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Wetsuit/Speedsuit Sale. IMLOU folks, act now!

Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
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 All you folks signed up for IMLou- you know you are gonna want a Speed Suit!  Here is your chance to get it at a bargain!

http://xterrawetsuits.com/promo/?ut...n=5daysale

Comments

  • Tomer TTomer T
    Too bad the Vendetta model never goes on sale )o:
  • Scott ListonScott Liston
    Hey Nemo, thanks for the tip. I ordered one this morning. Look forward to meeting at IM LOU!
  • David FlintDavid Flint
    @Nemo - thanks for the link - a question (for anyone else too), is the deal on skinsuits ($99) that good for me to purchase now even tho' I won't need it until November? Or, will deals like this be around for a while perhaps at that sort of price point? Thanks, Dave
  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
    David- my experience has been this deal comes around once a year pretty regularly at this time as they try to dump last years inventory. As you get closer an closer to non-wetsuit Tri's (IMLou/ Kona) you can bet vendors are going to be charging top $ 'cause they know you are now freaking out and scrambling to get the gear.
  • manconamancona
    Xterra also does a Kona promo around sept every year. It is supposed to be for people racing kona only but i know a few people (myself included) who have still got the deal.
  • David FlintDavid Flint
    Whas the consensus on leg length? Full leg or shorty skinsuits? Can't see it making any difference to me except for the fact that some folks reported jelly-fish stings at IMCoz last year, mebbe reason enough.
  • kurshingkurshing

    I am a bit late to this forum, but, I have a question.  I am racing IM Cozumel this year, and they won't be allowing a wetsuit.  So, I was wondering, what is the difference between a speedsuit and a wetsuit?

  • krisfkrisf
    Wetsuits provide buoyancy, speed suits are abt reducing drag. I bought a speed suit for IMLOU- the last two years they've had the $99 sale in Jul/Aug for Kona/Lou. I'm not stellar swimmer and although I felt better (faster) in it, I wouldn't say it really took much, if anything, off my swim time. Now if you are looking to shave seconds or mere mins off, may be good fit for others.
  • sgordon7334sgordon7334
    Thanks! I was just browsing for a new wetsuit as mine has seen better days. Excellent deal!

    Thanks again.
  • drm1drm1

    I'm reviving this thread because it appears that many speedsuits are now illegal in WTC races--or more precisely they are subject to the same rules as wetsuits. I swam IMLOU in 2009 in an XTERRA Velocity but the company's Web site confirms that the rules have changed. Evidently if it's too warm (76+ now) for a wetsuit, it's too warm for this suit (and others). This explains the bargain prices, eh?

    Confusingly, USAT still allows them whenever, so this affects only M-dot races. Like LOU, where the water is almost certainly going to be too warm for a suit.

    (Sorry if this has been extensively discussed here already). --DRM

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