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nickwhite
Apr 12, 12 17:56
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What is the best
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There is no full sleeved worth 200 bucks.
ETA - what size are you? may be able to find something for you at a certain store...
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Personally, I think nineteen are pretty nice. <$300.
http://trisports.com/nineteen-pipeline.html
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James Haycraft wrote:
There is no full sleeved worth 200 bucks.
ETA - what size are you? may be able to find something for you at a certain store...
Size medium and growing. Unless I start training. I have a sleeveless already, but was more interested in what a decent suit will run that's not $500.
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Apr 12, 12 18:31
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Dude! That time from last night would indicate some training has been happening haha. Good work.
I'll take a look tomorrow and see what we can offer at a decent price.
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I have a Synergy. It's not real well known, but I've heard that the owner of the company used to be one of the head guys at Orca.
I've been happy with it, but it certainly ins't top of the line. I should probably try one of the top suits to see how it compares.
http://www.synergysport.com/...ynergy.asp?prdID=472
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Apr 12, 12 18:49
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Dude! That time from last night would indicate some training has been happening haha. Good work.
I'll take a look tomorrow and see what we can offer at a decent price.
You would be pretty surprised if you saw my WKO+! Thanks for looking for me, I'd especially be interested in buying an older, high-end demo suit or something.
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My wife bought an Orca S3 for $179 off their website.
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Delmonsta
Apr 12, 12 19:38
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swimoutlet.com has a ton of decent full wetsuits on clearance right now. might be worth a look
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Neosport makes triathlon oriented wetsuits. I can't tell you how they compare to anything, but I'm sure you can get full sleeves for under $200. At the end of the day the point is really to get more buoyancy, so it seems like it hardly matters what name is on it as long as you can move semi freely and water doesn't leak in causing extra drag. Maybe I'd be singing a different tune if I tried a higher end suit though.
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I've got a Orca S3. Not quite as durable as others but for the price it's been great.
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James Haycraft wrote:
There is no full sleeved worth 200 bucks.
I thought the Orca S3 I got from
your store
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swimoutlet has some good prices especially if you are an uncommon size (XXL).......if you around 6 feet ....180lbs....it's tough to find something
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Check out PROMOTION, I have a short and long sleeve, not the Gucci of wet suits but they are work horses in the water and last. Customer service very good.
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Curious why non-Xterra?
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^^ same question
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id say xterra.... my vortex on sale at $180 is twice the $400 aquasphere crap I had....
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nickwhite wrote:
What is the best
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This is the best $200 full sleeve wetsuit:
Take whatever crappy wetsuit you have now. Using scissors, cut it down to "bottoms with skinny suspenders". Buy a new DeSoto Black Pearl pullover. $200. Done.
Upgrade later with a real DeSoto bibjohn.
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bartturner wrote:
Curious why non-Xterra?
I already have a Vortex, and I'm looking for something different.
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this isn't gonna' tell you which is the best-
but Tom D just did a pretty good educational article on features and differences -worth a read.
http://university.tri-sports.com/...nd-phantom-wetsuits/
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Apr 13, 12 10:13
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I am also in the market for a $200ish suit and the best deals right now seem to be tri-sport, they have this 20% deal and you can actually get the popular size. I am either going to get the aquasphere pursuit or the TYR cat 1.
Anyone have any opinions on this?
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Apr 13, 12 10:14
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You could upgrade to the Xterra Vector Pro Fullsuit. You are welcome to use my pro discount code of SA-JPAUL to save you 60%. It will cost $240.00 and shipping is free. One great thing about Xterra over all the others listed on this forum is they are the only ones who will actually allow you to swim in it to make sure you are comfortable with sizing and still return it if you are not. If you want a different size or a refund you send it back and they will give a full refund or ship you a different size at no cost. The biggest advantage I've noticed with the Vector Pro over the Vortex is the arms are made of 6 pieces of material so it is more flexible and my shoulders tire less in longer races. I love my Xterra wetsuit.
www.xterrawetsuits.com
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nickwhite
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Thanks for sharing your code. I do already have a 60% off code, and still would not buy that suit.
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