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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I have a tri teammate who had an expensive wetsuit which was too hard to get off during transition because of tight legs. He sent it to some outfit on the west coast who shortened the legs by 2" which enabled him to drastically reduce his "undressing" time. Sorry, don't have the name of the company. He didn't want to ruin an expensive suit by doing his own sewing, but you might want to experiment if it wasn't a costly investment.
I have a tri teammate who had an expensive wetsuit which was too hard to get off during transition because of tight legs. He sent it to some outfit on the west coast who shortened the legs by 2" which enabled him to drastically reduce his "undressing" time. Sorry, don't have the name of the company. He didn't want to ruin an expensive suit by doing his own sewing, but you might want to experiment if it wasn't a costly investment.
