Protect Your Investment With These Tips On Trisuit Care
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear on the February 27, 2010
Triathlon suits are expensive and in order to make them last, you need to know these basic care steps.After all, your suit has special duties that include keeping your body warm and protect your skin from abrasives.
First it is important to know the proper way to put on a triathlon wetsuit. Suits are meant to form to your body regardless of your shape or size and this is also what makes them difficult to put on. Your finger nails are the first place to start so make sure they are trimmed or covered so they do not snag or puncture your new suit. Ok, now you will begin by entering the suit feet first and then slowly working the suit up your body until you reach the hips. Then you will take special care to make sure the suit fits right at both the front of your body and the back.
The arms will be next with an easy slide in motion, take care to make sure the suit is bunching up around the shoulders. Next ensure that the internal flap lies flat against your back. Like the back flap; there will be a neck flap that also lays flat against your neck like a collar. Make some final adjustments to the suit so it fits just right around the torso, chest and arms. A properly fitted wetsuit will be manufactured in a way so that it stretches in all the right spots to allow full movement.
Now after you have been swimming all day, it is important to take a few extra steps to ensure your triathlon wetsuit lasts for many years. Washing your suit right after use is one of the most critical steps in after care. The reason why you wash after use is to get rid of the salt and chlorine that can build up on your suit and eventually weaken the material. Hang your suit up with a padded hanger to prevent any creases from being created. We want to avoid making creases because creases will enable water to leak into our suit. Another element to take into consideration is the sun since heat and sunlight both can deteriorate the suit.
If you follow these outlines steps on caring for your suit, you will keep it in superior shape. In return your tri suit will continue keeping you warm and help you compete in many triathlons to come.