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.
I didn't see any LZRs but I was pretty much camped out by the warm-up pool. I wore an FSPro this meet ... I think it's the 3rd/4th one I've owned and truly the first one that actually fits. I cannot believe how off I was in my first sizing attempt - anyway - I noticed a rip on the seem in the leg. It's the first hole I've ever had in a race suit - FSI, FSII or FSPro.
I think I might abandon the LZR and go for the B70 especially if it'll help me keep my ass up at the end of my 100 fly.
I didn't see any LZRs but I was pretty much camped out by the warm-up pool. I wore an FSPro this meet ... I think it's the 3rd/4th one I've owned and truly the first one that actually fits. I cannot believe how off I was in my first sizing attempt - anyway - I noticed a rip on the seem in the leg. It's the first hole I've ever had in a race suit - FSI, FSII or FSPro.
I think I might abandon the LZR and go for the B70 especially if it'll help me keep my ass up at the end of my 100 fly.
