Note to Dave Barra: Please skip this thread. :)
I got a bargain wetsuit for Christmas and wore it in a 1-mile swim a couple of weeks ago. I don't do many open water swims so I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a wetsuit. This one was a great deal at $75.00.
It's a sleeveless, full-leg wetsuit. The legs, especially, are pretty tight on me. During the swim I realized that it would have been better if the legs were just knee-length. Full-length legs make it almost impossible to swim breaststroke. (I get dizzy pretty easily and if it's wavy I switch to breaststroke for a while.)
My question is, do I dare cut the legs off and make it into a knee-length wetsuit? Or will I ruin it? The wetsuit came with a tag on it that had a lot of instructions. One of the very first instructions was something to the effect of, "Don't modify the wetsuit by cutting it off."
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The seams usually have extra glue and a patch at the bottom. I think cutting might weaken this area but may not cause it to unravel. At the Escape From Alcatraz Tri I was standing behind Andy Potts on the boat and saw that he had cut his Blue 70 suit to trim the ankles shorter. I bet he paid $75 less than you did for his suit.
The seams usually have extra glue and a patch at the bottom. I think cutting might weaken this area but may not cause it to unravel. At the Escape From Alcatraz Tri I was standing behind Andy Potts on the boat and saw that he had cut his Blue 70 suit to trim the ankles shorter. I bet he paid $75 less than you did for his suit.
