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Entry Level Wetsuit
Damian
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Question :
Anyone got advice on which co. makes the best beginner wetsuit ? Are there pluses/ minuses on different makes ? ( eg more bouyant, easier to get out of, better quality etc. )
Was at the Tri show on Sunday, and ORCA were there in force, but also other makes. ORCA RRP for their entry level was £150 .. SBR had it for £140. But what of other makes ( Blue 70 etc. )
Anyone got advice on which co. makes the best beginner wetsuit ? Are there pluses/ minuses on different makes ? ( eg more bouyant, easier to get out of, better quality etc. )
Was at the Tri show on Sunday, and ORCA were there in force, but also other makes. ORCA RRP for their entry level was £150 .. SBR had it for £140. But what of other makes ( Blue 70 etc. )
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thought you had one anyways [:D] Or was it rental?
I purchased a Snugglite (last years model) for very resonable price @ TCR from the TFN stand, they were very helpful.... I am planning to try it out this weekend - sea swim test in the North Sea !!
The Snugglite is marketed as an entry level wetsuit. I will let you know how I got on with it
You can rent a trisuit from Triuk for £25 a season. Why not try that option. I was looking at that option as you could probable get a new wetsuit every season.
Gallantry ... if you did have that article that would great
rj1265 ... v. interested to hear about how your suit goes ( mind the oil rigs ! )
trimonster ... this is very interesting info ... I'll give them a call ... I am emigrating to Prague at the moment ( hence no training as living in a hotel - what a nitemare ) so I'll see how feasible it would be to get one one weekend .. .and when I'd need to be in London again to give it back
Thanks to all as ever .. .DL
Cheers, Karen
its a nice suit...at present I can see how buying a better one will improve my swimming especially as I have a long way to go in terms of swim technique...
London oly swim last year was 37minutes ....currently my swimming has improved to the extent that I am likely to be closer to 30minutes
I just got my first - an X-Terra Vortex from http://www.goforitsports.com and the cost was $275 - considering how strong the pound is, that' a bargain, and even
better if you can go over and pick it up! You will have to pay VAT to customs and postage on the item, but even with that added, at almost $2 per £1 this is a bargain. This suit was their second from top of the line, and the advice I got from this company was great - they talked me down from the top model as they said for beginners to intermediate this is a harder wearing suit, more bouyant and less prone to tearing. Now thats service - dont remember the last time I spoke to someone from a shop and got talked DOWN in price. :-) I highly recommend them! Also worth looking at their trisuits on sale too as I got a couple while over there and IMO the De Soto suits are a lot nicer feeling/fit than the Orca's you get over here - also have much more padding to help avoid saddle pain for new triathletes too.
ive got a feeling that they are doing a wetsuit group test in next months 220 magazine
Otherwise they'll be wondering "Who's the weird foreigner wearing a wetsuit in the swimming pool ?"