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Carbon Race goggles from Gear junkie

Gram-counting competitive swimmers have a new goggle to drool over. The
Blueseventy CarbonRZR is a to-be-released carbon-framed goggle that
weighs a mere 27 grams.
It is made from a polymer that mixes a nylon compound reinforced with
carbon fibers to create a “super strong” matrix. The result is a frame touted
to be “six times stronger and 2.5 times lighter than traditional
polycarbonate frames,” according to the company.
For lenses, the RZRs use an anti-scratch polycarbonate with fog treatment.
They’re made for forward focus, but have enough side view to use your
peripheral vision.
The CarbonRZR will be available in March for $100. http://www.blueseventy.com

blueseventy congratulates Northshore Masters

The Northshore masters overall performed fantastically
This is the report we had sent in today :

Well the team had great success.
I have included a photo of our relay team.
Barry, Penny, Shiralee and Russell.
We broke a NZ record by 6 sec in the 4 x 50 mixed Im Relay.
We also broke a NZ record by 6 sec in the 4 X 50 mixed F/S relay.
Both of these races we got 4th in (bummer) missed a bronze by 100th of a seco

Barry
5 golds

Danielle
2 golds 100m breast, 200m breast
1 Bronze 50 m breast
2 NZ records

Shiralee
2 golds 200m fly, 100m fly
1 silver 200 f/s
(2 NZ records)

Penny
1 silver 200 f/s
2 NZ records (mixed IM relay 4th) Mixed f/s relay 4th
top 6th 100 m F/s
Top 10 in 50m F/S
ocean swim xld (too cold) bummer

Russell
top 8 50 fly
top 5 100 fly (nz record)

Bob
top 9 200 breaststroke

BodyZen sends thanks

Guy,

I just wanted to let you know that I had the pleasure of racing this past weekend for the first time in the Helix. Over the last 14 years I have raced in, trained in or tested over a half dozen tri wetsuits and
I honestly, without hesitation, can say that the blueseventy Helix is the best suit bar none ever.

It was perfect from start to finish. The issues I have had with other suits were nonexistent. It was easier to put on, more flexible and less irritable around the neck, it did not store water in one of the arms during the stroke and was simple to get off in a hurry. I was able to have a top ten swim time out of 1500 competitors with it. The best thing was that the chest area was not constricting at all and above all else the shoulder flexibility was perfect allowing me to extend and get a lot of distance with every stroke. You have set the bar very high with the Helix and I will be happy to endorse the suit and recommend it to everyone I talk to.

Thank you for your involvement in the sport.

Best Regards.

Lee Zohlman, President

BodyZen Enterprises Inc.

A Full Service Multi Sport Company

USA Triathlon Elite Level 3 Coach

http://www.bodyzen.com

Skype: leezee007

http://www.twitter.com/bodyzen

new blueseventy hydra-vision goggles goes in for testing!

Hi Guy,

Thanks for the opportunity to test the new hydra-vision goggles you kindly supplied with my recent goggles order. I’ve raced with them for two of our Thursday night weekly races here in Nelson.
http://www.nelsonseaswims.co.nz/. I do all the ocean sea swims around the country and would like to thank blueseventy for their sponsorship in making these swims possible.
First impressions where what a cool looking pair of goggles and I wasn’t the only one impressed as evidence by the small group of swimmers gathering around me at the local Thursday night sea swim to check out the fancy sunglasses I was strapping to my eyes.
I always feel that a pair of goggles without an adjustable nose bridge is a risky investment but having used the Blueseventy element goggles before I was confident that this wasn’t going to be a problem. In fact this is why I buy Blueseventy goggles as I can reliably pull a new set out of their case and without hardly adjusting the strap confidently race with them without having to worry about leakage problems. The same can be said for the hydra-vision, and because of the bigger eyepiece they seem to have an even better fitting for me and resulting In more eye suck producing the most
comfortable pair of goggles I’ve worn.

