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KIT ZONE


ZONE3


VA P O U R


£42.50TheZone3Vapoursareaninstant
visualhit,withsomeneatTimDon-
themedgraphicsandanattractive
colourscheme.Thegoodtimescontinuein
thewater,withthephotochromaticlenses
adaptingtoa varietyoflightconditionsin
theMallorcanmorningsunlight(and
indoorsif youwearopen-watergogglesin
thepool)andreducingglare.Thesizeable
siliconegasketsaresoftandlargelyprevent
gogglemarksaroundtheeyes,andthey
alsoprovidea sealthatstaysleak-free.The
peripheralvisionis impressiveandthey
optfora buttonmechanismfortightening
thesplitstraps.Althoughnotasheavyas
theHuub,the54gweightputsthematthe
higherendhereandtheycanfeelheavyat
thelaterendofenduranceswims.You’ll
alsowanttoforkoutanextratennerfor
Zone3’sprotectivecaseasthelenses can be
prone to scratching.zone3.com

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VERDICTSTYLISH,SECUREANDSOFT
ONTHEEYES.BUTALITTLEBULK YFOR
THOSE WANTING HYDRODYNAMIC GAINS

ROKAR1


AMBERMIRROR


£35ComparedtotheZone3andHuub
especially,theRokaR1AmberMirrorsare
likea poolandopen-watergogglehybrid,
witha hydrodynamicdesign,leanweight
(38g)andrelativelylimitedgasketcoverage
thatsitsclosetotheeyes.Thelatterwon’t
pleasethoselookingforendurancecomfort
overswimspeed(andwedohaveconcerns
ofthembeingknockedoffinthewashing
machineofraceday),butthisisthepairon
testthatshouldpleasethepointy-end
speedstersoutthere.Thekeyfeatureis a
patented‘retroscopic’lensangle,andthis
providesa widerangeofvisionforsucha
minimalistpairofgoggles.Wedidhave
someinitialfoggingona bracingClevedon
MarineLakeswimandtheadjustmentclip
is fairlybasicfortheprice,butelsewhere
wehavefewconcernsaboutthedurability
ofthenosebridgeandthesplitstraps
enhance both fit and comfort.roka.com

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VERDICTALEAN,LIGHTAND
HYDRODYNAMICPAIRTHAT’LLAPPEAL
TO THE SWIM SPEEDSTERS OUT THERE

SPEEDOAQUA


PULSEMAX 2


£33Speedois possiblythemostfamous
swimmingbrandname,butitstriathlon
focushaslongbeenintermittent(despite
creatingoneofthefirstmassproduced
tri-suits,theAquablade,inthe90s).Their
new 2019 wetsuitsandtri-suitshave
alreadyimpressedourkittestersin
previousissues,butthey’vecomeunstuck
withtheAquapulseMax2 Mirror.Unstuck
is theoperativewordhere,astheIQfit3D
gogglesealpossesseslittlesuctionand,for
a numberoftesters,produceda highlevel
ofwaterintrusion.Whichis a shameas,
whenfreeofwater,there’sa decentrange
ofperipheralvisionduetothewidelenses,
whilethemirroredlensesimpressively
reduceanyglare.Thenumberedtensioning
scaleonthestrapsis a neattouchbutwe
wouldprefera splitstrapsystemandthe
gasketsarealsoa littlefirmcompared to
others on test.speedo.com

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VERDICTADECENTWIDER ANGEOF
VISION,BUTTHERE’SNOGETTINGAWAY
FROM THE LACK OF A GASKET SEAL
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