Long distance tri suit

Mr Tango

Anyone know any of the bike shops in Dublin that sell the long distance tri suits.

Also the brands and type they stick. Looking one with sleeves.

Like the look of Dave Scott Huub one and the San remo. Would like to try on before buying.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Recommend the castelli San Remo, the pad is just so comfy and material very breathable.

mossym

i have the orca kona suit, planning on wearing it at IM copenhagen in a few weeks.


love the suit, have worn it in two races so far and it's excellent on both bike and run.

only criticism is there are no pockets. i know it's meant to be their most aero suit but a couple of pockets would be a big help. they even have them on the lower end orca long sleeved suit.

just makes storage for the bike a bit more difficult, everything has to go on the frame

mloc123

I thought that for long distance people recommend two piece suits.. for toilet breaks?

MRJ

I bought the Castelli San Remo a few weeks ago (online from sigma sports) very comfortable and the top half can be zipped all the way down, handy for the portaloo.

zico10

mloc123 wrote: »

I thought that for long distance people recommend two piece suits.. for toilet breaks?

I heard that as well and it made sense, so for the three long distance races I've done, I've worn two piece suits. But I've never had to stop for a toilet break in any of those races and I'm strongly considering wearing one a piece suit this year. The only toilet breaks you should be stop for are number twos and they should be avoidable by controlling food intake the day before the race.

mossym

i'll say one thing for the aero sleeved suits, they are tight (i can hear the "well no sh&t sherlock" comments already, they are meant to be aero ) but that makes them difficult to shrug out of if you do need the portaloo. can be done alright though

Wackoy2k

I got the Dave Scott LS Huub suit a couple of weeks ago. Feels great, really comfortable, really light. Pad is very comfortable.

The only slight concern i would have with it is the toilet breaks as already mentioned. Suit might take an extra few seconds to get down around the shoulders and arms.

Was very hard to get your hands on it, was selling out on Wiggle and the HUUB site itself whenever they came in to stock.

pgibbo

zico10 wrote: »

I heard that as well and it made sense, so for the three long distance races I've done, I've worn two piece suits. But I've never had to stop for a toilet break in any of those races and I'm strongly considering wearing one a piece suit this year. The only toilet breaks you should be stop for are number twos and they should be avoidable by controlling food intake the day before the race.

I was considering a one piece until I recalled how man times I had to have a whizz on the run last time out. Can't imagine whizzing on the go for the run.

zico10

pgibbo wrote: »

I was considering a one piece until I recalled how man times I had to have a whizz on the run last time out. Can't imagine whizzing on the go for the run.

You're not going down the catwalk, don't be too proud.

MojoMaker

Another vote here for the Castelli SanRemo suit. Not cheap but very comfy and great fabric.

pgibbo

I see 3 versions of the SanRemo on Wiggle. Which one are ye recommending?

Castelli Free SanRemo
Castelli Velocissimmo SanRemo
Castelli SanRemo 3.2

Cheers,
P

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

pgibbo wrote: »

I see 3 versions of the SanRemo on Wiggle. Which one are ye recommending?

Castelli Free SanRemo
Castelli Velocissimmo SanRemo
Castelli SanRemo 3.2

Cheers,
P

Mine is free sanremo suit http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ie/en/castelli-free-sanremo-short-sleeve-suit-ss16/rp-prod145749

MojoMaker

Mine is also the Free version. Zips all the way down so at least number ones can be accommodated.

I'm with zico on the number two debate - shouldn't be a thought unless you've messed something up!

Mr Tango

pgibbo wrote: »

I see 3 versions of the SanRemo on Wiggle. Which one are ye recommending?

Castelli Free SanRemo
Castelli Velocissimmo SanRemo
Castelli SanRemo 3.2

Cheers,
P

The lads are talking about the free San remo one. Check out the sterling prices. I seen the suit for £130 today. Can't remember which site now but google it and check a few.

peter kern

what is a long distance tri suit ?

peter kern

i get 7 or so gels stored in the legs of tri suit
bmc stores a water bottle in front of tri suit
so really no need for pockets in a tri suit. ( or more like one of the least impoertant factors)

mossym wrote: »

i have the orca kona suit, planning on wearing it at IM copenhagen in a few weeks.


love the suit, have worn it in two races so far and it's excellent on both bike and run.

only criticism is there are no pockets. i know it's meant to be their most aero suit but a couple of pockets would be a big help. they even have them on the lower end orca long sleeved suit.

just makes storage for the bike a bit more difficult, everything has to go on the frame

Mr Tango

https://www.bikeinn.com/bike/castelli-free-sanremo-suit-short-sleeve/135961262/p

125€ delivered

MojoMaker

I've bookmarked that site now - thanks for the link Tango. That's about €50 cheaper than CRC or Wiggle.

