New Barefoot Suit
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Printed Date: December-21-2024 at 10:16pm
Topic: New Barefoot Suit
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Subject: New Barefoot Suit
Date Posted: August-07-2011 at 10:35am
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After a solid crash yesterday it is time to for a new barefoot suit. After going in head first the back of the suit was left hanging - torn on both side creating sort of a mudflap look. - Sorry video's of this one.
Looking for some thoughts on the differenct types of suits that our out there - Eagle, KSO, Iron etc. Pro's / Cons. Thanks ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
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Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: August-07-2011 at 2:51pm
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Can't go wrong with Eagle, never had a real issue with any of thier stuff, and if I did it was quickly taken care of at no expense. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: August-07-2011 at 9:22pm
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eagle, kso, and BI iron are all good
if you do lots of tumbles the BI with short sleeves. kso and eagle look very similar but "feel" different both are top quality as is BI ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: August-08-2011 at 2:02pm
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stay away from intensity..they are cheap, but they don´t last a season.... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: sweet77
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 3:12am
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Im thinking about buying the one from "The Footers Edge for 299.00 i think Lane Bowers endorses it and buying the shorts for extra padding. Thoughts??????? Going to try and get it before White Lake ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5528&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 76 Nautique "If you do what you always did,You'll get what you always got!" "An empty wagon makes t |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 3:28am
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That will be a Barefoot International suit, good suit. With padded shorts will give you a ton of padding. I use some 2mm shorts from barts because I don't like too much pad but thats just personal preference. If you want all the padding you can get then the BI suit and padded shorts combo is the way to go. I think Lane "guarantees" it too...LOL ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 3:42am
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Have had too many friends BI suits tear up lately. I have had little to no problems with Eagle's stuff. IMO. I would like to get some opinions on KSO's stuff, that may be a local option for you too. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 3:55am
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I picked up a BI suit last year and consider it to be a better suit thzn the Eagle that I had previously. Got mine from Lake Elmo Sports - Chuck has always been great to deal with ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: sweet77
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 4:06am
oh gosh i jus went from a BI to a Eagle now back to BI i dont know what to do  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5528&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 76 Nautique "If you do what you always did,You'll get what you always got!" "An empty wagon makes t |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 4:31am
Foot ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
sweet77 wrote:Posted By: sweet77
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 4:57am
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Probably going with the http://www.barefootcentral.com/eaglebirdofpreybarefootsuit.aspx" rel="nofollow - Eagle ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5528&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 76 Nautique "If you do what you always did,You'll get what you always got!" "An empty wagon makes t |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 5:02am
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If you are worried about looking cool- KSO or Eagle are more stylin than BI, Lake Elmo had some KSO suits discounted earlier this year maybe still has some. (I had bought a tower and super fly high from Lane and I did not like it so called Lane on the guarantee...I said it did not make me ski better and eventually after getting Mike S involved got all my money back. So Lane will back up his guarantees when you push it.) I've had BI suits last years and years. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 5:03am
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Super Freak!!!!!! ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 6:31am
I have the Bird of Prey myself and have been very happy with it. http://www.barefootcentral.com/eaglerspro2barefootsuit.aspx" rel="nofollow - Did you see this one? Both similar in construction. RS went out of business and Eagle is selling the remaining inventory for him. Chuck(@ Eagle), recently designed this suit for me.  ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 1:32pm
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My Eagle was in need of some repair (see first post of this thread) and had a difficult time in obtaining an estimate for a repair from Eagle. By the time I did hear back from them I already had a new suit from Elmo and had been back on the water for a couple of weeks. I like the way the BI suit fits and glides on the water. ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: IAughtNaut
Date Posted: April-15-2012 at 3:15pm
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I love my BI iron ------------- bring the ruckus http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5347" rel="nofollow - 2000 Pro Air |
Posted By: sweet77
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 1:07pm
Im thinking about the ron scarpa suit in red ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5528&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 76 Nautique "If you do what you always did,You'll get what you always got!" "An empty wagon makes t |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 4:10pm
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That's sharp, I like the RS suits. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 5:31pm
| BI Iron here. Made in USA. |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 5:59pm
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so far I´m pleased with my BI iron... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 8:11pm
Are you sure? ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: watrski
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 8:35pm
