Wetsuit Sizing
JasonB
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Just wanted to check how a good wetsuit should feel. I just hired one from the London Tri company, and i am sure it is too short.
The zip feels like it is pulling me rigid. Is this how tight it should be, or should you be able to bend over and touch your toes. there is sone slack, but I am sure last year when i had another make of wetsuit, it did not feel so tight.
When i hold it against me, it is about half a foot shorter tham me. I know they are supposed to stretch, but there is stretching and stretching.
It is a size 8 Orca S1, and i am a little over 6foot.
The zip feels like it is pulling me rigid. Is this how tight it should be, or should you be able to bend over and touch your toes. there is sone slack, but I am sure last year when i had another make of wetsuit, it did not feel so tight.
When i hold it against me, it is about half a foot shorter tham me. I know they are supposed to stretch, but there is stretching and stretching.
It is a size 8 Orca S1, and i am a little over 6foot.
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I have the Norwich Triathlon in less than a month, so need to get it sorted it quick.
Your description about being v.tight around the neck and stiff on the back is exactly how mine is. It seems fine everywhere else.
Maybe it is the right size. I can move my arms around no problem, so maybe the previous one I had was not tight enough.
I will give it a go and see how I get on. Thanks again
Jason,
I had exactly the same problem until I was shown how to put one on properly. Sounds daft but it worked.
Put the suit on and then starting at the legs start to pull out and stretch the suit up the body. Keep doing it and you will end up with a pocket of air just below the neck and you should be able to the pull the neck of the suit up high. Do the same with the arms and then again across the torso.
The suit will then sit quite high on the neck and will probably feel uncomfortable at first but the overall fit should be so much better.
Apologies if you've tried this already but it worked for me.
Blue Seventy have me as a Small Tall but is again too small. It's a Medium for me. Fortunately TFN let me have both sizes to try.
Correct sizing seems to be a widespread problem & if you can then certainly try the next size up.
As has been said putting it on correctly is most important otherwise size is irrelevant. The Blue Seventy website gives details of how to put it on properly.