i'm 5'11" but at least 20# lighter than you. mine is tight-very tight-but not unpleasant. the unpleasant feeling shouldn't be there. the "right" one is the one where you say "oh there is NO way."įit in the aero position is all that matters, of course. My recommendation for castelli suits to people is to try on two sizes. I've been riding body paint suits for 3 seasons. plus IME with other suits they stretch out a bit with time. But it's tough to tell if this will actually be an issue. It feels unpleasantly restrictive in the shoulders and chest, even in aero. but based on some internet research I figured the medium Castelli would fit best. I've worn Pearl Izumi and Voler suits in size small. I'm 6' and 170lbs with normal proportions. Mostly based on Jim Manton's (ERO Sports) mention that this model tests consistently well, I ordered one. Is it all good if you can just barely manage to get it on? So yeah, it's tight and I fear there are a limited number of zip ups but having tried both the drum tight fit is the way to go for time trials. I haven't made any effort to quantify the drag difference between suits but the wrinkles and flapping can't help. This year our team switched kit vendors to Castelli (my older suit is just generic black but I wore it in TTs after seeing what it did for me in the tunnel) and I thought I'd get double duty with crits and maybe post season cross so I ordered a large, much too loose and I get wrinkles and flapping when in the aero bars that I don't get with the medium. I've worn a medium bodypaint skinsuit for the past couple of seasons and it fits just like you describe where I have to do the skinsuit hunch over to get it on and relieve the strain on the zipper by pinching the suit closed as I zip it up but it's perfect once on and no wrinkles or sag when in the aero bars. Yup, if you're fearing for the zipper but can actually zip it up then it's about right IME.
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