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stenard
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 Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| mattsurf wrote: | | Am I the only person whose Huub wetsuit is still in great condition after 3 seasons? it was even an ex-demo "C Grade" suit when I bought it.... maybe it fell apart, was glued together properly and sold as C-Grade |
No. My Aegis II is fine. The Archimedes I is fine.
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gingerbongo
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Location: Devon
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:20 am Post subject: |
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| My archimedes I is more glue than rubber, yet i have always been incredibly careful. Bags on feet and hands and all that gubbins.
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Whisk
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:26 am Post subject: |
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| Jorgan wrote: | I'll just mention ad-infinitum, that my Snugg Slipstream is in its 11th season  Mind you, they cost a small fortune too.
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Are Snugg suits that expensive? When I bought mine in 2012 I don't think the list price was any more than the top of the range Orca suits. I think I got a 20% "show discount" too because I ordered it at the TCR show at Sandown Park. That also had the added benefit that they measured me up so I didn't have the stress of taking my own measurements before ordering .
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Jorgan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:08 am Post subject: |
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| Whisk wrote: |
Are Snugg suits that expensive? |
£550. That obviously includes a made-to-measure service though. Can't remember what I paid in 2008 (tax free).
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Whisk
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:10 am Post subject: |
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| Jorgan wrote: | | Whisk wrote: |
Are Snugg suits that expensive? |
£550. That obviously includes a made-to-measure service though. Can't remember what I paid in 2008 (tax free). |
I can't remember exactly how much I paid in 2012, but £350 rings a bell.
I guess wetsuits have got more expensive since then
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Jorgan
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:19 am Post subject: |
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| Whisk wrote: | | Jorgan wrote: | | Whisk wrote: |
Are Snugg suits that expensive? |
£550. That obviously includes a made-to-measure service though. Can't remember what I paid in 2008 (tax free). |
I can't remember exactly how much I paid in 2012, but £350 rings a bell.
I guess wetsuits have got more expensive since then |
I think my Slipstream was more than that tax-free in 2008, maybe 380. Which model did you get?
We have to pay for all the advancements in neoprene over the last 10 years 
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SGreg
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| Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:08 am Post subject: |
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TBH After my initial problems the Aegis is still going strong
I kind of get the feeling after 5 years it's about to fail every swim but it just got me through a terribly tough sea swim and is still kicking. There is quite a bit of Black Witch holding it together but it has now done 4 IM's and many many OW swims and Tri's
If it goes I will be fine with it's overall usage just a shame it failed so early.
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MarkyMark76
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:58 am Post subject: |
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Also had an excellent experience with HUUB recently - at least from the customer service side of things. Archimedes II suit that was 18months old split on one of the seams as I was putting it on for the Outlaw half in Nottingham. Majorly irritating but handy excuse for my crap swim as I looked like a burst couch.
Suit was replaced for new with no quibble.
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