The only non-Cyber suit I'd buy is a used one I fixed with Black Witch contact cement. Otherwise, not worth the price.
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The Great Unbiased Wetsuit Review Thread
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The kitboarding suit I bought is the best quality i have ever had. The big brands have a captive audience and they know it, they could make them much better.
Stitching I well give you but h20 base glues not so much but like oil based glues not all are made equal.
i put the billabong furnace suits up there with Oneill Hyperfreaks. and im a hyperfreak diehard
Yeah, that was mine where the little butterfly latch came off first go out. It's weird, there are people who have five year old Isurus suits that are still going strong, but I had two back-to-back issues with new suits, the cinch and then seams on the replacement after 20+ surfs. I know they're working to address the issues, but it's a bummer when you're paying a premium price.
I'm using a 4/3 Evade and the difference in weight and flexibility compared to the Shield 3.3 hooded is very noticeable. It takes some serious effort to get the lower legs in and even tougher getting it off. I've only worn it twice, so maybe it'll loosen up a tad. I'm taking it off in my shower and in that scenario I'm still puffed cheeks and sore thumbs even with a few breather breaks. I think if I had to take it off in a parking lot or on a rocky shoreline I would roll into a ball and cry.
I much prefer the fit/feel of the Shield to the Evade. The Evade has has lined panels in the back and the lower red colored one is thicker than the rest of the suit and feels kind of strange. Neither suit is incredibly warm, or any warmer than my two year old Vissla High Seas.
Marine shoe goo works best for longevity has uv protection etc but harder and harder to find. Also only use on outside seams can be rough on skin.
hard to say. isurus LT and matuse L
Matuse feels tighter in shoulders but once in water I don't really notice it
Matuse feels tighter in shoulders but once in water I don't really notice it
The seams on my Matuse disintegrated and became sticky and started giving me free waxing of my pubic and anal regions everytime I took the suit off. Not sure if this was a bug or a feature.
Ha. The Matuse is long gone. The combination of not being warm and disintegrating wasn't really what I was looking for in a wetsuit.
You should gone machado pro model comes with anal bleaching
That’s standard on the women’s suits Maybe you grabbed one by mistake. it’s a real time saver for the SCSD hipster ladyshredders.
I can't speak to the Shield, but I have the Evade 4.3 and after about five sessions it loosened up considerably. Other than the ankle cuffs being a touch loose I found the suit to be really good. I can't say i love the zipper but it's not a deal breaker for me.
Yeah, that floppy zipper is a strange selection on Isurus' part. A little nylon snap-down tab would have been an obvious (to me) design choice if that was the better zipper for warranty issues.
I didn't like the zipper at first, but I just learned how to zip it more easily after a while.. Seems really tough, and with the "backwards" action I'm guessing it won't fail like my other chest zips.
Anyone try a Patagucci suit recently? Have they been updated or do they still eat a bag of dicks? I had one in 2020 that was a pile of poopy caca.