Hi all,
Question in two parts;
1) Roka Comp II sizing. I'm 5' 9-and-a-bit inches, or 176cm in American. I'm currently 11 stone 6lbs (160lbs in American if my maths is right) but expect to race at 11 stone in a few months. My chest is 39 inches, but my waist is skinny - around 30-31 inches. I have fairly broad shoulders and some muscle on my upper arms. I bought a end of line Roka Maverick Pro I about 5 years ago in a size Small. I fell out of the sport due to illness and life getting in the way but am back on the horse again... trying it on now the suit is almost certainly too small - very tight around the chest. Biggest problem is probably the tightness around the neck - it feels very restrictive and my neck veins bulge out like I'm being throttled. I don't want to find myself light-headed in the middle of a Fjord come August.
I'm inclined to swap for a new suit, in the next size up. The charts recommend me a Medium. What say you? I have read previous threads on sizing but neck tightness is not mentioned and I'm not sure whether to expect something different in the newer models.
2) Anybody have any direct experience of waiting for Roka to come back into stock on the UK store? I'm after the Roka Comp II and have a 25% BTF discount I want to use, but the Medium is out of stock. I've registered for a notification for when it comes back into stock but I don't know if that is days, weeks or months. If it is likely to be much more than a couple of weeks I might look at a Huub as it is OW season now and I'm keen to get swimming in my race wetsuit.
Appreciate any input.
Cheers all,
Rich.
Question in two parts;
1) Roka Comp II sizing. I'm 5' 9-and-a-bit inches, or 176cm in American. I'm currently 11 stone 6lbs (160lbs in American if my maths is right) but expect to race at 11 stone in a few months. My chest is 39 inches, but my waist is skinny - around 30-31 inches. I have fairly broad shoulders and some muscle on my upper arms. I bought a end of line Roka Maverick Pro I about 5 years ago in a size Small. I fell out of the sport due to illness and life getting in the way but am back on the horse again... trying it on now the suit is almost certainly too small - very tight around the chest. Biggest problem is probably the tightness around the neck - it feels very restrictive and my neck veins bulge out like I'm being throttled. I don't want to find myself light-headed in the middle of a Fjord come August.
I'm inclined to swap for a new suit, in the next size up. The charts recommend me a Medium. What say you? I have read previous threads on sizing but neck tightness is not mentioned and I'm not sure whether to expect something different in the newer models.
2) Anybody have any direct experience of waiting for Roka to come back into stock on the UK store? I'm after the Roka Comp II and have a 25% BTF discount I want to use, but the Medium is out of stock. I've registered for a notification for when it comes back into stock but I don't know if that is days, weeks or months. If it is likely to be much more than a couple of weeks I might look at a Huub as it is OW season now and I'm keen to get swimming in my race wetsuit.
Appreciate any input.
Cheers all,
Rich.