Originally Posted by
Psydotek
Unless you're swimming in warm water all the time, a full sleeve is probably best. Any of the major brand names (and even the non major names) have good entry level wetsuits. I have Orca, QRoo, and DeSoto suits (well, just the DeSoto Speedtube pants) and they're all good. What matters most is the fit.
There's no real need to have a separate wetsuit for training and racing. I have multiple ones because the Orca is sleeveless and the QRoo is fullsleeve.
+1
I think its a lot like bikes, once you get over the very entry level (non-tri specific) suits, the laws of diminishing returns really comes into play. For the avg age grouper I don't think there is much difference between a $200 suit and a $500 suit.
Having made the mistake however, there is a world of difference between a $100 non-tri suit and a $200 tri specific suit.