booser4
10-11-2007, 10:43 PM
I've just about made up my mind with 1 pc suits, and I'm probably going with the Teknic Violator. For the quality and price it seems like the best way to go. What I need now is some suggestions or help with which size I should get, because nobody around here carries them to my knowledge, so I can't go try them on. If you have experience with how this suit fits or know people who do then I'm all ears.
I'm about 5'11" or maybe 5'10", somewhere around that in height. I weigh around 145-150. My waist is about a 31 or maybe 32 at most. Basically I'm skinny and about average height. I tried taking some measurements on chest and sleeve length, as well as inseam, but those things are so hard to get accurate because you never know where the manufacter means for you to measure on yourself. I figure from the dimensions given, hopefully some of you familiar with the suit may be able to tell me what size I can go with. Even so, I tried to take some measurements of myself from guidelines I read and here they are...
Chest: 39.5"
Sleeve Length: 32"
Waist: 31.5"
Inseam: 31"
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 148 lbs
As you'll see from the measurements Teknic gives on their website, my measurements must be off on the sleeve at least or else I've got strangely long arms. Other than that my measurements may be about right with what they mean you to measure.
I'm at a loss on deciding which size to go with, it's either gonna be 40 or 42.
Here is the guidelines they give for those sizes.
Size 40:
Chest- 40"
Waist- 30-31"
Sleeve Length- 25.5"
Inseam- 30.5"
Apx. Height- 5'8"
Apx. Weight- 150 lbs
Size 42:
Chest- 42"
Waist- 32-33"
Sleeve Length- 26"
Inseam- 31"
Apx. Height- 5'10"
Apx. Weight- 160 lbs
So what's making me unsure is the height and weight guidelines they give. I'm 145-150 so that would put me in for a 40, but I'm about 5'10" or 5'11" so that would maybe put me in for a 42. Obviously the difference in inches between the two on the various measurements is extremely slight, but I don't know if I should go with a bigger one or smaller one.
On Sportbiketrackgear.com they show the suit being worn by 3 different guys, and one of them is a guy who they say is 6' tall and weighs approx 155 lbs, and they have him in a size 42 and they say it's perfect for him. That almost tells me I should maybe go for a size 40 since I'm a bit shorter and lighter than that guy, the 42 may be a little loose on me. Is it better to leave some room incase I gain some size, or should I go with the 40?
Anyone who knows Teknic suits well, or anyone with some experience in this, your input is welcome and needed bad. :P
Thanks
The only other suit I was considering at this point was the Alpinestars RC-1, but I don't know, the Teknic sounds like it's a better suit for the money. Anyone got pictures of yourself wearing the RC-1 suit?
I'm about 5'11" or maybe 5'10", somewhere around that in height. I weigh around 145-150. My waist is about a 31 or maybe 32 at most. Basically I'm skinny and about average height. I tried taking some measurements on chest and sleeve length, as well as inseam, but those things are so hard to get accurate because you never know where the manufacter means for you to measure on yourself. I figure from the dimensions given, hopefully some of you familiar with the suit may be able to tell me what size I can go with. Even so, I tried to take some measurements of myself from guidelines I read and here they are...
Chest: 39.5"
Sleeve Length: 32"
Waist: 31.5"
Inseam: 31"
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 148 lbs
As you'll see from the measurements Teknic gives on their website, my measurements must be off on the sleeve at least or else I've got strangely long arms. Other than that my measurements may be about right with what they mean you to measure.
I'm at a loss on deciding which size to go with, it's either gonna be 40 or 42.
Here is the guidelines they give for those sizes.
Size 40:
Chest- 40"
Waist- 30-31"
Sleeve Length- 25.5"
Inseam- 30.5"
Apx. Height- 5'8"
Apx. Weight- 150 lbs
Size 42:
Chest- 42"
Waist- 32-33"
Sleeve Length- 26"
Inseam- 31"
Apx. Height- 5'10"
Apx. Weight- 160 lbs
So what's making me unsure is the height and weight guidelines they give. I'm 145-150 so that would put me in for a 40, but I'm about 5'10" or 5'11" so that would maybe put me in for a 42. Obviously the difference in inches between the two on the various measurements is extremely slight, but I don't know if I should go with a bigger one or smaller one.
On Sportbiketrackgear.com they show the suit being worn by 3 different guys, and one of them is a guy who they say is 6' tall and weighs approx 155 lbs, and they have him in a size 42 and they say it's perfect for him. That almost tells me I should maybe go for a size 40 since I'm a bit shorter and lighter than that guy, the 42 may be a little loose on me. Is it better to leave some room incase I gain some size, or should I go with the 40?
Anyone who knows Teknic suits well, or anyone with some experience in this, your input is welcome and needed bad. :P
Thanks
The only other suit I was considering at this point was the Alpinestars RC-1, but I don't know, the Teknic sounds like it's a better suit for the money. Anyone got pictures of yourself wearing the RC-1 suit?