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Wetsuit Zipper Replacement: The Seam Fails First
You finish a cold lake swim, wet hands, tired shoulders. You grab the zipper cord and pull sideways while the suit is still bunched at your waist. That is the...
Wetsuit Zipper Replacement: The Seam Fails First
You finish a cold lake swim, wet hands, tired shoulders. You grab the zipper cord and pull sideways while the suit is still bunched at your waist. That is the...
Read MoreThe Case for Bare Arms: What Happens When You C...
Ask a triathlete what a "spring suit" is and you'll probably get a surfing answer: short arms, short legs, made for water that's cool but not cold. That's not wrong,...
The Case for Bare Arms: What Happens When You C...
Ask a triathlete what a "spring suit" is and you'll probably get a surfing answer: short arms, short legs, made for water that's cool but not cold. That's not wrong,...
Read MoreWhat is Yamamoto neoprene and why does it matte...
Yamamoto neoprene is the rubber foam blueseventy uses in every wetsuit. A swimming wetsuit has a different job from a surf or dive suit. You repeat the same shoulder rotation...
What is Yamamoto neoprene and why does it matte...
Yamamoto neoprene is the rubber foam blueseventy uses in every wetsuit. A swimming wetsuit has a different job from a surf or dive suit. You repeat the same shoulder rotation...
Read MoreAquaseal vs Wetsuit Glue: The Repair Choice Tha...
A small tear in a wetsuit rarely stays small for long. One fingernail nick at the ankle can turn into a larger split during the next open-water session, and a...
Aquaseal vs Wetsuit Glue: The Repair Choice Tha...
A small tear in a wetsuit rarely stays small for long. One fingernail nick at the ankle can turn into a larger split during the next open-water session, and a...
Read MorePack It Wet: What a Wetsuit Dry Bag Needs to Do...
Most swimmers hear "dry bag" and think about keeping water out. For wetsuit travel, you are usually solving the opposite problem. A wetsuit is built to hold a thin layer...
Pack It Wet: What a Wetsuit Dry Bag Needs to Do...
Most swimmers hear "dry bag" and think about keeping water out. For wetsuit travel, you are usually solving the opposite problem. A wetsuit is built to hold a thin layer...
Read MoreRoll It, Don't Fold It: What Happens to Neopren...
Most swimmers can tell you exactly how they rinse a wetsuit, dry it, and treat the zipper. Ask what they do with it for the six days between swims, and...
Roll It, Don't Fold It: What Happens to Neopren...
Most swimmers can tell you exactly how they rinse a wetsuit, dry it, and treat the zipper. Ask what they do with it for the six days between swims, and...
Read MoreHow do I prevent my wetsuit from fading in the ...
Fading happens when ultraviolet light breaks down the outer layer of neoprene. The color change is the part you can see. The material also gets stiffer and weaker over time,...
How do I prevent my wetsuit from fading in the ...
Fading happens when ultraviolet light breaks down the outer layer of neoprene. The color change is the part you can see. The material also gets stiffer and weaker over time,...
Read MoreYamamoto 40 Neoprene and the Cost of Every Stroke
Most wetsuit discussions flatten premium neoprene into a quick label: softer, stretchier, faster. That shorthand leaves out the part swimmers actually feel in open water. A Yamamoto 40 neoprene suit...
Yamamoto 40 Neoprene and the Cost of Every Stroke
Most wetsuit discussions flatten premium neoprene into a quick label: softer, stretchier, faster. That shorthand leaves out the part swimmers actually feel in open water. A Yamamoto 40 neoprene suit...
Read MoreUSAT Wetsuit Rules: The Race-Morning Plan That ...
The first thing many triathletes do during race week is memorize a wetsuit temperature cutoff. Then race morning arrives, the official reading lands a degree on the wrong side, and...
USAT Wetsuit Rules: The Race-Morning Plan That ...
The first thing many triathletes do during race week is memorize a wetsuit temperature cutoff. Then race morning arrives, the official reading lands a degree on the wrong side, and...
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