I've never raced in a technical racing suit before, but would like to give it a try. I see that Yingfa Sharkskin leggings are significantly cheaper than American made technical suits (Speedo, Tyr). Has anyone raced in Yingfa Sharkskin? Will you please provide feedback? I don't expect them to be quite as good as the more expensive suits, but also don't want to regret trading my old lycra brief for Yingfa leggings. For example, I wouldn't race in standard jammers, because they are just longer versions of the same old water logged lycra briefs. Thanks!
People keep mentioning these paper suits. Were they really made of paper or just something that looked like it? Are they still made anywhere? (I'm not from a swimming background, so I'd never heard of them until recently, and Googling doesn't bring up very much.)
Not paper--they were just nearly as fragile as if made of paper (well, maybe not "nearly" as fragile, but definitely way more fragile than a regular suit). They felt a lot like an FS Pro suit feels to the touch. You really only wore them for one meet and they were trash.
People keep mentioning these paper suits. Were they really made of paper or just something that looked like it? Are they still made anywhere? (I'm not from a swimming background, so I'd never heard of them until recently, and Googling doesn't bring up very much.)
Not paper--they were just nearly as fragile as if made of paper (well, maybe not "nearly" as fragile, but definitely way more fragile than a regular suit). They felt a lot like an FS Pro suit feels to the touch. You really only wore them for one meet and they were trash.
