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DHB

AERONLAB

£250Doyoulikebreakawayzippers?No,not

theopeninglineina triathlonspeeddating

event,buta keyquestionwhenchoosingto

picktheAeronLabfromDhb.Becausethe

AeronLabis theonlymen’ssuithereto

offerthisfunction,whichsavesa few

secondsintransition,but– andit’sa major

but– it makesit nearlyimpossibletodoup

if you’reonyourown.It’sthecheapestsuit

herebutDhbhaven’tskimpedonthetech,

with 10 differentvariationsofneoprene

usedintheconstruction(rangingfrom

1.5mmto4.7mm),39-cellYamamotoused

throughoutandSCScoatingforhydro

gains.Theresultis a smooth,evenly-

positionedsuitforswimmingin,witha

snugbutchafe-freefitandplentyofreach

providedbythe1.5mmshoulderpanels.

Theresultis anaffordableandstylishsuit,

butwejustdon’tthinkthezipperis

justified for the slim T1 gains.wiggle.co.uk

AQUASPHERE

RACER2.0

£399.99TheRacer2.0fromAquaSpherehas

someoftheloudestgraphicsontest,but

it’sa quietly-gracefulsuitthatdoes

everythingefficientlywellinthewater.

There’sminimalwateringress,nochafing

aroundtheneckanda blendofSCS-coated

Yamamoto 39 and 40 panelsforsome

superiorcomfortandsuppleness.The

1.5mmthickarmsareanimprovementon

thepreviousRacerintermsofreachand

flexibilityandthey’veretainedthe

impressivequick-releaseanklepanels(and

1mmsleeves)fora hastyT1time.The4mm

and5mmcombinationofneoprene

thicknessinthecoreandbackplaceit at

thehigherendhere,butit’sstillfarfrom

excessive.It’salsooneofthewarmersuits

ontest(butnotoverlyso)thankstothe

Thermo-Guardtechnologyonthe

shoulders,chestandlegsif youstruggle

with the cold.aquasphereswim.com/uk

ZONE3

ASPIRE

£330TheAspirehasa storiedhistoryon

thesepages,garneringplentyofhighscores

sinceitsinceptiona decadeagothankstoits

winningmixofflexibility,buoyancyand

affordability.Keyupdatesfor 2019 include

anintegratedone-pieceshoulderandchest

paneldesign,whiletheupperbodyfreedom

continuestoimpressinitscurrentguise,

helpedbythe1.5mmthickand39-cell

Yamamotobuildandswiftremoval.TheSCS

Nanocoatingpushesthehydrodynamic

appealandthealreadynoteworthy

buoyancyprofileis enhancedfurtherbythe

newairbubblesbuiltintothefabric.Where

westruggled,however,waswiththenew

lasercutneck,whichinvitednoticeable

wateringressonthemove.Beefierathletes

mightnotsufferthesameproblem,butit’s

definitelysomethingtoconsider.A positive

touchis themoreeco-friendlylimestone

build as opposed to petroleum.zone3.com

83

%

VERDICTOUTSTANDINGFLEXIBILITY

ANDREACH,ANICEPRICEBUTWATCH

OUT FOR THAT WATER INGRESS

77

%

VERDICTCHEAPESTHEREAND

IMPRESSIVECONSTRUCTION,BUT

WE’RE NOT SOLD ON THE ZIPPER

91

%

VERDICTSTRIKINGGRAPHICS,A

DECENTPRICEANDASUPERIORBUILD

MAKE THIS A WINNING OPTION

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