I don’t usually go for the larger or bulkier sized goggle as I feel they just add to water resistance but the hydra-vision seems to have a low profile so it’s increased bulk just aids in visibility. On the Nelson sea swim nights, there is always at least one marker buoy that’s in a direct line with the sun making it very difficult to be seen but the Blueseventy hydra-vision has exceptional glare resistance and I have a wee chuckle to myself as I can swim directly to these buoys whilst the other swimmers are floundering around trying to see which way to go in the glaring sun. with the larger lens I thought that they might get fogged up more easily but this was never an issue.

The only apprehension I had about using these goggles was that the adjusting strap didn’t look to be as secure and firm fitting as the element goggle but after a few swims became familiar with the easy adjusting mechanism and have now found them to be perfectly reliable. However I still wasn’t confident enough to use them in the Wellington harbor swim as conditions were rough
and as yet I haven’t tired the goggles in rough seas so used the old reliable element goggles which I’d only just received from you and had only one previous swim with them. They certainly gave me no problems but with the limited visibility from the rough conditions can’t help wondering how much better the hydra-vision would have been? The Nelson sea swims have a 3.8km swim coming up on the 6th Feb so I’ll certainly be using the hydra-visions for this simply for their comfort value on the longer swim.

In conclusion I would not recommend the Blueseventy Hydra-vision to my fellow competitor as I want to be the only swimmer in the race with a competitive advantage.

Denis Cooper, Nelson, New Zealand

pointzero3; “nothing short of amazing”

Just wanted to let you know that I recently took a test swim for the first time in my new blueseventy pointzero3. It was nothing short of amazing. Just a little back ground on me so you can fully appreciate how good I feel this speed suit is. I come from a swimming background and have been racing triathlon since 1983.  This year I have been training exclusively open water in a fresh water springs. I have a “1 Lap course” that takes 3:00 to 3:15 to complete. When I am really pushing it I can go 2:50 but this takes a lot of effort.  I will normally swim 5 laps right at 30:30 give or take 15 sec up or down. Normally I do my swim workouts last after the bike and/or run when I am tired and I swim it in my Hammer running shorts (quite baggy and with pockets and lots of drag).  Well this particular day I decided I would do 10 laps (approximately a 31 min workout). I purposely wanted to push on the swim in the pointzero3 so I did not workout beforehand. Once I jumped in the Springs I KNEW I was going to be fast.  I went through the first lap in 2:41 (more than 20 sec faster than normal) without pushing, and then proceeded to average right at 2:50 per lap). I went through 5 laps at 14:03 more than a minute faster than previous best this year. I was feeling good so I kept pushing, curious to see how I would feel doing 5 more laps. My next 5 were even faster then first and went 13:56 (last lap was my fastest ever with a 2:38) total for the 10 laps 28:00 ( more than 2 minutes faster then I ever swam it)!  The wonder of this is that I have not been doing much swimming at all. With the exception of 1 week a month ago where I swam 14.5 K, all pool swimming, I have been swimming extremely low yardage 2-5K per week and ALL open water. Your pointzero3 speed suit is amazing. I am swimming as fast as ever with it, on only 30% of my typical swim yardage. If it can make me, an accomplished swimmer, 2 minutes faster in a 30 min swim I can only imagine how much more it can help swimmers with less experience.  I used to be a little worried that my swim would not be up to my usual performance at Kona because of my limited swim training this year. Not any more!  In fact, I think I can swim 52-53 in Kona wearing the pointzero3.  I’ve got to tell you, I was so excited after that breakthrough swim performance that I called three of my training buddies to brag.  I also told one of my athletes I coach going to Kona to go out and buy a Pointzero3; which he promptly did. I can’t thank you enough for your sponsorship and your most excellent speed suit. I hope to do you proud at Kona this year.

All the best,
Jeff Cuddeback
Age Group Champion Hawaii Ironman 1993, 35-39, 8:49; 2000 40-44, 9:05; 2003 45-49 9:12 (all IM World Records)
IM AZ 45-49 9:21 (2nd overall amateur 1 month shy of 50 yrs old)
http://www.jeffcuddeback.com

Peter Chong of Western Australis writes

I am so pleased with the pointzero3 & my PB has improved by 7 secs!

