I took Roka up on their 50% off sale and bought 2 wetsuits to try. I'm 5'7", about 138 lbs. According to their size charts this reads as a M/L. However, I seem to be 'heavy for my size' and those size charts don't always track me well. I wear a 4/6 in street clothes, depending on the degree of vanity sizing. I wear a size small Tyr tri shorts and top. I rented a blueseventy suit a month ago and their size chart said I should be M and I wore a SM (small/med) and there was some excess fabric around my hips once I got in the water.
So for Roka I bought a MT in the Elite and the ML in the Comp, because there was no ML in the Elite. I tried on the Elite (MT) just now and thought it was quite a bit of work getting it on up my legs, it didn't feel any tighter than the blueseventy across my chest. I havent' tried on the ML Comp yet, but do you think it's possible that I'd be a size smaller than the sizing charts say? Do I stick with the smaller size suit even though it's work getting on, or do I go with the larger size to have a bit more wiggle room?
So for Roka I bought a MT in the Elite and the ML in the Comp, because there was no ML in the Elite. I tried on the Elite (MT) just now and thought it was quite a bit of work getting it on up my legs, it didn't feel any tighter than the blueseventy across my chest. I havent' tried on the ML Comp yet, but do you think it's possible that I'd be a size smaller than the sizing charts say? Do I stick with the smaller size suit even though it's work getting on, or do I go with the larger size to have a bit more wiggle room?