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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swimoutlet.com no longer has a pre-order for the LZR or the Tracer Rise.Neither TYR nor Speedo have the the suits available on their websites.What happened?
Theory: The suits will be banned from competition after the Olympics and thus why would you buy one?
Sorry been away for a while.... Maybe the suits are poorly made? All I'm reporting is that this is the experience of the swimmers that I'm selling suits too. I'm preparing my clients to deal with either poorly made stuff or elite suits that just will never last!!! I'm thinking if they are poorly made, then what will the cost be when they actually put good manufacturing behind them? $1000.00 - I can't take this anymore.. Ban the damn suits.
Do you think you could have made PB times with your regular swim suit. Or did your swim suit do all your swimming for you?
I have seen some of the new hightech suits (not LZR or the Blue 70s) that have an exit for water that ballons. It self expells water and air bubbles through unique stitching.
I got a Blue Seventy Nero Comp shortie a few days before LCM Nationals. Got the 26 but I was on the borderline with it (I am 5'11" and about 190). Here are my initial thoughts.
*I swam three lifetime bests at Portland, was 8/100ths off of another and had other very solid swims. Was it the pool, the suit, better dryland training, or a good taper? Dunno but I did swim fast.
*It is a workout getting into the suit, especially the first few times. Stay try and use plastic bags.
*Holy crap does it heat-up in the sun! Avoid sunlight as much as possible, that black fabric is a magnet for heat.
*Fabric looks good so far. Did eight races total, one pre-nats workout, and three pre-meet warmup sessions. Will only wear this suit at big meets, otherwise will stick with lycra jammers.
*During most of my swims I felt great, even the 400IM. I think the compression it provides helps reduce my muscle fatigue.
*I did get water in the small of my back though, which I did not like. I reckon this added weight may have slightly hindered my swims. I don't like feeling like a water balloon!
So far I have been happy with my Nero Comp. I think it helps at the margins for me, it certainly made a positive difference. In general the positives far outweighed the negatives for me. I will use it at Long Beach at their SCM meet in December and will see what happens there.
