Are there any good tri shops in the Dallas/Fort Worth area? I need to try on some wetsuits.
The only one I know of is Richardson Bike Mart (Coit Rd.location)
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Believe there is a Kiefer Swim shop in Plano. They have shown up at some of the tri’s in Dallas.
Probably a listing on the Kiefer web site.
fal7
The Richardson RBM has some stuff. I think Plano Cycle and Fitness has more though.
Josh
What type/size are you after?
Plano Cycling and Fitness carries Orcas.
I’ll probably get a full suit. I don’t know the size. I’m 6’2-6’3, 165#. I don’t know enough about them to know which brand has a size that would fit me best. I’ll probably go for the model just below top of the line in price.
I have an XL Ironman VO2 MAX Stealth full suit that has only been raced in a several times. It’s hanging on a wet suit hanger with the mesh bag begging to be swam in. I’m near Ft. Worth, e-mail me!
From the charts I have seen, it looks like I would be a medium/medium tall in most suits. Wouldn’t an XL be way too big?
fortuitously, i’m writing about these shops right now. and unfortuntely (for you) dallas has no where near the selection you’d find in austin.
my own view, consider buying your wetsuit online. you stand an 80% chance of hitting the size right the first time if you buy from a shop with personnel that’s been doing online wetsuit sales for awhile.
in other words, if i lived in austin, or NYC, or atlanta, or st. paul, or seattle, i’d buy local. but dallas, you might have a difficult time finding what you want.