Wetsuit help please.

[MJuric]

I've had the chance to race in an Aquamn Pulsar and possibly this weekend in a Quintana Roo,
Although I'm not sure wether it's an UltraFull or a SuperFull. Other Suits I've looked at are the
Promotion Fluid Drive and Aquamans Blitz although the later two only on the web. It seems that the
QR UltraFull, Aquaman Blitz and the promation are all in the same ball park price wise. However the
Aquaman Pulsar I used was very nice, can anyone tell me how the upper end suits compare to these
lower end models? Also any preferences, references experiances with these suits?

Thansk for any info.

~Matt

 

[Billx]

I'd try on the Ironman wetsuits as well before making a final decision. Evaluate how easy a suit is
to strip off as it will affect your time when racing. I found QR suits impossible to strip off in
under 5-10 minutes whereas the Ironman equivalent suits came off in 15-30 seconds. I have large
calves and find the Ironman suit material more supple which makes removal much easier than QR. Some
may find QR as good or better than Ironman... but I don't. Bottom line is try on all alternatives
and buy the suit that comes off fastest "for you" as well as performs.

<MJuric> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> I've had the chance to race in an Aquamn Pulsar and possibly this weekend in a Quintana Roo,
> Although I'm not sure wether it's an UltraFull or a SuperFull. Other Suits I've looked at are the
> Promotion Fluid Drive and Aquamans Blitz although the later two only on the web. It seems that the
> QR UltraFull, Aquaman Blitz and the promation are all in the same ball park price wise. However
> the Aquaman Pulsar I used was very nice, can anyone tell me how the upper end suits compare to
> these lower end models? Also any preferences, references experiances with these suits?
>
> Thansk for any info.
>
> ~Matt

 

[Mjuric]

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:38:57 -0400, "BillX" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'd try on the Ironman wetsuits as well before making a final decision. Evaluate how easy a suit is
>to strip off as it will affect your time when racing. I found QR suits impossible to strip off in
>under 5-10 minutes whereas the Ironman equivalent suits came off in 15-30 seconds. I have large
>calves and find the Ironman suit material more supple which makes removal much easier than QR. Some
>may find QR as good or better than Ironman... but I don't. Bottom line is try on all alternatives
>and buy the suit that comes off fastest "for you" as well as performs.

Like I said I hopefully be using a QR this weekend. The Aquaman came off no problem and was
very comfortable. Problem is the one I wore was also very expensive, compared to some of the
others. Again I guess you get what you pay for. Do any of these manufactures actually have
demo's, or reps you can try out the product? I borrowed the Aquaman from a friend and teh QR
I'm going to rent from a local store. Any other places to look?

~Matt

>
><MJuric> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> I've had the chance to race in an Aquamn Pulsar and possibly this weekend in a Quintana Roo,
>> Although I'm not sure wether it's an UltraFull or a SuperFull. Other Suits I've looked at are the
>> Promotion Fluid Drive and Aquamans Blitz although the later two only on the web. It seems that
>> the QR UltraFull, Aquaman Blitz and the promation are all in the same ball park price wise.
>> However the Aquaman Pulsar I used was very nice, can anyone tell me how the upper end suits
>> compare to these lower end models? Also any preferences, references experiances with these suits?
>>
>> Thansk for any info.
>>
>> ~Matt

 

[Rich Stockley]

I can recommend the Orca Speedsuit, it's very comfy, make sure it's tightish when your'e wearing
it on land otherwise it'll slosh water around. It comes off very fast, very flexible and comfy in
the water.