Made here: http://www.oceantec-usa.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.oceantec-usa.com/ |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 11:05pm
I'm familiar with Oceantec, that's why I was asking. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 11:08pm
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where on that website does it say :Made in USA? ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 11:10pm
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Eagle is Made in USA http://www.eaglesports.com/ ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 11:12pm
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All 3 of my BI suits say Made in USA on the labels, I just wonder why that is not prominently stated on the Oceantec website??? ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-16-2012 at 11:24pm
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From my understanding Ocentec outsources their work overseas, but they are a US company. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 12:41am
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And where do you think the neoprene comes from for the suits that are stitched here? ------------- |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 12:55am
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Same place that they are stitched?? I'm not knockin' BI products. They make good products wherever they come from, I was just pointing out that the barefoot suits (to my knowledge) are not made in the U.S. That they are outsourced to a outside company and they elect to have them made in bulk outside our boarders. I own thousands of dollars of BI products and I am very very pleased with them. I don't think most every pro out there would use them(w/ the exception of their suits), if they were not some of the best equipment out there. ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 1:44am
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As I said I have 3 BI suits all have "Made in USA" labels in them. They are all older suits so I can't say what currently is happening with them. I ordered a custom Eagle from Chuck and Michelle and after Chuck signed off on my design and the suit was made and shipped to me I was hugely disappointed that they had made a mistake and swapped an ink color. When I brought it to Chucks attention he said I was wrong, then he said somebody would lose their job and then told me how expensive it was to change inks on the dies blah blah blah...I told him I wanted the suit I had ordered and that he had signed off on. He was so PO'd because I had my name on the back and so he would not be able to sell it off he could only donate it to the YMCA and he was not going to make me the suit he had signed off on. I then talked to Michelle and offered to pay standard price and take the suit as is which she did. I was not too happy with the transaction to say the least. I have BI, Intensity from both China and Australia, Vortex from China, a bunch of Eagles- only the custom says Made in USA. I do not think quality is better or worse on any of these suits ---all seem pretty equal in quality. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 7:21pm
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I will check my BI, but I recall seeing some us flag label somewhere... Intensity suit, sucks.... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 7:47pm
THAT SUCKS!!! I hope mine turns out all right. Sorry to hear about your luck. Besides the color change and the runaround are you happy with the suit? ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:11pm
This is what they signed off on, then what I got had red where the yellow was supposed to be, they did red ink on red neoprene. so the POP that the yellow added was lost. (I did switch to a black butt) Overall I am happy with all 3 Eagle suits I have owned, the custom one had one leg strap which has a sewn loop at the end come undone but it still works. I have an old KSO Eagle and a Blade both are still in good shape and well used.  ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:15pm
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that sucks!!! I would be happy to ride a mccarville custom suit!!! if only the suit could transmit some of the riding skills... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:19pm
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+2 on the skills. That West Coast look is scary! Was that before the ghost rider, did you give them the idea? ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:22pm
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If you guys have any girls or guys that need suits there are some great deals on Vortex at "the wake house" $79 to $129 and also Intensity for girls only at Masterlineusa, intensity...$75, I bought two of the intensity's they seem very well made really, and I got 1 of the vortex Envy's in black the girls love it. sizes run small on vortex and big on intensity. in other words a 6 in vortex is smaller than a 6 in intensity. ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:25pm
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No they had the skulls before I just fooled with the colors and the name drop. It's funny how a nice new barefoot suit makes you ski better  ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 8:45pm
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intensity looks nice, I got one a couple of years ago, say 2010, the barbed wire, for $99, after 6 month of use the inner padding started to fall appart, now its all loose inside the neoprene, and it catches lot of water, it doesn´t glide anymore, it just drags. I can´t even borrow it to my friends to learn, they have to fight against the drag... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-17-2012 at 9:00pm
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I know what you are talking about, 6 months is pretty quick to deteriorate like that...at least it was just 99. I had a suit I can't remember what kind maybe waterworks/dolphin that did that...I had a suit from waterworks called a Bionic suit that was the worst suit I have ever owned it was designed for freedom of movement and so the pads moved all over and it gave no protection at all LOL. I think I paid 310 for that POS. Here are the chicks suits I just got cheap---the vortex has embossed gray rubber that resembles the "louis vitton" purses the girls go crazy over.    You don't want them doing this unless they are really good   ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: April-18-2012 at 1:27am
Thats the kinda barefoot suit I'm talkin' about!  john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: April-18-2012 at 1:52am
It's the 40mph enema that I don't like  ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: April-18-2012 at 1:55am
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I'm a giver not a taker. Thank god for advancement in technology! ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |