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LindsD wrote:That's a brilliant price


I paid about £130-00 for a large mens one a few years ago . I think i saw it at about £160.00 recently but i usually wait for a sale. Some of the tri ones are several hundred quid . I really do wonder how much faster if any than might make you .
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Thanks Flip - with a bit of work I might get into the XL size!
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flip wrote:LindsD wrote:That's a brilliant price I paid about £130-00 for a large mens one a few years ago .

I think i saw it at about £160.00 recently but i usually wait for a sale. Some of the tri ones are several hundred quid . I really do wonder how much faster if any than might make you .

I think to make me faster a suit would need an actual motor!
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It's been Baltic without the wetsuit for a while now but today I just felt it had started to turn in the right direction in the north sea. .

Roker , Sunderland on a fine day . Especially fine doing nowt but coffeechilling and dipping on a day off .😁

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Ohh looks fabulous
Derby Tup
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That does look good
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Jel
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Me too
Little Nemo
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Putting this here so I have to do it - I *will* go OW swimming before the end of May!
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Little Nemo wrote:Putting this here so I have to do it - I *will* go OW swimming before the end of May!


You'll love it :-)

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