2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

18 / /June 2019

UNDER£

BROOKS

HYPERION

£90Forsucha lightshoe(197g),the

Hyperionis surprisinglydurable,seeing

usthroughintensetrainingsessionsand

racesfora wholeseasonandbeyond.

Theupperis tough,thefitsock-likeand

thesoftheelcountercupsyourfootwell

to reduce blisters.brooksrunning.com

UNDER£

ON

CLOUDFLASH

£160On’sflagshipspeedshoe

(249g/5mmdrop),with‘elements’

replacingthetraditionalfoamoutsole

supportforextraenergyreturn.The

finemeshupperhugsthefootwell,but

worthnotingis theminimalsupport

and firm ride.on-running.com

£219TeamSky’swinningaeroroadlidis now available

to UK riders. Here’s what to expect...

KASK

UTOPIA

TheKaskUtopiahasbeenwornto

multipleGrandTourvictoriesby

ChrisFroome,GeraintThomasand

theirTeamSkyteammates,andit’s

nowonthemarketforUKriders.

TheUtopiawasdeveloped

aftermonthsofresearch

withthenow-rebranded

TeamSky,whichinvolved

wind-tunneltestingand

computationalfluiddynamics

(CFD)analysisagainst 10 ofits

aeroroadrivals(Kask’sdragdata

showeda sixwattsavingat50km/h).

Breathabilityandcomfortis

reportedly heightened with the nine

ventingchannelsandKask’snew

ResistexCarbonpaddingthatoffers

a 5mmlayerofmoisture-wicking

andquick-dryingmaterial.Weight

comesinata lean235gforan

aeroroadhelmetandthere’s

noise-reducingtecharound

therider’searsfora quieter

ride.Fivecolourways,three

sizeoptionsandKask’s

winningleatherchinstrap

completethepackage.

We’llfindoutif thehelmethasus

hittinga triutopiaorperformance

purgatoryina couple of issue’s

time.kask.com

hottest

new

gear

THESECRETSTUDIO

NET

3 of

the

best

RACE-DAY

SHOES

UNDER£

NEWBALANCE

1500T

£110Boalacingsystemsonrace-day

trainerscanbehitandmiss,butthey

trulyworkonthe1500T2toproducea

secureandcomfortablefit.Other

tri-friendlyfeaturesincludetheheel

loop,excellentmidsolefoamand decent

cushioning.newbalance.co.uk