General Discussion

I have a pair of their Spike X009 jeans that I picked up at Rivet & Hide. A couple of friends and I had gone up to London with the express intention of each buying a serious pair of jeans. Given the kind of brands R&H and Son of a Stag sell, it speaks volumes that I ended up going with the Railcars.

rivetandhide.com/brands/railcar-fine-goods/railcar-fine-goods-spikes-x009-jean.html

The construction is literally flawless and quite beautiful with it. Lovely denim and the fit is literally perfect for me. I absolutely love them.

Couple of photos of them:





My Railcars along with two pairs my friends bought. That's some quality denim on that pub table!

fit pics?

DigDug - the Spikes are a 32 but fit similar to my Gustin Slim (which are all 33) but slightly tighter in the thigh and noticeably larger in the waist (although all my Gustins, bar one, came in well under spec in the waist).

With the greatest respect to Gustin, the Spikes cut, fit and construction is miles ahead. The Kurabo mill, 16oz denim is gorgeous, really dense but nicely textured and quite hairy. The colour's great as well, with a distinct grey cast to them. Not really fair to compare them as they cost me £205/$320.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Railcar's jeans, they know what they're doing.

I just found a great deal in the spikes x012 straight slim which is 15 oz cone mills.

Can't wait. I've seen their product at a local store and they have a solid, international reputation.

I just hope they fit as they only had size 34. I've worn Gustin 32 straight which is tight in the top block and G 33 Slim which actually fits a little better, but I put on weight.

So fingers crossed on these. Nabbed for 129 shipped

Yeah not sure. They did a shrink test on them and it was minimal. My Gustin and other sanforized have given up sure a bit.

That said Rivet (forget the rest) did their own measurement and it came in at 35. For what i paid i can easily sell them off.

my local neighborhood denim shop (mildblend supply co) is planning a railcar collaboration some time this year...looking forward to what they come up with. hope it's pretty interesting stuff.

There's a package waiting at home. Thank god it arrived today or my wife would have found it tomorrow

My x012 arrived. Hard to compare to Gustin as I ordered 34 which according to the RC size chart is 36. I didn't measure but I feel like they're 35.5. Just enough room to tuck in a shirt.

The rise works great. My 32 Gustin straight with similar rise have a really tight top box and squeeze my junk a little. I actually bought more supportive underwear lol.

I'm finding mid rise actually suits me better as my 33 Slim Gustin are better in the top box.

The thighs are a little tight. Not bad, just in the context of the looser top box and waist. So if you have a bigger waist and smaller thighs and want a little room these would be good. For me they're slightly skin tight. I can pull them away but otherwise there's no bagginess.

From the knee down they're slim. Not really tapered. Pretty of room and they stack nicely even if you want just a little stack.

It's a interesting Cone. Not sure if its standard stuff. A little bit of slub and enough to get a nice cross grain. I wouldn't compare them the the Gustin Okayama Standard except in terms of vertical and horizontal grain.

They seem to be impeccably made. They do cone in at around a 36" inseam. I might get them hemmed but I usually lose 1" by doing warm "handwash" cycle inside out then hang to dry. I've never had weird creases from this process.

Also they're not very starchy.

I think they'll fit perfect but that means another pair of denim to wear. I have my Oaks on but they're a little tight from the 10 lbs I gained.

For $129 shipped these are great. I still think G makes a good product that's normally a lot le$$.

Oh yeah this Cone Mills is very inky blue black as mentioned in other reviews. Very cool color.

I think the 16oz cones (both of them) is pretty universally liked, so I bet they'll be awesome. good luck.

not many companies do, but Railcar does them right.

I guess I know what I'm getting next. Those should be great.

Has anyone used Railcar for hemming a heavier pair of denim? My 22oz Oni would likely blow shit up at my normal tailor, so I'm planning on sending them to Railcar soon. Just curious if folks have used them for heavier stuff.

Awesome, thanks. I was all set on the 11oz Rogue Territory but Railcar really impresses me, I may see if they'll send me a pair of those 23's with my hemmed Onis.