new 1980 boots. Check out that crisp, square heel.
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Post by IndianaJames »

Jan,
The answer is no, I believe they started the race stripe around the time of the orange colored Aldens. I had a mint pair from 89' that did not have the stripe. I also have an older pair from around the time of Raiders that dont either.

Check this....
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... ght=aldens

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