I reported earlier that my B70 Nero comp legskin developed a tear. I bought it the last day of LCM Nats in Portland on August 17. I swam 2 events in it there, one meet and 5 events in November, and finally 4 events at a meet in December. At the last meet a teammate noticed a tear developing. The hole looked like a seam or lamination in the fabric was letting go. The attached thumbnail shows the tear, which was above the stitched crotch seam and below the zipper. The stated warranty is 90 days, so I was about 3 weeks outside that when the tear developed.
I am 6'2" and 195, and the suit was a 30, so I was more or less within the guidelines. I also bought the size recommended by the vendor, Kastaway.
I didn't warm up or practice in the suit at all, and was pretty careful putting it on. When I looked at the tear closely, I didn't see any sign that I'd snagged it on something or torn it somehow.
I sent an email to blueseventy in Seattle, got a prompt response from Shawn Lucas and (indirectly) Roque Santos, and after I sent the picture, an RA#. I sent the torn suit back, and today received a brand spanking new replacement under warranty via UPS, no charge.
Excellent customer service, gentlemen, thank you!
I've mentioned before that I love the suit. I did not like my FS Pro full suit for breaststroke, but the B70, even with the full leg, works for all strokes.
I'm even happier with it now.
Yup. The older record was set in jammers.
Would Lochte have been in a tech suit in 2007 when he set the 200 yard IM record?
My hypothesis is that we're going to still see fast times and still see records getting broken. I can't imagine that Phelps is in peak shape right now, no matter how fast he's swimming. Whenever he and other world elites next peak for an LCM meet, I think we'll still see world records taken down.
Maybe then, everyone will realize the psychological power of hype and marketing (kudos Speedo et. al.), the prowess of the athletes and we can put this whole thing behind us ... oh yeah, and re-approve the Nero Comp since we'd realize by then that they don't matter nearly as much as the swimmer inside them.:)
Yup. The older record was set in jammers.
Would Lochte have been in a tech suit in 2007 when he set the 200 yard IM record?
My hypothesis is that we're going to still see fast times and still see records getting broken. I can't imagine that Phelps is in peak shape right now, no matter how fast he's swimming. Whenever he and other world elites next peak for an LCM meet, I think we'll still see world records taken down.
Maybe then, everyone will realize the psychological power of hype and marketing (kudos Speedo et. al.), the prowess of the athletes and we can put this whole thing behind us ... oh yeah, and re-approve the Nero Comp since we'd realize by then that they don't matter nearly as much as the swimmer inside them.:)