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2003-12-31 1:36 PM

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Subject: Great wetsuit combo
One of the tough wetsuit questions is always "Should I get a full or a sleeveless?"

I found a great solution from ProMotion - their "tri-sleeves" top that turns a sleeveless into a full.
http://www.wetsuit.com/store/products.cfm?category_name=triathlon

The Tri Sleeves look like a jacket, with a thin (1mm) chest and "normal" (2mm) sleeves. They fit right under any sleeveless wetsuit.

I purchased their "Fluid Drive Sleeveless" and the Tri Sleeves for $239 (way cheaper than any other full), and have been very happy with this combination.

The best thing about this combo, of course, is that I can go full or sleeveless, depending on temp.

For the Black Diamond half IM near Seattle, I was very comfortable in 60-degree water.
For the Great Floridian full IM in Florida, I was very comfortable in 77-degree water.

I'm a slow swimmer (1:30 for IM distance), but this wetsuit seems very well made.
And fast - in a pool, I do a mile in ~55 minutes.
With the wetsuit, my three 1.2 mile splits have been: 43, 42, and 47 minutes.

Happy swimming,
-Rich


2003-12-31 2:13 PM
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Subject: RE: Great wetsuit combo
rich,
thanks for the review. i checked out the web site and it looks like they have a nice line of suits. now if i can only find were the wife hid the check book.
rick
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