“I've swam in the Reaction for a few years now, which is also a fantastic wetsuit that I still swim in occationally. Bought the Fusion in hopes of getting a little more bouyancy from the waist down, not having the best swim position in open water. Both wetsuits come highly recommended, Reaction has a little more freedom and range of motion while the Fusion provides a bit more bouyancy. I'm 5'10 and around 175-180lbs with a little more upper body muscle than most triathletes. Medium fit me perfectly in both.”
Sorry you were not comfortable. What you described in your review leads me to think that you did not have the wetsuit on well. If you have it well adjusted through your core and arms, there will be no restriction of movement during your stroke. So when reaching forward, if you're feeling restrained that tells me that the neoprene in that area was already stretched making it hard to stretch further when you're reaching. To solve this you would want to make small adjustments on how the wetsuit sits on your arm. Start by bending over 45º and working the neoprene up through your core and chest. Then start on your arms. Make sure the wetsuit starts behind your wrist bone, sometimes by as much as one inch. Next, carefully grip the neoprene and work it up your arm and into your shoulder. This will stretch the neoprene more on your arm (which does not flex) and allow any excess neoprene up into your shoulder area so that the material is not yet stretched and has the full range of flexibility intended for your suits.
“I have not been able to swim in it, but I tried it on and the feel is way superior to the X-Terra I have been using. Flexible, easier to put on, etc. Really well built.
It feel just slightly tighter on my chest below my armpits, but the material is a lot stretchier than my other wetsuit, so I don't think this is going to be a problem. Can't wait to try it in the water.”
