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 2007-04-30 10:58 PM |
Extreme Veteran  532   Munich, Germany |  Subject: newbe question: two piece / one piecehey there... i was planning to wear a tri top and tri shorts for my first tri in june... yesterday i overheard two triathletes talking about the swim and one said that you can't wear a two piece suit if you can't wear a wetsuit... of course i didn't want to admit that i was listening and therefore i didn't want to ask why... is it true? do i need a one piece suit when i can't wear a wetsuit and if so why? thanks for your help! |
| 2007-04-30 11:15 PM in reply to: #782777 |
Pro 4206  Los Angeles, CA | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece I've never heard of that in any race but just to make sure, you should check with your RD. |
| 2007-05-01 12:41 AM in reply to: #782777 |
Champion 8766  Evergreen, Colorado | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece kathie - 2007-04-30 9:58 PM hey there... i was planning to wear a tri top and tri shorts for my first tri in june... yesterday i overheard two triathletes talking about the swim and one said that you can't wear a two piece suit if you can't wear a wetsuit... of course i didn't want to admit that i was listening and therefore i didn't want to ask why... is it true? do i need a one piece suit when i can't wear a wetsuit and if so why? thanks for your help! I doubt it's a rule. My best guess is that two piece suits tend to be draggy. I wear a two piece suit and the one time I've done a non-wetsuit race I could tell the suit was adding drag. A well fitting one-piece would probably just work better. |
| 2007-05-01 8:58 AM in reply to: #782777 |
Veteran 334 | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece This year I bought a one piece to replace the two piece I used last year. The top on the two piece rode up a little bit.....and with the one piece I won't have to worry about that....... |
| 2007-05-01 10:28 AM in reply to: #782777 |
Master 1265 CT | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece its a pain to use the portolet in a one piece  I wore tri shorts (DeSoto) and a tri top (also DeSoto) and had no troubles with the swim sans wetsuit. Make sure they fit well (snug). Its just a matter of personal preference really and I am sure there would be sligthly less drag with a one piece tri suit, but its surely not a rule that you must wear a one piece suit. |
| 2007-05-01 10:58 AM in reply to: #782777 |
Extreme Veteran 532 Munich, Germany | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece thanks for your help! a little more drag makes sense but hey - i'm a newbe... i'll be slow anyways.. no one will say something like "oh yeah it was cuz of the two piece suit!!" lol just had to make sure |
| 2007-05-01 2:03 PM in reply to: #782777 |
Expert 994 Clio, MIchigan | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece Just make sure you tie the drawsting in the shorts so they dont drag. |
| 2007-05-02 10:55 AM in reply to: #782777 |
Extreme Veteran 378 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece Either way you decide to go, I agree with stumfossil - make sure it fits snug! When you get in the water, the fabric will tend to loosen a bit, so what was comfortable dry may end up being too baggy after the swim. |
| 2007-05-02 5:40 PM in reply to: #782777 |
Champion 7547 Albuquerque, New Mexico Bronze member | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece Well, if you have a two-piece and they only allow one, you have an extra piece. You can decide which piece to wear. |
| 2007-05-02 6:11 PM in reply to: #782777 |
Veteran 183 Manor, Texas | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece kathie - 2007-04-30 10:58 PM hey there... i was planning to wear a tri top and tri shorts for my first tri in june... yesterday i overheard two triathletes talking about the swim and one said that you can't wear a two piece suit if you can't wear a wetsuit... of course i didn't want to admit that i was listening and therefore i didn't want to ask why... is it true? do i need a one piece suit when i can't wear a wetsuit and if so why? thanks for your help! I had the same question you have now. I thought that I was going to have to get a tri suit, but the only problem was that it didn't fit me the same up top "with the girl" than it did around my bum. So I just wore a sprots bra that I could swim in, and tri bottoms that I could do the whole event in. Swimming with my bra on freaked me out at first, but I got used to it. No one at the even said anything that I couldn't wear what I was wearing and I did fine. I put on a sport tank top when I got to my bike at T1. I hope this helps. |
| 2007-05-03 8:32 PM in reply to: #786142 |
Master 1938 La Crosse | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece rbekkelund - 2007-05-02 7:11 PM No one at the even said anything that I couldn't wear what I was wearing and I did fine. Well, nobody's going to say anything -- as long as you're not actually naked, there's nothing specifically in the rules about what you have to wear at a tri. And there's people wearing everything at a race; everything from $150 trisuits to $500 wetsuits to $5 basketball shorts to black speedo "banana hammock" swim trunks on guys or two-piece hawaiian flower print bikinis on girls. You name it, somebody's wearing it. |
| 2007-05-03 10:42 PM in reply to: #787989 |
Elite 2421 | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece stupidnickname - 2007-05-03 7:32 PM ... or two-piece hawaiian flower print bikinis on girls. You name it, somebody's wearing it. Methinks I shall be checking out your racelist for an idea of some Ohio events I should be doing. bts |
| 2007-06-03 3:22 PM in reply to: #782777 |
| Member 44 Marble Falls, TX | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece Just bought some tri shorts and just realized they seem a bit thin. What under garments if any do you gals wear? Denise Edited by drhodes2 2007-06-03 3:23 PM |
| 2007-06-03 9:05 PM in reply to: #782777 |
Elite 2493 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece kathie - 2007-04-30 10:58 PM hey there... i was planning to wear a tri top and tri shorts for my first tri in june... yesterday i overheard two triathletes talking about the swim and one said that you can't wear a two piece suit if you can't wear a wetsuit... of course i didn't want to admit that i was listening and therefore i didn't want to ask why... is it true? do i need a one piece suit when i can't wear a wetsuit and if so why? thanks for your help! not sure if you bought your tri shorts yet, but I just did my first tri in these shorts, and they rocked!! Granted I had a wetsuit, but they still worked good under the suit, on the bike and for the run http://www.teamestrogen.com/products.asp?pID=17942 These were nice too, but I didn't use them because I want to return them for a size bigger... but these feel awesome on!! |
| 2007-06-03 10:00 PM in reply to: #827310 |
Veteran 334 | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece drhodes2 - 2007-06-03 4:22 PM Just bought some tri shorts and just realized they seem a bit thin. What under garments if any do you gals wear? Denise
Like bike shorts, don't wear anything under tri shorts, otherwise you'll increase the risk of chafing. While the padding may seem thin...it's really enough for your race. I even have some tri shorts that I train in now even though they don't have that much padding.....the padding is just in the right spot. |
| 2007-06-04 9:34 PM in reply to: #827790 |
| Member 44 Marble Falls, TX | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece noony - 2007-06-03 10:00 PM drhodes2 - 2007-06-03 4:22 PM Just bought some tri shorts and just realized they seem a bit thin. What under garments if any do you gals wear? Denise
Like bike shorts, don't wear anything under tri shorts, otherwise you'll increase the risk of chafing. While the padding may seem thin...it's really enough for your race. I even have some tri shorts that I train in now even though they don't have that much padding.....the padding is just in the right spot. It's not the padding I'm concerned about but the fact that I can see thru them. |
| 2007-06-04 9:55 PM in reply to: #782777 |
| Member 44 Marble Falls, TX | Subject: RE: newbe question: two piece / one piece Pigfinn Tried some sugoi's today that had small pockets on the hips and they DID feel good. Thanks for the tip AND the link. |
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