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.
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...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...quote]
Curious. Does this stitch pattern look like several lines of straight stitches on one side with criss-crossing stitches on the other, by any chance?
Several of the Olympic finalists were wearing "Diana" suits. I looked them up out of curiousity, and the manufacturer claims they are "fused" together rather than sewn. I wonder if one of them would ever pull apart?
www.allensswimwear.co.uk/main.asp
...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...quote]
Curious. Does this stitch pattern look like several lines of straight stitches on one side with criss-crossing stitches on the other, by any chance?
Several of the Olympic finalists were wearing "Diana" suits. I looked them up out of curiousity, and the manufacturer claims they are "fused" together rather than sewn. I wonder if one of them would ever pull apart?
www.allensswimwear.co.uk/main.asp
