Yeah, yeah I know...being an oversized clydesdale and maxing out the sizing chart on a suit is setting myself up for problems....but blowing the inner thigh seam on my B70 after only about 6 swims pissed me off.
Even more disturbing is that at least a dozen other swimmers in Portland had major problems with the B70 as well...plus I've gotten some emails from people who saw my post complaining as well.
B70 has a problem...thankfully it does appear that they will honor a one year warranty but lets see how long that lasts if they get buried with returns.
Add to this discussion the fact that I know of at least 6 swimmers who have raced in LZR's and had failures as well....at $400-$550 a pop I'm more than a little concerned.
well paul, you pulled me out of the woodwork.
i'm no clydesdale and got a size 26, b70. i am in the lower range of their size chart, but i have large quads for my size so i went with a 26.
my seam split on the upper inside thigh.
i think it is a design flaw. i think b70 didn't account for the stress of starts on that region. i put an old knee skin under it so it could slide around on subsequent starts. i also used duct tape!
well paul, you pulled me out of the woodwork.
i'm no clydesdale and got a size 26, b70. i am in the lower range of their size chart, but i have large quads for my size so i went with a 26.
my seam split on the upper inside thigh.
i think it is a design flaw. i think b70 didn't account for the stress of starts on that region. i put an old knee skin under it so it could slide around on subsequent starts. i also used duct tape!
