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Deciding on a GS suit

OldJeep

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I was considering a new GS suit this year and started looking around. I'm having a difficult time deciding which one would be appropriate from the EBay results
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Tony S

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They all run small. Just saying.
 

bbbradley

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Yeah, my current suit is a Fuxi - not real sure I want to go that way again.
Anything wrong with the product or just trying something new?

My suit is well past its prime, Fuxi is on my short list.
 
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OldJeep

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Anything wrong with the product or just trying something new?

My suit is well past its prime, Fuxi is on my short list.
I had a lot of issues with their sizing and then the material was very fragile compared to previous decente suit. This has been 4 or 5 years, so maybe they are better.
 

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Lots of race suits out there: Arctica, Aspire, Besson, Colmar, Descente, Energiapura, Fuxi, Kappa, Karbon, Phenix, POC, Schoffel, Spyder, Sync.

I am 6ft 210lbs, wear a mens 44L (US)/54L (Euro) sport coat. In most GS race suits, I use an XL.

The high end GS race suits (like Colmar, Descente, Spyder) are quite nice, but expensive. For more affordable options, I've had luck with Artica and Aspire. The Artica is a bit looser fit and has better knee padding, while the Aspire is a touch tighter w/better thigh padding. I recently got a Fuxi, which seems to offer the best fit (particularly in the shoulders), nice knee padding, but a bit thinner padding elsewhere.
 

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