My old Fastskin has finally kicked the bucket and I am looking into getting a new suit.
I was wondering if anyone has tried any of the TYR suits and can compare them to the Fastskins (because they have worn both).
I'm just wondering if anyone out there has a good comparison for me? Which last longer? Which feel better in the water? etc and etc. Anything? :banana:
I just recently wore the new Fastskin-PRO (Coughlin, among others, wore it at Worlds) and loved it. My biggest complaint with the Fastskins before was that they stayed wet. This new one is lighter and it dries faster. I have tried Tyr and Nike fast suits but I always end up going back to Speedo. I can't give you a concrete reason why but I think for me they just fit and feel better than the others. I think that the life of these suits is probably all about the same.
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I also like the Arena Powerskin. The suit is light weight and dries quickly too. Plus, I like the fact that I don't feel constrained while wearing the suit.
Yeah, I'm skipping out on the PRO. Just too much $$$. I'm mainly looking at the Fastskin2 and the TYR technical suits. I don't know of anyone that has worn BOTH suits, though. I've worn the Nike ones in college a few years back and I hated them, I still have them but I just refuse to wear them again. So now it's down to Nike and TYR.
If you liked your Fastskin I then I would recommend the II. I have worn both this and the TYR and just liked the Speedo better. You might want to shop around because I think that there are still some FS I's out there and they are very cheap.
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Yeah, I'm skipping out on the PRO. Just too much $$$. I'm mainly looking at the Fastskin2 and the TYR technical suits. I don't know of anyone that has worn BOTH suits, though. I've worn the Nike ones in college a few years back and I hated them, I still have them but I just refuse to wear them again. So now it's down to Nike and TYR.
Stacy FSII's & Pros are the same price ... at least on Speedousa.com ... I thought you had found some cheap ones online?
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I have worn both suits in races before. Don't know anything about the new pro suit...even though it does feel light. Reminds me of the old paper suits from the late 80's and early 90's.
From my experience, I did like the TYR suit better than speedo. It was lighter,easier to put on, and more moveable. Then, I tried the arena one. It was an improvment over the tyr, imho.
Man, I am a fish out of water here; all this talk of Fastskins and I still only wear a swim suit. I guess I'd look pretty ridiculous on the blocks in a swim suit and not a fastskin :rofl:.
donna
No way. Plenty of people wear swim suits except at the National level meets and even then there are still some that do. In my one and only open water swim I actually wore a two piece work-out bikini but there were other people in "fast" suits...
If you liked your Fastskin I then I would recommend the II. I have worn both this and the TYR and just liked the Speedo better. You might want to shop around because I think that there are still some FS I's out there and they are very cheap.
There was recently an FS I bodyskin on sale at swimoutlet for $60! That's practically cheaper than a practice suit.
I got my FS (1st generation, sleeveless, full length) on the Speedo website for $74. Who can pass up a bargain like that. Wore it for the 1st time last week to see how it feels and will wear it an Nationals.
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Man, I am a fish out of water here; all this talk of Fastskins and I still only wear a swim suit. I guess I'd look pretty ridiculous on the blocks in a swim suit and not a fastskin :rofl:.
donna
Yeah Donna, but I bet your tan would put us all to shame...:notworthy:
