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)
Kirk, I don't know about Ande's suit size but I suspect a 26 would work well for you. I am about your size (6' 2" and 190) and I wear a 26. It's tight but not constricting.
See Fort, I TOLD you he wasn't shorter than me, you're just trying to push my buttons...
Kirk, about the fit: you might want to try a local tri store. The one near me didn't have any Nero Comps or 10Ks but they did have a number of the pointzero3s in stock -- their main difference is more room in the legs (b/c they assume you are wearing bike shorts under them) but they are still a good way to get some idea of dimensions.
Don't just go by height/weight. I am only 5'10", 175, but I wear a 28. The 26 just cut too much into my shoulders and lats, and I'm kind of wimpy about it. A lot depends on your body type -- I have a long torso and short legs so I have to size up and get kneeskins.
Kirk, I don't know about Ande's suit size but I suspect a 26 would work well for you. I am about your size (6' 2" and 190) and I wear a 26. It's tight but not constricting.
See Fort, I TOLD you he wasn't shorter than me, you're just trying to push my buttons...
Kirk, about the fit: you might want to try a local tri store. The one near me didn't have any Nero Comps or 10Ks but they did have a number of the pointzero3s in stock -- their main difference is more room in the legs (b/c they assume you are wearing bike shorts under them) but they are still a good way to get some idea of dimensions.
Don't just go by height/weight. I am only 5'10", 175, but I wear a 28. The 26 just cut too much into my shoulders and lats, and I'm kind of wimpy about it. A lot depends on your body type -- I have a long torso and short legs so I have to size up and get kneeskins.
