Wet Suits...

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shanes

Location
indonesia / Spain
Boris said:
3/2mm just isn't enough for me, that Atlantic is mighty cold and has a whole bunch of ice bergs in it.

Speaking of wetsuits, I was wearing my top yesterday (the gulf was 73*F so I toughed it out without the bottoms) and after just a few minutes of riding I was getting major Popeye forearm syndrome. It got so bad that I couldn't hold on to the bars and had to rough it out for the rest of the day wetsuit free.
It's not all that tight when I first put it on, snug yes but not tight. I just can't seam to handle anything tight on my forearms but getting a wetsuit 2 sizes bigger would be a total waste as well.
Do the better wetsuits stretch more than these Jetpilot/ Slippery things ??
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i have the same problem as soon as anything tight on my arms i get really bad pins and needle in my hands and forearms pump up solid , i even stopped wearing my rash shirt in the warm water as it was causing it as well
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
I'm a huge wuss when it comes to the cold. Today was in the high 30's low 40's in GA. My office fluctuated between 70-73. I wore one of my big wind breaking fleeces zipped up to my chin all day while sitting at my desk inside and my feet were cold with wool socks on. I wear a 3/2 wetsuit with dive booties and waterskiing gloves. Based on the last two years I went to Daytona... When the sun is out, I am happy and have actually gotten hot when not riding. I can usually ride about 2 gallons of fuel before my feet are too cold to continue riding. My body is usually still good at that point though. When I come in, I sit in the car for a few minutes with the heat cranked on my feet...lol I don't remember my hands getting cold though. My waterskiing gloves are kevlar/leather palms with maybe 1mm neoprene on the outside and I wear them year round but they get uncomfortable when the air temp drops below about 55.

Hopefully that helps you compare to your needs.
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
Boris said:
Do the better wetsuits stretch more than these Jetpilot/ Slippery things ??
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Yes. A quality dive wetsuit can be very stretchy. The titanium suits offer more warmth so you could potentially get away with a thinner wetsuit. I personally don't own a really nice wetsuit but I have noticed that the better the wetsuit, the nicer the neoprene is and the less it squeezes you. A newer wetsuit stretches a little better than the same wetsuit that's older as well. Lastly, a completely saturated wetsuit will stretch significantly more than a dry one.
 
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