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.
Thanks,that is very useful.Arena is now the official supplier to USA-S.
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.
Thanks,that is very useful.Arena is now the official supplier to USA-S.
