BryanD wrote:
Ahhh I see what you meant now. I think it's the Spyder to be honest. You can see it underneath the Konda Wings as well. Brad, please respond haha!
Well since no one alerted me of this post, sorry it took so long to respond.
- The original photo from ST with Jodie was from earlier in the week, I believe Wednesday or Thursday. Of note, in that picture I am in my race kit underneath, which is the Spider Long Course Suit. I also raced with a prototype AEROZ bottle rather than the Speedfil.
- In Garys photos that he posted and the photos from the photo shoot, I was wearing the Spider 2 piece option, with shorts only and the Konami top. My kit had Kiwami and ISM on the side legs so they didn't want that in the photos.
- On race day I wore the Kiwami Spider LD suit. For the swim I had a ROKA Swimskin over it. The Spider has a few pockets on the legs and side which I believe would catch water, I have not tested it just swimming, but really like the ROKA Swimskin so swam with that over the suit. The previous 3 years in Kona I swam with a Kiwami Amphibian over the Kiwami Konami.
**NOTE I HAD A PROTOTYPE OF THE TOP, PRODUCTION MODELS HAVE HAD CHANGES MADE TO THEM**
- For the bike, I wore the Kiwami Spider LD suit with the Kona Wings over it. I put it on it T2, with the assistance of a volunteer. As Gary noted rolling up the sleeves beforehand and then sliding your arm through and then rolling them down seemed to work well for the other 2 athletes that were testing but not well for me. I just slid my arms through and had the volunteer help out. I zipped it up while running to my bike.
- 3 weeks later I raced in Lanzarote without and help from volunteers. Took me around 1.5mins to get it on. I really struggled with it, but I did not dry off like I did in Kona and I did not have volunteers to help.
- The suit give great sun protection, I had torn the seam in Lanzarote on the lower arm and there was a small hole in the top. That small area got sun burnt while the rest of my arms were fine.
- When the suit is wet it feels really really cool. When it is dry, it does not feel hot, but it does not have the "cooling" effect like when it is wet. However, I have only raced in it twice.
- The full zipper was definitely one of the improvements over the Castelli Stealth which I wore in 2013.
- The updates that I am aware of that were made to the top were better/stronger stitching and the wrist area was improved for ease of getting the top on.
I am glad to be supported and sponsored by Kiwami USA and to be able to do testing for Kiwami France. They have been a tremendous help over the past 3 years and I am excited to continue to work with them. They have really looked into this long sleeve technology and I am glad they are pushing ahead and continuing to develop products with the trends of the market. I have yet to get the top in a wind tunnel or on the track for testing, but I was really impressed with the fit and the design overall.
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-Brad Williams
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