Outstanding.

mossym

peter kern wrote: »

i get 7 or so gels stored in the legs of tri suit
bmc stores a water bottle in front of tri suit
so really no need for pockets in a tri suit. ( or more like one of the least impoertant factors)

got the update notification for your previous post pk but never saw this one till gibbo mentioned it last night. thanks for that, always used the legs to store empty wrappers, the idea of sticking fulls ones there never occurred to me!!

Bawnmore_Ent.

Still trying to figure out which is a better option for 1st Ironman, sanremo suit(with sleeves) or tri shorts and stealth T1 top, which works a bit dearer.

I find my castelli bib shorts pull on my shoulders a bit on the long rides.
Same issue with club tri suit.

Did 250k spin recently and tied the braces around my waist and no problems.

Bawnmore_Ent.

Bawnmore_Ent. wrote:

I find my castelli bib shorts pull on my shoulders a bit on the long rides. Same issue with club tri suit.

How are people finding the castelli San Remo with sleeves for the swim or do you roll it down and put it on coming out of the water?

Mr Tango

As an update. The first website I posted cancelled the order after 10 days. Not happy !!!

Sigma sport have thrown at £104. Got one today and it is a good job. Also got the Dave Scott Huub one. Medium fits in the San remo but the Huub med was too big. I ordered a small as well but there would be a danger of ripping when you take it off and on. Wouldn't fancy it mid race.

So I am sending the Huub back. If anyone is looking for one I have a small and a medium in the black. Paid £159 each for them so if u want to give me whatever my cc charged me in Euro no hassle. I'll be sending them back in a day or so.

Size wise I am 5'10. 70kg. 38 chest and 30-32 waist.

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Bawnmore_Ent. wrote: »

How are people finding the castelli San Remo with sleeves for the swim or do you roll it down and put it on coming out of the water?

Sprint and OLY i would swim with sleeves on, anything over that rolled down. You are only adding 30secs in T1 getting sorted. IM yesterday in san remo and no chaffing, pad is so comfy.

RJM85

Late to the party here but for what it's worth; I've been racing this year in the Velorevolution SS suit and I'm very happy with it.

Swim wise I go with zipped down but still on the shoulders which gives enough flexibility not to tire the arms and just means zipping up once you have the wetsuit down to your waist. All of which can be done on the go.

zico10

Has the Castelli Free Sanremo been discontinued? None of the usual online retailers have it in stock? Has a newer suit been released in its place?

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

zico10 wrote: »

Has the Castelli Free Sanremo been discontinued? None of the usual online retailers have it in stock? Has a newer suit been released in its place?

http://www.wiggle.com/castelli-sanremo-32-speed-suit/

Same suit but just different designs.

MRJ

Sigma sports have them. That's where I bought mine.

Fazz

Fwiw I don't think the Castelli is the most aero of suits.

A few who have tested in the wind tunnel found it 9watts slower than other models like the - -Kiwami spider
LG
Zoot


I did a bit of research recently and wanted to get an Endura being sucked in to their marketing and apparent results.
Luckily it didn't fit right at all so it was a none runner.

Have since picked up a bioracer one since but not raced yet.

If I were shopping now, I'd find what fit me best from:
- Endura (mad money)
- bioracer
- Zoot
- LG
- kiwami spider
- orca
- Roka
- cuore

- Fusion I've used a lot and great fit and pockets. No aero data though compared to the above.
Not much aero wind tunnel data for many but reports of possible savings of 10w or so compared to other sleeved suits means it does matter.


There's a few others I'm missing.

Most important seems to be no creases and tight fit.

Thereafter materials and so on.

Also seems to be unique to the person sometimes.

zico10

Madelynn Muscular Radish wrote: »

http://www.wiggle.com/castelli-sanremo-32-speed-suit/

Same suit but just different designs.

I saw that, but is that not a cycling specific piece of kit? No mention of triathlon in the reviews.

MRJ wrote: »

Sigma sports have them. That's where I bought mine.

They don't have the size I'm looking for and according to the site, the one I want is not due back in stock until 1st November. It seems like a very long time to wait for me. It made me wonder if they'll ever be back in stock.

Bawnmore_Ent.

zico10 wrote:

They don't have the size I'm looking for and according to the site, the one I want is not due back in stock until 1st November. It seems like a very long time to wait for me. It made me wonder if they'll ever be back in stock.

They seem to be sold out everywhere in Europe.

I searched everywhere and recently got one in Holland.

if you are interested I can look up the website.