Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in Virklon, am not sponsored, and paid full retail.
I thought I'd share this because I had been looking for an easily customizable aero skin suit for 70.3 and IM and this option seems both affordable (around €100) and easily customizable. I like it when small companies innovate, so I want to give them a plug because I think they deserve it.
By chance I came across a Spanish company called Virklon that offer customized tri and cycling clothing, including an aero skin suit. I ordered one, basically to try it out. The photos were taken when very quickly trying it on without taking care to position it very well. The suit is a size M and is the Aero Endurance model, but with a thinner pad and a different (more aero, less ventilated) material on the body. I'm 6'7.
Initial impressions: the suit is pretty well made. I chose a thin short distance pad, which is very thin and unobtrusive. The arms are super elastic, but even for me a bit long. I can see room for improvement on details: deeper back pockets (maybe a bottle pocket in the middle?), powerband legs, slightly shorter arms, slightly different stitching, more hidden front zipper.
Will race the suit tomorrow and will have more feedback afterwards.
Cheers
Nicolas
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power2max
http://www.power2max.com/northamerica
official power meter of Movistar Team
I thought I'd share this because I had been looking for an easily customizable aero skin suit for 70.3 and IM and this option seems both affordable (around €100) and easily customizable. I like it when small companies innovate, so I want to give them a plug because I think they deserve it.
By chance I came across a Spanish company called Virklon that offer customized tri and cycling clothing, including an aero skin suit. I ordered one, basically to try it out. The photos were taken when very quickly trying it on without taking care to position it very well. The suit is a size M and is the Aero Endurance model, but with a thinner pad and a different (more aero, less ventilated) material on the body. I'm 6'7.
Initial impressions: the suit is pretty well made. I chose a thin short distance pad, which is very thin and unobtrusive. The arms are super elastic, but even for me a bit long. I can see room for improvement on details: deeper back pockets (maybe a bottle pocket in the middle?), powerband legs, slightly shorter arms, slightly different stitching, more hidden front zipper.
Will race the suit tomorrow and will have more feedback afterwards.
Cheers
Nicolas
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power2max
http://www.power2max.com/northamerica
official power meter of Movistar Team
