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 am cracking up..... I sell suits for a partial living and I expect these high end suits not to last past a few meets or even swims. With the materials used, the types of seems, and the amount of compression designed into these suits I expect many of them to split, fail, etc from just being put on the many different body types out there. Come on Paul, being of the clydsdale body type and considering the many not so finely tuned masters bodies out there, you couldn't expect these suits to last too long!
I'm trying to educate my customers that it probably isn't money well spent on these suits considering the small amount of advantage you truely gain from them.
Sorry DT but I call bullshit. These guys have been making products for years and they simply got sloppy in their production (mine didn't even have a logo on it) because demand had skyrocketed...even the cheap stitch pattern they use which doesn't "seal" but rather "runs" when a thread tears is an example of cutting corners or poor QC.
The material has as much or more stretch to it than an FS, FS Pro, etc. and they tout its durability and back it with a one year warranty...and by the way I've owned some very high tec racing wetsuits that haven't fallen apart (same with my FS & FS Pro's) in spite of my clydesdale proportions.
I am cracking up..... I sell suits for a partial living and I expect these high end suits not to last past a few meets or even swims. With the materials used, the types of seems, and the amount of compression designed into these suits I expect many of them to split, fail, etc from just being put on the many different body types out there. Come on Paul, being of the clydsdale body type and considering the many not so finely tuned masters bodies out there, you couldn't expect these suits to last too long!
I'm trying to educate my customers that it probably isn't money well spent on these suits considering the small amount of advantage you truely gain from them.
Sorry DT but I call bullshit. These guys have been making products for years and they simply got sloppy in their production (mine didn't even have a logo on it) because demand had skyrocketed...even the cheap stitch pattern they use which doesn't "seal" but rather "runs" when a thread tears is an example of cutting corners or poor QC.
The material has as much or more stretch to it than an FS, FS Pro, etc. and they tout its durability and back it with a one year warranty...and by the way I've owned some very high tec racing wetsuits that haven't fallen apart (same with my FS & FS Pro's) in spite of my clydesdale proportions.
