Subject: Thoughts on De Soto Sport T1 Wetsuit Hi BTers..
I am in the market for my first wetsuit. Tried on a Blue Seventy Fushion full sleeve and was pretty warm in mid 60 temperature water when I wore it for a 1.5 mile swim last Friday. There is a short sleeve version too that I will probably try.
Doing some research there are lots of people who rave about the De Soto Sport T1 wetsuit:
https://www.desotosport.com/category/wetsuits
It's a 2 piece - bottom is a bjorn and top is either a full sleeve or sleeveless. Only 2-piece suit out there and seems quite innovative - varying thickness of rubber to prop your legs up. I like the versatility of the full/sleeveless top, but there don't seem to be any retailers that carry it. They all carry the big name brands.
I live in NW Chicago and will be doing Racine HIM, Pleasant Prairie Olympic and a few other local sprints. I have heard Racine swim can be cold (mid 50's last year ) but maybe that was an usually cold year. My T-Pace for the Racine swim is 1:30/100 yard.
Any thoughts/guidance on the De Soto T1 is appreciated.
Thx! |