2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

62 / /June 2019

WOMEN’S

SAILFISH

AT TAC K

£400IntheAttack,themajorGermanbrand,

Sailfish,areaimingtodelivera suitthat

doesit all.It’smadewithflexible

Yamamoto39-cell,a stepupfromtheir

entry-levelVibrant,andincludesstretchy

‘zeroresistance’underarmpanelsto

reducelong-distanceache– delivering

totalarmfreedomontest.Ourbody

positionwasveryflatthankstostability

sidepanelsfromabdomentolowerthigh.

It’stheonlysuitheretohavethisfeature,

andit’ssoeffectiveinactionthattherewas

nexttonosinkinginourno-kicktest.

Naturalswimmersmightpreferlessleg

buoyancy,buttheAttackwouldbea good

optionfortriathletesseekingmore

support.Fitis truetosize,whilethesilky

innerwillmakeT1a dream.It’sgotthe

fastestfishintheseaprintedonthebum,

butwethinkit shinesoncomfortand

support over speed.sailfish.com

SPEEDO

XENON

£250Welovethevibrantcorallooksof

Speedo’sXenon,andit’salsoa serious

performerinthewater.Speedo’spriciest

wetsuitfeaturesa thinnerneopreneprofile

thanothersinourtest,andit’stheonlysuit

herewitha continuousupperpanel–

1.5mmacrossthechestandarmsfora

barely-therefeel.Theflexibilitythis

affordsis excellentandleftourarmsfresh

afterlongswims.Thelegsfeaturea nimble

2.5mm;greatfora naturalkickbutnotvery

buoyant– sowhileSpeedosaytheXenon’s

foreveryone,wethinkit’ssuitedtomore

comfortableswimmers.Thatsaid,the

4mmabdomenfeelssuper-stable,andits

39-cellmake-upgaveusanoveralllift.But

tryfirstif you’recurvierorhavelargerfeet

• there’sverylittlewiggleroomandthe
  tinyanklestookanabsoluteagetopulloff,
  whichcouldcostyouvaluabletime in
  transition one.speedo.com

HUUB

AEGIS III

£299.99Withitssuperherolines,theAegisIII

lookslikeit meansbusiness– andis packed

withtechtoechothis.Huub’smid-range

suitis craftedwithstructureinmind,their

‘X-OSkeleton’gripsthepelvisfora

streamlinedswim,andthey’veslimmedthe

hipsby2mmfromitspredecessortoitsnew

buoyancyratio3mm/3mm.Asa result,our

positionfeltefficient– theAegisIIIstops

legssinkingbutallowsyoutokickfreely.

Unfortunately,it washardtogetpastthe

overly-tightfitandshorterarms,especially

fora mediumsuitonoursmall-medium

build.Asa resultourstrokelackedenergy,

andtherestrictiveneckrubbed500minto

theswim.Aegis’techcontinueswithHuub’s

breakawayzip– fastwithpractice,but

newbiesmightprefera traditional

fastening.Themake-upofthissuitis

promisingbut,foroptimumfit, try before

you buy.huubdesign.co.uk

79

%

VERDICTPERFORMANCETECHWITH

POTENTIAL,BUTTHEFITISA BIT TOO

CLOSE FOR COMFORT

87

%

VERDICTASTYLISH,SUPPORTIVE,

COMFORTABLEANDFLEXIBLESUIT

WITH A SUPERFLOATY FEEL

89

%

VERDICTCOULDBEFASTERTOGETOFF,

BUTPERFORMSLIKEASECONDSKIN

MADE FOR SWIMMERS; GOOD LOOKS, TOO

CUTTING

EDGE

BEST

VALUE