The magic suit.

I purchased a blueseventy for my daughter, who is 16 years old, because everyone in her team bought one and everyone dropped time wearing the blue seventy. They call it a magic suit.
Mabel Liang

“I have concluded to look no farther than blueseventy”

Dear blueseventy,
 
I had to write to you guys and tell you my recent experience with the blueseventy pointzero3 swimskin…
 
A little background :
My name is Stephen J Parshall and I am a 28 year old amateur triathlete and “professional” banker from Columbia, MO. I grew up swimming and even gave collegiate swimming a try until I retired in 1999. In 2006 I was resurrected by triathlon and immediately started on the long road back to getting in shape both physically and mentally. I quickly got back in swimming shape and gained some strength in biking and running.
I have competed in over 30 events in the last 2.5 years and am often one of the first swimmers out of the water. I have resisted wetsuits and swimskins for a long time, thinking that they wouldn’t benefit my swimming as much as they would for a beginner and fearing the loss of too much time in T1. I broke down and bought a blueseventy pointzero3 this spring and gave it a try in the pool. I really liked how it felt on my body and the way I slid through the water.
At the end of June I competed in my second half iron triathlon in Effingham, Ill with my pointzero3 in hand. While most athletes there wore their wetsuits, I was perfectly comfortable in my swimskin. I swam neck and neck with the elite athletes and was the 5th out of water (7th fastest time overall) and with the ease of removal I left T1 in second place overall! The rest of the event was fun, I held my own on the bike, but still have a long way to go in my running.
I have been reviewing wetsuits on the internet and after that race I have concluded to look no farther than blueseventy. I have the confidence that I can continue being a threat in the swim with my pointzero3 and with whatever blueseventy wetsuit I end up with; allowing me to concentrate my training on my run, so that I can soon become a threat to the overall race.
 
I guess all I have left to say is…THANK YOU!!! You guys are awesome. I have several people ask me about the pointzero3 every time I wear it…it always gets an enthusiastic two thumbs up!
 
Sincerely,
Stephen J Parshall

nero comp drops time

My son was at trials in Omaha and purchased one of your suits. He plans on wearing it in the finals at Junior Nationals in Minnesota. He had a lot of positive remarks for your suit. The biggest and most important was: most of the swimmers who wore your suit dropped more time than some of the elite swimmers in the LZR. That is the bottom line to a swimmer, increasing speed and lowering time. 
 
Sincerely,
Robert Power

New wetsuit is AWESOME!

Hey Kevin [from Gemini Multisport Coaching]

I am back from the June 19 Stroke & Stride and had a smooth time. Between work, traffic and registration, I was trying to put my new suit on for the first time 10 minutes before race start. I could tell even pulling it up my legs that the new Helix suit was roomier and more flexible than my old one. I was concerned about fastening it but figured out the new ‘reverse zipper’ without having to beg for help. The crowd at the S&S is great, kind of a party atmosphere, pros, 1st timers, kids running around and nobody taking it too serious. I got into the water just a few minutes before race start and did a few accelerations to get a little warm up. Those had always felt fine in my old suit also…but once the gun went off, I headed out at about 90% of where I would usually go out and stayed back from the front rank that I usually aim for. Within 100 yards I could tell it was going to work great, I was as comfortable as I would be in the pool ....except for the splashing, grabbing and wondering where I am going part. I started making my way through the pack and was able to find open water to swim in with just enough people to track on, but not that we were climbing on each other. Perfect. I settled into a nice bi-lateral rhythm and stroked it out. After the swim, I jogged up to my towel for socks, shoes and glasses (the Helix just fell off…another worry about racing in an untried suit passed) and headed out on the same 5k course as the 5430 Sprint. I don’t have a swim split yet, but I am sure I was WAAY faster than the 5430 disaster [previous event]. Other than a few breaststroke strokes to sight, I was close to tempo pace the whole way…but I can go faster now with more confidence in the wetsuit.

John Moore