Looks like Masters swimmers have decided on the best new suit available right now - probably a combination of price / value / and length of use.
I am at the Long Beach SCM - west coast "nationals" and the winner is: The Blue Seventy by a ratio of about 50 to 1 over the LZR.
People are either wearing one of the older suits (some of them are to be had for $25) or a Blue Seventy. There is still a bit of "confusion" over which Blue70 to get - I saw quite a few of the open water models. But I think I have seen a total of 3 (including mine) LZRs at the entire meet. No kidding Speedo wants the coaches to ban the Blue70.
Personal comparison - 50 Free - Blue 70 = 23.25 /// LZR = 23.44 (but I had a poor dive and a poor turn - I would still rank them about even)
I think Peg was referring to LZR legskins that got stretched out. As far as I know, B70 doesn't sell legskins only, just body suits.
I'm currently at the stated limit for my B70. I think it is noticeably stretchier than when I first bought it but I don't think it is ineffective. I plan on swimming in two non-taper fast meets and I'll wear the suit in at least one of them, maybe both; then I'll buy a new one for nationals. But I'm thinking of giving the XTerra version a try.
My B70 is at 20 swims or so. It's much easier to get into than it first was. But I don't notice any real diminution in effectiveness. No ripping or pulling in any of the seams yet either, and I've heard reports of that happening. Perhaps that's because people ignore height restrictions on the suit or order it too small?
I'll definitely never buy a LZR. I might try an XTerra as well though.
I think Peg was referring to LZR legskins that got stretched out. As far as I know, B70 doesn't sell legskins only, just body suits.
I'm currently at the stated limit for my B70. I think it is noticeably stretchier than when I first bought it but I don't think it is ineffective. I plan on swimming in two non-taper fast meets and I'll wear the suit in at least one of them, maybe both; then I'll buy a new one for nationals. But I'm thinking of giving the XTerra version a try.
My B70 is at 20 swims or so. It's much easier to get into than it first was. But I don't notice any real diminution in effectiveness. No ripping or pulling in any of the seams yet either, and I've heard reports of that happening. Perhaps that's because people ignore height restrictions on the suit or order it too small?
I'll definitely never buy a LZR. I might try an XTerra as well though.
