"Both seem to be cut for very thin, lean people (ala Hamish Carter, Hunter Kemper-type builds)"
Indeed, if you stand on the beach at the start of any of the big IM races with 2500 people, it's readily apparent that this sport is attracting a wide range of sizes and shapes. That's all good news. The problem is that more than a few manufacturers, and not just wetsuit companies, don't seem to understand this and people on the outer fringes of the fit scales get short-changed.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Indeed, if you stand on the beach at the start of any of the big IM races with 2500 people, it's readily apparent that this sport is attracting a wide range of sizes and shapes. That's all good news. The problem is that more than a few manufacturers, and not just wetsuit companies, don't seem to understand this and people on the outer fringes of the fit scales get short-changed.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog