De Soto Smart1 wetsuit

I have one,  can't imagine wearing the top only though.  The speed advantage comes from floating the hips and thighs.

The wetsuit combo does provide warmth just like every other wetsuit, but the main thing is the bouyancy which adds speed.  If you wore the top alone it would slove the warmth problem but you'd be  floating the top half while letting your legs sink.  I'm not an expert but I have to believe that this would be counter productive.  You wanna stay warm yes, but you also wanna finsih fast without using extra energy.

The T1 Speedtube pants  are awesome.  Its great to be able to wear just the pants and get all the speed advantage and not be too constrained or too warm.  There great.  1 lap in a pool with the pants alone and you wanna get out and start texting friends.  I wan't a wetsuit believer so I liked the idea of getting  just the bottoms checking it out and if i thought it was worth it getting the top.  It took all of 2 weeks for me to go back and order a top.

I got the Smart 1 top.  Its their lower end model.  Its alot  thinner than the pants by design, you don't need the bouyancy on top just the warmth.  I've done open water swims in Lake Mich twice in this set-upand i'm well north of Chicago and understand the cold water issues.

You can not go wrong with this set-up. 

That's an interesting perspective.  I only thought about the wetsuit as an aid to keep me warm, not to help with swim speed - but that makes perfect sense.

I'm not out to win any records (just the occasional PR), so I'll have to see if the idea of a little help during the swim outweighs my cheapness. 

Hello,

Emilio De Soto here. As you can see there have been some positive comments about the T1 Smart1 Wetsuit and thanks to all of you who have posted saying so.

I invite you to form your own opinion though.

I want to personally invite you to try the product out and form your own opinion. Buy it, wear it, test it, and decide for yourself. We offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee so you risk nothing but the time to test it. Please read our guarantee below and let me know if and when you are ready to order.

T1 WETSUITS 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
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Another Michigan guy here.  I have the Black Pearl bottom and the Smart1 top.  If and when I buy another wetsuit, it will be Desoto. 

Joe