To slightly detour to about men's suits:I need to get a new taper meet suit by Indy Nats.I have been using a B-70 Nero TX and have been very satisfied with it.I am intrigued with the Arena carbon suit.It costs nearly twice as much,but if it saves 0.1 sec/50 it is worth it to me.I bought a Speedo Fastskin 3 which is comparably priced to the Arena suit and it was a dud.I don't want another over priced dud.I want to here from people who have tried the top of the line jammers from the various companies to find out what they liked and why.I''d particularly like to hear from someone who has tried the Arena suit.
I don't wear jammers of course, but I have worn the Arena carbon pro for 10 months. Love it! I find that it gives much more leg compression than the B70 or Speedo LZR Elite and it feels very slippery in the water. It doesn't fit as well on top, but that's a female issue. It's a completely differently type of suit than the dud Speedo FS3. I like the Arena X-Glide better than B70 or Speedo as well.
Heather, I wrote a long post recently about tech suits, but don't know how to find it with the new format. Much depends on your budget. Quick ranking:
1. Arena Carbon Pro: pricey, runs big on top*
2. Arena X-Glide: still pricey, runs big on top, but great suit to race in*
3. Speedo LZR Elite: great suit, I wish it had more leg compression
4. B70: good suit, but is cut really narrowly on top, doesn't not accomodate the girls very well
5. Speedo Pro or TYR or FINIS: more reasonably priced suits. I know quite a few people who like the Finis kneeskin. It's one I haven't tired.
* The Arena suits come in a closed back version for more coverage. I would imagine Speedo will have to start making a similar model to stay competitive because the Arena suits seem to be gaining in popularity.
To slightly detour to about men's suits:I need to get a new taper meet suit by Indy Nats.I have been using a B-70 Nero TX and have been very satisfied with it.I am intrigued with the Arena carbon suit.It costs nearly twice as much,but if it saves 0.1 sec/50 it is worth it to me.I bought a Speedo Fastskin 3 which is comparably priced to the Arena suit and it was a dud.I don't want another over priced dud.I want to here from people who have tried the top of the line jammers from the various companies to find out what they liked and why.I''d particularly like to hear from someone who has tried the Arena suit.
I don't wear jammers of course, but I have worn the Arena carbon pro for 10 months. Love it! I find that it gives much more leg compression than the B70 or Speedo LZR Elite and it feels very slippery in the water. It doesn't fit as well on top, but that's a female issue. It's a completely differently type of suit than the dud Speedo FS3. I like the Arena X-Glide better than B70 or Speedo as well.
Heather, I wrote a long post recently about tech suits, but don't know how to find it with the new format. Much depends on your budget. Quick ranking:
1. Arena Carbon Pro: pricey, runs big on top*
2. Arena X-Glide: still pricey, runs big on top, but great suit to race in*
3. Speedo LZR Elite: great suit, I wish it had more leg compression
4. B70: good suit, but is cut really narrowly on top, doesn't not accomodate the girls very well
5. Speedo Pro or TYR or FINIS: more reasonably priced suits. I know quite a few people who like the Finis kneeskin. It's one I haven't tired.
* The Arena suits come in a closed back version for more coverage. I would imagine Speedo will have to start making a similar model to stay competitive because the Arena suits seem to be gaining in popularity.
