Wet Suit Which one??

WellTed

Hi all,

Just about to purchase a wetsuit for my first sprint tri and have narrowed it down to 2.

http://www.wheelworxbikes.com/product_info.php?cPath=3&products_id=1197

and

http://www.cyclesuperstore.ie/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=75&idproduct=33926

Just wondering if anyone has either for the above and what they think,
or can anyone recommend which one is the better??
Thanks.

rahtkennades

I bought this wetsuit: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/swim/9/Orca_S2_Wetsuit/5360041584/ about a month ago, for my first triathlon. I've found it excellent. Plenty of bouyancy around the torso (5mm on the chest and back) and still enough on the legs (3mm) to mean you don't have to kick like mad to stay up. It's very flexible and quite warm too.

It's my first tri- wetsuit (though I've had plenty of other wetsuits) and the construction is pretty good too from my opinion.

I'd also recommend a neoprene hood as well, to avoid the ice-cream headache!

BTW I found Wiggle excellent to deal with, delivery in 2 or 3 days and free too!

Best of luck. I haven't done the triathlon yet (Saturday in Valentia) but i'll report back on it's performance if you want!

griffin100

The Orca entry level suits are good for beginners due to lots of buoyancy. I have an Orca Equip (€190 ish IIRC) thats in its third season with no problems - got it off these guys www.irishfit.eu A clubmate has an S2 and again no problems.

If you are going to buy online make sure you are sure of the size as the different manufacturers use different size charts.