Can I be honest? I’m an everyday surfer that will buy one wetsuit per year. I’ve come quite savvy on buying the best quality of suit for the cheapest bargain. I’ve always been a huge fan of O’Neill and Xcel wetsuits. There’s just something about the quality that has always kept me coming back. However, after deeply investigating Quiksilver’s new model, the Cypher, I may have to make an exception on my rubber for this winter. The features that stood out the most that make me amped about this slick skin are:
- Hyperstretch II – The material used to construct the suit is light, non-absorbent, warm, and incredibly flexible.
- Chest HTF Heating System – Unlike other suits, the Cypher has developed a wicked jersey-like material that lies between your skin and the inner skin of the suit. It functions as a filter, draining all excess water of the suit – allowing you to stay WARMER!
- GBS – All seams of the suit are single-blind stitched and triple-glued to decrease the water from entering your suit.
- Hydroshield zip panel – another layer of material on your back causing a blockage between your body and the cold water. I especially like this feature for the back-zips – unlike other back-zips that allow a quick rush of water on your hind-quarter with your first duck-dive.
- Cypher Seal – Ankle and wrist cuffs sewn on the inside of the suit. These cuffs serve as a protective mechanism from the countless wetsuit changes, allowing the ankle and wrist portions of your suit to last longer. Also, these cuffs block water from entering.
3/2 = $359.95
4/3 = $379.95
(Editor’s Note: We’ll be reviewing the Quiksilver Cypher Wetsuit mid-fall when temps start to drop. Look for our review of this and the RipCurl H-Bomb around that time).
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The Cypher is all good and well with all the flexibility and filters and stuff but i recently aquired a QS cell six and in three months the rist seams had almost doubled in girth. what the flip ? it stretched like a rubber band and never had any stretch memory.
so how much different is the cypher ??????????
Get a Patagonia R3. Break your cycle and get in with quality that does not last “one year”
that sounds good, but what about the cypher with the chest zip option? i just wanted to know if there was much difference in warmth etc.?
I have a chest zip option on a Rip Curl F Bomb, and at first, I wasn’t sure I’d like it, but it does work better than a back zip. The first thing is that the chest zip is actually shorter in length, so that right there prevents more water from getting in. It can be a bit tight getting into it, especially if you’re putting it on over Xmas dinner!!!
DOES THE CYPHER COME IN YOUTH SIZES?
I own a cypher 4,3 front zip. It is THE best suit I have every owned. It rocks, end off………
Just got the 4/3 Cypher Backzip Medium Short (MS).
I weigh only 134lbs. and it fits perfectly snug. I have a narrow waist and wide shoulders and proportionate body except my arms are long for my 5’7″ height. Very flexible. A little on the fragile side. Gotta watch the velcro ripping the red Hyperstretch II on the inside. The downside is the inner neck flap is about 1.5 inches to big for my 15″ neck.
Made in Thailand like most wetties and Surftech boards. Very good quality, but won’t last more than a year if you surf 2-3X a week, every month of the year. I have Xcel Infiniti, Billabong Solution Gold, Rip Curl E2 F-bomb, and Quiksilver Synchro Flatlock. This Cypher is best for performance but not durability. I surf everyday if possible.
This wetsuit is by far the best wet suit yet it’s tenology is amazing I bought it 2 days ago and went surfing at 5 in the morning before school I felt as if I was still in my warm blancket at home this wet suit rocks mb rate from 1- 10 is 11
I don’t know about the cipher but the Synchro I bought is a real piece of sh*t for durability, fallinf apart after 2 weeks!