I recently just received my Roka Maverick X wetsuit, and thus the task of wrestling into it...
At first, it seemed impossible that my hips could fit through the waist opening, I had to stretch the opening a fair bit, and was almost convinced it may tear.... but after a few wiggles and coaxing, I could get them in. Getting into the arms sleeves was not as challenging as fitting my hips in.
Zipping up was challenging, took 3 tries before I could zip it up. Arms felt good and I tried flinging them around, they are amazingly free to move. However, the back zipper was very snug and I could hardly bend forwards at the waist. Whenever I pinch a bit of fabric with my fingers, it’s almost creating a “vacuum” seal.
Question: Are all of the above normal, especially not being able to bend much at the waist, due to the very snug fit?
I tried this while dry, in an air-conditioned room, in my underwear. I do not have my trisuit with me, as I am traveling, so I won’t be able to tell if having a trisuit under the wetsuit will make it more challenging or easier.
Please do advise, I have worn scuba diving wetsuits, but none of them came this close to being as snug.
At first, it seemed impossible that my hips could fit through the waist opening, I had to stretch the opening a fair bit, and was almost convinced it may tear.... but after a few wiggles and coaxing, I could get them in. Getting into the arms sleeves was not as challenging as fitting my hips in.
Zipping up was challenging, took 3 tries before I could zip it up. Arms felt good and I tried flinging them around, they are amazingly free to move. However, the back zipper was very snug and I could hardly bend forwards at the waist. Whenever I pinch a bit of fabric with my fingers, it’s almost creating a “vacuum” seal.
Question: Are all of the above normal, especially not being able to bend much at the waist, due to the very snug fit?
I tried this while dry, in an air-conditioned room, in my underwear. I do not have my trisuit with me, as I am traveling, so I won’t be able to tell if having a trisuit under the wetsuit will make it more challenging or easier.
Please do advise, I have worn scuba diving wetsuits, but none of them came this close to being as snug.